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Nine additional athletes have qualified for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on night two of the Toyota National Championships. The meet will select rosters for three upcoming international meets: the World Aquatics Championships, the World University Games, and the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships.

See below for the qualifications for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.

Women’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL

1 – Claire Weinstein (White Plains, N.Y./Sandpipers of Nevada), 1:54.92

2 – Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club), 1:55.26

3 – Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./Arlington Aquatic Club), 1:55.71

4T – Erin Gemmel (Potomac, Md./Longhorn Aquatics), 1:55.82

4T – Anna Peplowski (Germantown Hills, Ill./Indiana Swim Club), 1:55.82

Weinstein on her win: “I’m glad I got the win. I was hurting really bad from yesterday and was convincing myself all day that I was fresh and I felt good, so I’m just glad I took the win. I know the time isn’t really what I wanted, and I know I can go much faster, but I’m just excited to make the team.”

Weinstein on her double last night: “The 100 free and the 800 free – I’ve never made a team in either of them – so I told myself I really had nothing to lose. I think I would have been more upset if I scratched the 100 free and didn’t make the team in the 800, so I thought it was a fun way to challenge myself. It ended up being the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”

Huske on her race: “I think (I’m happier) with the 200 (compared to the 100 freestyle). I was kind of stagnant in that race for a while, and my best time was a 1:58 high, and I hadn’t gone that since my senior year of high school. I hadn’t improved in that event in so long, so I was really excited.”

Huske on being a veteran on the team: “I think the experience always helps. Looking at the people who are making (the team), there are definitely going to be a lot of rookies, which is really exciting. I think that going into these meetings now is just another step in the process. I have to make the team, and then there is Worlds afterwards, rather than just making the team as the goal.”

Men’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL

1 – Luke Hobson (Reno, Nev./Longhorn Aquatics), 1:43.73*

2 – Gabriel Jett (Clovis, Calif./California Aquatics), 1:44.70

3 – Rex Maurer (Pasadena, Calif./Longhorn Aquatics), 1:45.13

4 – Henry McFadden (Haddonfield, N.J./Jersey Wahoos), 1:45.22

*U.S. Open record

Hobson on breaking Michael Phelp’s record and being the fifth fastest person ever: “That is a crazy stat. It’s something that hasn’t really sunk in yet. It’s definitely cool, but it feels a little bit crazy because that world record is so fast. Definitely chipping away at that and moving in the right direction.”

Hobson on earning the top time in the world this year: “It feels good. That’s the spot I want to be in at the end of the summer, it’s still kind of early since it’s June, but it’s a really good spot to be in and I’m looking forward to this summer to see what I can do in Singapore.”

Jett on his time: “I went a best time this morning, I was 1:45 low there, it was a pretty good swim. I feel like I’ve had a swim like that coming for a long time. I think I’ve gone 1:47 low like eight plus times in my life over the past three years, and it’s frustrating because my short course freestyle is always my thing and long course never really catches up. I’ve just done a lot of work with my teammates and coaches over the past year to get my long course in a spot where I’m confident in swimming it. I just repeated what I did this morning, and I think the energy, and being next to Luke (Hobson), helped me go that time.”

Jett on what this time means to him: “I feel like Cal has been really good to me. The last four years of college swimming were the best four years of my life. I got to swim with some really cool people and for some really cool coaches, and this year I kind of shifted to swimming for myself a little bit. It’s interesting because swimming pro is something that I always thought I’d do, but I didn’t really understand the entire breadth of it, which is swimming selfishly and figuring out what you can do best for yourself.”

Women’s 200m Breaststroke – FINAL

1 – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 2:21.45

2 – Alex Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./New York Athletic Club), 2:22.45

3 – Katie Christopherson (Atlanta, Ga./Swim Atlanta), 2:26.65

Men’s 200m Breaststroke – FINAL

1 – Josh Matheny (Pittsburgh, Pa./Indiana Swim Club), 2:08.87

2 – AJ Pouch (Henderson, Nev./Pinnacle Racing), 2:09.31

3 – Gabe Nunziata (Suffolk, Va./Old Dominion Aquatic Club), 2:09.71

Matheny on his swim: “I like to swim that race from the head. Obviously, that was a very fast first 100, so that wasn’t exactly the plan, but I kind of knew that I had to just let it rip if I had a chance…as long as I’m in it, I feel like I can get my hand there.”

Women’s 200m Backstroke – FINAL

1 – Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./Tac Titans), 2:05.09

2 – Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Longhorn Aquatics), 2:05.84

3 – Leah Shackley (Bedford, Pa./Wolfpack Elite), 2:06.66

Curzan on her race: “I was a little bit surprised, but yes, very pleased. I was honestly really impressed with the time more than the place. It’s been hard the past two years, kind of always chasing a team and the next best thing, but I think one thing I did a really good job of this year, specifically, was focusing on myself and trusting my training. All the cliché things of just swimming my own race.”

Curzan on the competitive U.S. backstroke swimmers: “It’s a double-edged sword because it’s really hard but it also keeps the field competitive. I think prelims was the fastest 200 back it’s been in quite some time, if not ever, but I think it raised the level of competition.”

Men’s 200m Backstroke – FINAL

1 – Jack Aikins (Atlanta, Ga./SwimAtlanta), 1:54.25

2 – Keaton Jones (Gilbert, Ariz./California Aquatics), 1:54.85

3 – Daniel Diehl (Cumberland, Md./Wolfpack Elite), 1:55.08

Aikins on his last 50 meters of the race: “I’m usually out in front of the pack and try to hang on the best I can. I couldn’t see anyone the whole race, not because they weren’t close to me but just because I was trying my hardest just to look straight up, focus on my own race and not let anyone else affect me. And that’s something I’ve been working on in practice. I get distracted by what other people are doing, so if I focus on my own thing, that will be how I swim my best race.”

Women’s 50m Butterfly – FINAL

1 – Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./New York Athletic Club), 24.66*

2 – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 25.39

3 – Brady Kendall (Canton, Mich./University of Michigan), 26.02

* American record

Walsh on her American record: “It was so amazing. I honestly think that is the best 50 fly I’ve done, and it felt really good. That’s a hard race because it’s so short. It’s kind of similar to the 50 free in that way, but I’ve done the 50 free so many times. The 50 fly not as much. I’m looking forward to hopefully having more races like that and just learning how to swim it the best I possibly can. Building off such a great swim, I feel like I’ve started – the ball is rolling – and there are things I can clean up, but I feel like that was a really good time for me, so I’m looking forward to more.”

Men’s 50m Butterfly – FINAL

1 – Dare Rose (Jersey City, N.J./California Aquatics), 23.06

2 – Michael Andrew (Encinitas, Calif./Sun Devil Swimming), 23.21

3 – Shaine Casas (McAllen, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics), 23.29

Rose on his focus during a short race: “I try not to focus on too many things when I race. I feel like if you focus too much, you're not really focusing on it at all. I try to focus on one or two things, just break out, making sure my tempo is up.”

Rose on what has fueled him since Trials: “Looking back and checking in on my emotions of how I felt at Trials, really just using that to motivate me. It was really hard at first. I remember me and Destin (Lasco) going to the pool and staring at it, then not even getting in. Those little things really motivated me.”

Competition continues through Saturday at the Indiana University Natatorium. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. ET, while finals start at 7 p.m. ET. Tomorrow’s action includes the women’s and men’s 400m individual medley, 100m butterfly, 50m breaststroke, and 50m backstroke. Meet information and the complete competition schedule are available here.

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