2022 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, December 13 to Sunday, December 18, 2022
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Day four of the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships saw Asian swimmers get on the board in multiple events, both on the men’s and women’s sides.
While the continent has been relatively quiet leading up to the halfway point of this competition, we saw Japan and China get things done to capture multiple pieces of hardware on the night.
Olympic medalist Daiya Seto landed off the podium in the 200m IM but rebounded with a silver in the 200m fly last night. The 28-year-old upgraded to gold in the men’s 200m breast, crushing a new Asian and Japanese record in the process. His time of 2:00.35 for the top prize rendered the Japanese ace the 2nd fastest man in history in the event.
Behind Seto was Nic Fink of the United States, who notched a new national record of his own, but Chinese swimmer Qin Haiyang also made it onto the podium.
23-year-old Qin posted a time of 2:02.22, with the realm of his fastest ever of 2:01.15 he logged 4 years ago. His 3rd place finish was an improvement upon his 4th place result last night in the 100m distance.
Finally, for Asian men, Hwang Sunwoo posted a blistering 1:40.99 on the opening leg of the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay. That was the quickest of the field and a new lifetime best for the 19-year-old, giving us a glimpse into what the Olympian has in store for the individual 200m free event coming up this week.
The women’s 1500m free saw Miyu Namba get it done for silver, with the 20-year-old notching a time of 15:46.76 to become the nation’s 2nd fastest performer all-time. Her medal tonight pairs with the 800m free bronze Namba had already collected here in Melbourne.
DAY 4 WORLD RECORDS
- French Mixed 4x50m Free Relay – 1:27.33
- Maggie MacNeil (CAN) Women’s 50m back – 25.25
- United States Men’s 4x200m Free Relay – 6:44.12
DAY 4 NATIONAL RECORDS – RELAYS
- French Mixed 4x50m Free Relay – 1:27.33
- Australia Mixed 4x50m Free Relay – 1:28.03
- Chinese Mixed 4x50m Free Relay – 1:30.18
- New Zealand Mixed 4x50m Free Relay – 1:30.38
- United States Men’s 4x200m Free Relay – 6:44.12
- Australian Men’s 4x200m Free Relay – 6:46.54
- Italian Men’s 4x200m Free Relay – 6:49.63
- Japanese Men’s 4x200m Free Relay – 6:52.04
- South Korean Men’s 4x200m Free Relay – 6:49.67
- Spanish Men’s 4x200m Free Relay – 6:53.13
DAY 4 NATIONAL RECORDS – INDIVIDUAL WOMEN’S
- Maggie MacNeil (CAN) Women’s 50m Back – 25.25
- Claire Curzan (USA) Women’s 50m Back – 25.54
- Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) Women’s 50m Back – 25.61
- Lani Pallister (AUS) Women’s 1500m Free – 15:21.43
- Rebecca Meder (RSA) Women’s 100m IM – 58.46
- Tes Schouten (NED) Women’s 200m Breast – 2:18.19
DAY 4 NATIONAL RECORDS – INDIVIDUAL MEN’S
- Daiya Seto (JPN) Men’s 200m Breast – 2:00.35
- Nic Fink (USA) Men’s 200m Breast – 2:01.60
- Javier Acevedo (CAN) Men’s 100m IM – 51.05
- Jordan Crooks (CAY) Men’s 50m Free – 20.36
- Pieter Coetze (RSA) Men’s 50m Back – 22.84
- Hwang Sunwoo (KOR) Men’s 200m Free – 1:40.99
The Podiums
Mixed 4x50m Free Relay
- GOLD: France – 1:27.33 (World Record)
- SILVER: Australia – 1:28.03
- BRONZE: Netherlands – 1:28.53
Women’s 200m Breast
- GOLD: Kate Douglass (United States) – 2:15.77 (Championship Record)
- SILVER: Lilly King (United States) – 2:17.13
- BRONZE: Tes Schouten (Netherlands) – 2:18.19
Men’s 200m Breast
- GOLD: Daiya Seto (Japan) – 2:00.35
- SILVER: Nic Fink (United States) – 2:01.60
- BRONZE: Qin Haiyang (China) – 2:02.22
Women’s 50m Back
- GOLD: Maggie MacNeil (Canada) – 25.25 (World Record)
- SILVER: Claire Curzan (United States) – 25.54
- BRONZE: Mollie O’Callaghan (Australia) – 25.61
Men’s 50m Back
- GOLD: Ryan Murphy (United States) – 22.64
- SILVER: Isaac Cooper (Australia) – 22.73
- BRONZE: Kacper Stokowski (Poland) – 22.74
Women’s 100m IM
- GOLD: Marrit Steenbergen (Netherlands) – 57.53
- SILVER: Beryl Gastaldello (France) – 57.63
- BRONZE: Louise Hansson (Sweden) – 57.68
Men’s 100m IM
- GOLD: Thomas Ceccon (Italy) – 50.97
- SILVER: Javier Acevedo (Canada) – 51.05
- BRONZE: Finlay Knox (Canada) – 51.10
Women’s 1500m Free
- GOLD: Lani Pallister (Australia) – 15:21.43
- SILVER: Miyu Namba (Japan) – 15:46.76
- BRONZE: Kensey McMahon (United States) – 15:49.15
Men’s 4x200m Free Relay
- GOLD: United States – 6:44.12 (World Record)
- SILVER: Australia – 6:46.54
- BRONZE: Italy – 6:49.63
