Lilly King Gets One More Win at Indy Summer Cup; Regan Smith Drops 56.5 100 Fly
Soon-to-be retired Lilly King got one more home-state race Thursday night at the Indy Summer Cup, winning the 100 breaststroke.
The 28-year-old, who announced she will retire at this summer’s World Aquatics Championships, went 1:07.20. It’s well slower than the time she had in the same IU Natatorium water at U.S. National Championships to finish second and reach Worlds.
Texas’ Piper Enge was second in 1:08.03, with Mia Cheatwood.
The second day of the four-day meet served as a tune-up for many headed to Worlds later this summer. That includes Worlds qualifiers in events they may not be swimming.
Enter Regan Smith, who won the women’s 100 butterfly with a time of 56.52. That’s the ninth-fastest time in the world in 2025, quicker than the 56.61 that Torri Huske used to secured the second spot at Worlds at U.S. Nationals behind Gretchen Walsh’s meet record.
Ella Welch was a distant second in 59.02.
Leon Marchand got a race under his belt, going 59.95 to win the 100 breaststroke. That’s his second-fastest time ever (he was 59.06 at the CA Nova Speedo Grand Challenge in May). Marchand bested American Worlds qualifier Josh Matheny, who went 1:00.27. Third was Nate Germonprez in 1:00.68.
The women’s 200 free featured two relay qualifiers for Singapore. Anna Peplowski, who is on that prospective 800 free relay, won in 1:56.88, followed by Simone Manuel, who went 1:56.90. That’s Manuel’s first 1:56 since the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines in the first week of March 2020, and it’s the second fastest of her career (she went 1:56.09 at the 2019 World Championships).
Third place went to Summer Cardwell in 2:00.27. Manuel also finished third in the 100 fly with a time of 1:00.28.
Shaine Casas scored a potential Worlds preview victory over Hungary’s Hubert Kos in the 100 fly. Casas went 51.10 – he was 50.51 in winning at Nationals – to best Kos’ 51.59. Carson Foster was third in 52.92.
Chris Guiliano won the men’s 200 free in 1:47.72 (he was quicker in prelims at 1:47.37). That bested among others the winner at U.S. Nationals, Luke Hobson, who was fourth in 1:48.76. In between came Baylor Nelson in 1:48.44. Rex Maurer finished third in 1:48.45.
While Foster did not swim the 400 IM, the other American headed to Worlds did, Maurer going 4:17.84 to best Nelson (4:21.36) by 3.5 seconds. Jackson Millard was third in 4:22.43.
Kim Herkle wrapped up the night by winning the 400 IM in 4:51.36, two tenths slower than she had been in prelims. Mackenzie Hodges was second in 4:52.25.
In Wednesday’s timed distance finals, Olympian David Johnston won the men’s 1,500 free in 15:29.00. That’s more than 30 seconds slower than the time he used to book a place at the World Championships in Singapore via 2025 Trials in this same pool
Wesley Drake was second, followed by Thomas Brunner and Ohio State-based Canadian international Alex Axon.
Kate Hurst won the women’s 800 free with a time of 8:37.94. She was well ahead of runner-up Reagan Mattice, the Purdue swimmer setting a best time of 8:48.78. Adele Sands finished third.
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