After five women lowered world records over the first two swimming World Cups, the men broke through on the first day of the last stop in Toronto on Thursday.

Olympic gold medalist Hubert Kos of Hungary smashed a 10-year-old short course world record in the 200m backstroke. Olympic silver medalist Josh Liendo of Canada clipped the 100m butterfly world record in front of home fans.

Each three-day World Cup stop is held in a 25-meter, short-course pool. That differs from the Olympics and summer World Championships, which are held in 50-meter pools. There are separate world records in short course.

At the first two World Cups in Carmel, Indiana, and Westmont, Illinois, Kate Douglass, Regan Smith, Gretchen Walsh, Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O’Callaghan all broke world records. No men did.

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