Trinidad and Tobago’s swimming sensation, Dylan Carter, continued his impressive run at the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup by clinching a bronze medal in the men’s 50-metre freestyle event. The achievement came during the second leg of the competition held in Westmont, Illinois, USA, on October 17. Carter, who had already set the fastest qualifying time of 20.97 seconds in the heats, further improved his performance in the final, clocking 20.89 seconds while swimming from lane four. However, he was narrowly edged out by Canadian swimmers Ilya Kharun and Josh Liendo, who secured gold and silver with times of 20.72 and 20.87 seconds, respectively. Earlier in the heats, Carter had outpaced Kharun with a time of 21.18 seconds. On October 18, Carter advanced to the men’s 50m backstroke medal race after topping his heat with a time of 23.04 seconds, finishing second overall in the qualifying heats. Only Hungary’s Hubert Kos managed to better his time. Carter, who opted out of the men’s 100m freestyle heats on the same day, had previously earned a bronze in the 50m backstroke during the opening leg of the World Cup in Indiana, along with fourth and fifth-place finishes in the 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly events, respectively.