2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Series – Singapore: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

2024 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – SINGAPORE

• Thursday, October 31st – Saturday, November 2nd
• OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
• Prelims at 9:30am local (9:30pm ET previous night)/Finals at 6:30pm local (6:30am ET)
• SCM (25m)
• Meet Central
• Competition Schedule
• Entries Book
• Live Results

Day 3 Prelims Start List

Day three of the final stop of the 2024 World Cup series is upon us.

Records have been shattered throughout the first two days, as athletes have begun to claim their triple crowns. Last night, French superstar Leon Marchand took his 3rd consecutive World Cup win in the 200 IM, touting a 1:48.88 and taking down Ryan Lochte‘s record of 1:49.63.

Regan Smith returned to lower her own 100 backstroke world record that she set in Incheon. Smith clocked in at 54.27, shaving 0.14 off her previous time. Shortly after, Kate Douglass slammed into the 1st in the 50 fly, boasting a new American Record of 24.42.

As the final day of the competition begins, fans can expect Smith to shoot for the World Cup record in the 200 backstroke. She currently sits at 1:59.60, just 0.25 seconds off Daryna Zevina‘s World Cup record from 2016. Current World Junior record holder Yiting Yu will return to swim the 200 IM, as Tzen Wei Tong aims to take down Noe Ponti‘s 50 fly World that he set at the World Cup’s first stop in Shanghai, just 0.9 seconds ahead of Teong’s seed time.

Refresh this post often to keep up with results as we cover each race live.

MEN’S 400M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – TIMED FINAL

• World Record: 3:54.81 – Daiya Seto, JPN (2o19)
• World Cup Record: 3:57.25 – Daiya Seto, JPN (2018)
• World Junior Record: 3:56.47 – Ilia Borodin, RSF (2021)

Slow heat results:

1. Gabriel Manteufel (USA) – 4:13.84
2. Khai Xin Tan (MAS) – 4:16.09
3. Zackery Quan Long Tay (SGP) – 4:16.31
4. Kazushi Imafuku (JPN) – 4:17.55
5. Charlie Clark (USA) – 4:19.44
6. Li Hen Goh (MAS) – 4:33.91
7. Lachlin Wilks (CLB) – 4:41.13
8. Reynard Delian Purwanto (INA) – 4:46.74

Kazushi Imafuku took the lead in the 1oom butterfly, blasting off quickly from the start. Gabriel Manteufel and Zackery Quan Long Tay caught up to Imafuku in the backstroke and held over a second lead by the end of the breaststroke leg. Manteufel turned up the heat in the freestyle, blasting away from Tay and finishing 2.25 seconds faster than the rest of the heat.

WOMEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS

• World Record: 54.05 – Margaret Mac Neil, CAN (2022)
• World Cup Record: 54.78 – Margaret Mac Neil, CAN (2022)
• World Junior Record: 55.39 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)

Top 8:

1. Mizuki Hirai (JPN) – 56.21
2. Louise Hansson (SWE) – 56.31
3. Laura Lahtinen (FIN) – 56.32
4. Anastasiya Kuliashova (NIA) – 57.03
5. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 57.23
6. Nicholle Toh (SGP) – 57.48
7. Isabella Boyd (AUS) – 57.49
8. Sara Junevik (SWE) – 57.77

Olympic 100 fly silver medalist Mizuki Hiraji swept heat two, taking the lead from the start. Top seed Louise Hansson took the lead in the third heat, as Anastasiya Kuliashova followed close behind on her heels. Hansson took 3rd in the 100 fly at the World Cup’s first stop in Shanghai and took 4th in Incheon. Her prelims time is nearly a second slower than her seed time, so expect a quicker race in the finals.

Regan Smith was a no-show in heat 2, likely saving her energy for the 200m backstroke. Yiting Yu was also a no-show as she prepares for her 200m IM later this morning.

MEN’S 50M BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS

• World Record: 21.67 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
• World Cup Record: 21.67 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
• World Junior Record: 22.28 – Ilya Kharun, CAN (2022)

Top 8:

1. Noe Ponti (SUI) – 21.50
2. Nyls Korstanje (NED) – 21.97
3. Tzen Wei Teong (SGP) – 21.98
4. Marius Kusch (GER) – 22.39
5. Isaac Cooper (AUS) – 22.50
6. Dylan Carter (TTO) – 22.53
7. Chad le Clos (RSA) – 22.59
8. Grigori Pekarski (NIA) – 22.66

Noe Ponti lowered his own World Record and World Cup Record by 0.17, soaring into the wall in a time of 21.50. Ponti first broke the records at the World Cup’s first stop in Shanghai where he took home 1st. He claimed the gold in Incheon as well, meaning he has a shot at the triple crown tonight.

Nyls Korstanje followed close behind Ponti, swimming .01 off his best time that he set in Shanghai. Korstanje has finished 2nd to Ponti in the 50 fly at all World Cup stops, making tonight his last chance to steal gold.

Tzen Wei Teong was barely out-touched by Korstanje, finishing .01 seconds behind. The tight finish between Ponti, Korstanje and Teong will undoubtedly make for a close race at the finals.

Thomas Ceccon was a no show in heat 3.

WOMEN’S 200M BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS

• World Record: 1:58.94 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2020)
• World Cup Record: 1:59.35 – Daryna Zevina, UKR (2016)
• World Junior Record: 2:00.03 – Missy Franklin, USA (2011)

Top 8:

1. Regan Smith (USA) – 2:02.95
2. Katie Grimes (USA) – 2:03.30
3. Anastasiya Shkurdai (NIA) – 2:03.72
4. Iona Anderson (USA) – 2:05.03
5. Ingrid Wilm (CAN) – 2:05.12
6. Bella Grant (AUS) – 2:06.20
7. Hannah Jane Fredericks (AUS) – 2:07.15
8. Xeniya Ignatova (KAZ) – 2:09.32

Once again, Regan Smith has shown up to claim her victory. She boasted a 2:02.95 at prelims, taking 1st while swimming over two seconds behind her best time. Smith, who took home a silver medal in the event at the Paris Olympics, is eligible for a triple crown if she can capture gold in the finals tonight.

Ingrid Wilm, Beata Nelson, and Anastasiya Shkurdai battled in Shanghai and Incheon for 2nd, with less than a second separating the three of them in Incheon. Nelson was a no show at today’s prelims, leaving Wilm and Shkurdai to duke it out in the finals.

Iona Anderson clocked 4th at 2:05.03, almost four seconds slower than her best time. Anderson won 2nd to Smith in the 50 back finals on Thursday, putting her in the running for a top-finish tonight.

MEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS

• World Record: 48.33 – Coleman Stewart, USA (2021)
• World Cup Record: 48.84 – Shaine Casas, USA (2022)
• World Junior Record: 48.90 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2017)

Top 8:

1. Jack Dolan (USA) – 51.15
2. Lorenzo Mora (ITA) – 51.20
3. Pieter Coetze (RSA) – 51.24
4. Kacper Stokowski (POL) – 51.32
5. Thomas Ceccon (ITA) – 51.64
6. Nikola Miljenic (CRO)/Ralf Tribuntsov (EST) – 51.77
7. –
8. Chad le Clos (RSA) – 51.81

The 100m backstroke was anyone’s race, with 0.66 separating 1st from 8th. Jack Dolan out-touched his competitors after falling behind in the event at the World Cup’s previous stops. He placed 6th in Shanghai and 9th in Incheon, making tonight his chance at redemption.

Thomas Ceccon battled to 5th after scratching his 50m butterfly earlier this morning. He won gold in the 100 back at the Paris Olympics. He was passed by Pieter Coetze who took 1st in Shanghai, and fell to 3rd in the event in Incheon.

Chad le Clos was 0.84 seconds away from making it to the finals for the 100 back in Incheon. His prelims time from today would not have qualified him for finals in Incheon either.

WOMEN’S 50M BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS

• World Record: 28.37 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2022)
• World Cup Record: 28.56 – Alia Atkinson, JAM (2018)
• World Junior Record: 28.81 – Benedetta Pilato, ITA (2020)

MEN’S 200M BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS

• World Record: 2:00.16 – Kirill Prigoda, RUS (2018)
• World Cup Record: 2:00.48 – Daniel Gyurta, HUN (2014)
• World Junior Record: 2:03.23 – Akihiro Yamaguchi, JPN (2012)

WOMEN’S 100M FREESTYLE – PRELIMS

• World Record: 50.25 – Cate Campbell, AUS (2017)
• World Cup Record: 50.58 – Sarah Sjoestroem, SWE (2017)/Emma McKeon, AUS (2021)
• World Junior Record: 51.45 – Kayla Sanchez, CAN (2018)

MEN’S 200M FREESTYLE – PRELIMS

• World Record: 1:39.37 – Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
• World Cup Record: 1:39.37 – Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
• World Junior Record: 1:40.65 – Matthew Sates, RSA (2021)

WOMEN’S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMS

• World Record: 2:01.86 – Katinka Hosszu, HUN (2014)
• World Cup Record: 2:02.13 – Katinka Hosszu, HUN (2014)
• World Junior Record: 2:04.48 – Yiting Yu, CHN (2021)

WOMEN’S 800M FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

• World Record: 7:57.42 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2022)
• World Cup Record: 7:57.42 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2022)
• World Junior Record: 7:59.44 – Jianjiahe Wang, CHN (2018)