2024 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- December 10-15, 2024
- Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- SCM (25m)
- Meet Central
- Roster Index
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
We are just a little over a week away from the start of the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships, and as such, the SwimSwam staff will be releasing their previews of each event and their picks to medal.
Stay tuned and bookmark this page to stay up-to-date and informed of all the event previews. For those of you who enter the Pick’em, use this guide to help make your selections. However, know that sadly, as much as we think we may be, the SwimSwam staff, myself included, are not infallible, as often shown by many of you beating SwimSwam’s Official Picks this summer.
Men:
Women:
Mixed:
| EVENT | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | |
| 200 Free | USA | Australia | Italy | |
| 200 Medley | Neutral Athletes B | USA | Italy | |
| 400 Medley | Australia | USA | Neutral Athletes B | |
PROJECTED MEDAL TABLE
Here’s a look at how the medal table would shake out based on our medalist picks in each event:
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
there is also a 4×100 mixed medley (event 39) which is missing from the list
What swimming relays will be held and when, the schedule is not well updated.
Here is the schedule: https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/3433/world-aquatics-swimming-championships-25m-2024/schedule?phase=All
They have already put up the list of athletes
As we knew, although Kate Douglass has signed up for 6 events, I doubt she will do them all. At least one of 50/100 free or 50 fly will scratch, I bet on 50 fly.
Gretchen said in a podcast that the 100 im won’t do it.
McIntosh event lineup: 400 FR, 400 IM, 200 FLY, 200 BACK.
Surprisingly only four events, disappointed to not see the 800 FR (think she could’ve given the WR a scare).
+ endless relays 😵💫😵💫
Summer is doing the 200 Back as per this article: https://www.swimming.ca/blog/swimmer-of-the-year-award-adds-to-2024-accolades-for-mcintosh/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3daLeHic8Ba0pDsTd-2iBcgjQs030AUHVOfYg_e-w5qw4lcU-0EbxuUoQ_aem_RESr_bi0MXOyTxZ72CzTbw
I am guessing that means either Kylie or Regan Rathwell have withdrawn or maybe Kylie has chosen not to swim it?
Will be interesting to see how Summer does with a backstroke event at a focus meet for her. I think she is better at backstroke than a lot of people realize but also with it being SC, her relatively weak underwaters may hold her back.
Thanks for the link.
Yes!!
Her IM implies that she has at least a 2:05 low 200 back in LCM if she ever focused on it.
where is the entry list with seed times?
Doesn’t exist. They’ve said maybe Wednesday.
Tick …. tick …. tick ….
Entry lists with seed times are now available https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001180008FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF20.pdf
Why does swimswam always leave the previews to the last minute!???
They won’t tell us what the entries are. Hard to preview races when you don’t know who’s swimming.
I thought you were prescient.
Will there be a US Women 4×100 free lineup? With two women probably under 51 like Walsh and Douglass, I think the US has a run at WR(with Huske would be a sure thing!).
Berkhoff & A Walsh or Shackell would be good candidates to fill out the relay. Not many options beyond that for prelims. Huske withdrawal doesn’t leave much roster flexibility, especially since not being replaced.
My prelim guess given the event line up is.
Shackell, G. Walsh, Bacon, Weinstein.
Gretchen second to likely give Phoebe and Claire cleaner water, though having her anchor so she knows exactly what effort she needs to give has merit too.
Finals
G. Walsh, Berkoff, A. Walsh, Douglass
Gretchen lead-off should be obvious as should the Douglass anchor. I put Alex 3rd to give her a little more time after the 200 IM.
More detailed thoughts follow.
I just don’t think with the 200 IM being right before the relay that they’ll put either Alex or Kate on it in the morning and if Kate does do the 50 Fly that’s a triple. I don’t think she’ll want… Read more »