Trinidad and Tobago’s swimming sensation Dylan Carter faced a challenging outing at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, securing a seventh-place finish in the men’s 50-metre butterfly final held in Westmont, Illinois, on October 19. Competing in lane seven, Carter showcased a strong start with the joint third-best reaction time among the eight finalists. However, his final time of 22.48 seconds left him 0.39 seconds behind the podium finishers. The event was dominated by Canada’s Ilya Kharun, who clinched gold with a blistering 21.69 seconds, followed by Switzerland’s Noe Ponti (21.80) and American Finn Brooks (22.09) in second and third places, respectively. Kharun had earlier set the tone by improving his heat time by 0.35 seconds to secure his spot in the final. Carter had advanced to the final with the sixth-best time of 22.62 seconds from heat seven, where he finished second behind Ponti. Earlier in the competition, Carter had shared a joint-fifth position in the men’s 50m backstroke final alongside France’s Lucien Vergnes, both clocking 23.17 seconds. Despite entering the backstroke final with the second-best time, Carter couldn’t replicate his earlier performance to secure a medal. The Swimming World Cup has seen Carter claim two medals so far: a bronze in the 50m backstroke in Carmel, Indiana, on October 11, and another bronze in the 50m freestyle in Westmont on October 17. The competition will conclude with its third and final leg in Toronto, Canada, from October 23-25.