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Carmel Review | World Aquatics World Cup 2025

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Gretchen Walsh may already be one of the best underwater fly swimmers ever.

1. Propulsion Swimming Podcast covers the first stop of the World Aquatics World Cup 2025 in the United States. 2. Hosts Scott and Dan return after a summer break, with Scott on paternity leave and Dan noting the gap in swimming coverage. 3. The episode asks what stop one means for swimmers who are racing early in October after World Championships. 4. Gretchen Walsh opens the discussion with a 23.7 world record in the 50 fly and repeated underwater gains. 5. Shane Casas follows with a U.S. Open record in the 100 IM and an American record in the 200 IM. 6. Leon Marchand’s schedule becomes a major topic because he races the 400 free final and the 200 backstroke close together. 7. Hubert Kos is mentioned as the Olympic champion backstroker who pushed Marchand in the 200 back. 8. The hosts discuss how World Cup travel to the United States changes the field depth because more American swimmers attend. 9. They note that many of the early times are a second or two off personal bests because the season is still early. 10. The conversation returns to Adam Peaty’s return to competitive swimming after the Olympic Games. 11. The hosts point out that Peaty’s 50 breaststroke made the final, while the 100 breaststroke ended with 10th place. 12. They say Peaty is working with Jamie and focusing on being happy at this stage of his career. 13. Abby Wood is highlighted as a strong short-course swimmer for Great Britain. 14. Wood wins gold in the 400 IM and silver in the 200 IM while still swimming about three seconds off her personal bests. 15. Matt Richards is discussed through his 200 free bronze and his October personal-best-adjacent times in the 100 free and 50 free. 16. Emily Richards, Freya Colbert, and Max Litchfield are named among the other British swimmers at the stop. 17. The episode has a relaxed, conversational tone with a lot of back-and-forth between Scott and Dan. 18. The format mixes race breakdowns with long tangents about graphics, wearables, and short-course presentation. 19. People who follow elite swimming, British results, and World Cup racing will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a tightly edited race recap with no side discussions may skip it.

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