2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup – Singapore: Day 2 Finals 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
• Day 1 Finals Recap
• Live Results

DAY 2 START LIST

Buckle up as we enter day 2 of the final stop of the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore.

Elite athletes from around the world will continue to chase hardware and cash, competing not only in their individual events but for a chance to surge up the overall series rankings.

Leon Marchand of France, Regan Smith of the United States, Duncan Scott of Great Britain are just a few of the heavy hitters ready to make some noise at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

Refresh this post often to keep up with the results as the action unfolds at a fast and furious pace.

Women’s 400m Individual Medley – FASTEST HEAT

• World Record: 4:18.94 —  Mireia Belmonte Garcia , ESP (2017)
• World Cup Record: 4:18.94 —  Mireia Belmonte Garcia , ESP (2017)
• World Junior Record: 4:21.49 —   Summer McIntosh , CAN (2022)

GOLD – Katie Grimes (USA), 4:24.19
SILVER – Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN), 4:25.33
BRONZE – Waka Kobori (JPN), 4:30.07

18-year-old Olympic medalist Katie Grimes of the United States denied Canada’s Mary-Sophie Harvey a threepeat in this women’s 400m IM.

The silver medalist from Paris busted out a winning time of 4:24.19 for a huge personal best, overtaking her previous PB of 4:27.11 from the 2022 World Cup.

Grimes’ effort here now ranks the teen as the 3rd-swiftest American of all time.

Top 5 American Women’s SCM 400 IM Performers All-Time

1. Julia Smit – 4:21.04, 2009
2. Melanie Margalis – 4:24.15, 2019
3. Katie Grimes – 4:24.19, 2024
4. Caitlin Leverenz – 4:24.62, 2011
5. Hali Flickinger – 4:25.50, 2020

As for 25-year-old Harvey, the Canadian lowered her newly minted lifetime best put up last week.

In Incheon, she took gold in 4;26.23 so tonight’s swim of 4:25.33 shaved nearly a second off that as she chased Grimes down the pool. She now inserts herself into slot #3 among the all-time best performers from her country.

Japan’s Waka Kobori rounded out the podium, clocking 4:30.07, within range of her PB of 4:29.03 from the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

Men’s 1500m Free – FASTEST HEAT

• World Record: 14:06.88 – Florian Wellbrock (GER), 2021
• World Cup Record: 14:15.49 – Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR), 2016
• World Junior Record: 14:27.78 – Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA), 2012

GOLD – Kazushi Imafuku (JPN), 14:36.32
SILVER – Kaito Tsujimori (JPN), 14:43.14
BRONZE – Charlie Clark (USA), 14:43.45

It was 17-year-old Kazushi Imafuku who stole the spotlight in the men’s 1500m free, throwing down a time of 14:36.32 to take the gold in a decisive manner.

The teen led the field wire-to-wire, scoring the sole outing under the 14:40 barrier. His time now ranks him 9th among the top 10 Japanese performers in history.

You can read up on more of Imafuku’s impressive rise here.

His teammate Kaito Tsujimori made it a 1-2 finish for Japan, logging 14:43.14 as the silver medalist.

American Charlie Clark bagged the bronze in 14:43.45. He won this event at the first stop in Shanghai, hitting a quicker mark of 14:40.57.

Clark is America’s 4th-fastest man ever in this grueling event, owning a career-best of 14:33.93 from the 2022 Short Course World Championships. There in Melbourne, Clark snagged 7th place overall with that performance.

Men’s 50m Backstroke – FINAL

• World Record: 22.11 — Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2022)
• World Cup Record: 22.58 —  Isaac Cooper , AUS (2024)
• World Junior Record: 22.52 —  Isaac Cooper , AUS (2022)

GOLD – Isaac Cooper (AUS), 22.61
SILVER – Pieter Coetze (RSA), 22.75
BRONZE – Kacper Stokowski (POL), 23.05

In the back and forth between Australian Isaac Cooper and South African Pieter Coetze in this men’s 50m back across the series, it was the Aussie who wound up on top at this final stop.

Cooper crushed a time of 22.61, a mark just .03 outside the World Cup Record of 22.58 he notched during the heats in Shanghai.

20-year-old Coetze settled for silver this evening in 22.75, lowering his lifetime best and African record of 22.80 registered en route to gold in Incheon. This was after he sealed up his threepeat of victories in the 200m back last night.

Poland’s Kacper Stokowski was tonight’s 3rd-place finisher in 23.05. He owns the Polish record with a PB of 22.74 from the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

Women’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL

• World Record: 1:50.31 —  Siobhan Haughey , HKG (2021)
• World Cup Record: 1:50.43 — Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2017)
• World Junior Record: 1:52.59 — Bella Sims, USA (2022)

GOLD – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 1:51.80
SILVER – Yang Junxuan (CHN), 1:52.07
BRONZE – Brittany Castelluzo (AUS), 1:53.70

27-year-old Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong raced her way to a 3rd consecutive World Cup gold medal in the women’s 200m free.

The multi-Olympic medalist stopped the clock at 1:51.80 to beat the field and establish herself as a major gold medal contender this December at the Short Course World Championships. You can read more about her future plans here.

Haughey has been consistently under 1:52, with tonight’s performance in line with her 1:51.46 from Shanghai and 1:51.02 from Incheon. Haughey of course owns the World Record outright with a PB of 1:50.31 from 2021.

China’s Yang Junxuan sealed up silver in the race, scoring 1:52.07 as the runner-up.  That’s within striking distance of her personal best of 1:51.61 from the 2022 Chinese National Championships.

Brittany Castelluzzo of Australia also landed on the podium with a time of 1:53.70. That’s another big drop for the Tea Tree Gully swimmer, outperforming the 1:54.11 turned in last week in Incheon.

American Claire Weinstein founder herself off the podium in 1:54.31 for 4th place.

Men’s 200m Individual Medley – FINAL

• World Record: 1:49.63 — Ryan Lochte, USA (2012)
• World Cup Record: 1:50.30 —  Leon Marchand , FRA (2024)
• World Junior Record: 1:51.45 — Matthew Sates, RSA (2021)

GOLD – Leon Marchand (FRA), 1:48.88 *WORLD RECORD
SILVER – Duncan Scott (GBR), 1:51.14
BRONZE – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:52.99

22-year-old Frenchman Leon Marchand saved his best 200m IM swim for last as he successfully captured his 3rd consecutive World Cup victory.

The 4-time Olympic champion fired off a monster new World Record of 1:48.88, smashing American Ryan Lochte‘s previous standard of 1:49.63 that’s been on the books since 2012.

Entering this stop, Marchand’s personal best, World Cup, French and European Record stood at the 1:50.30 scored at the first stop in Shanghai.

This is just another accolade on the ever-growing resume of Marchand who simply mystifies the mind with every achievement.

As with the previous 2 stops, British ace Duncan Scott earned the silver behind Marchand. Scott, who turned in a huge new 400m free national record last night, hit 1:51.14 as the runner-up.

He’s been remarkably consistent, logging 1:51.08 in Shanghai followed by 1:51.25 in Incheon.

Italy’s Alberto Razzetti rounded out the podium in 1:52.99.

Women’s 100m Backstroke – FINAL

• World Record: 54.41 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
• World Cup Record: 54.41 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
• World Junior Record: 55.74 — Bella Sims, USA (2022)

GOLD – Regan Smith (USA), 54.27 *WORLD RECORD
SILVER – Beata Nelson (USA), 55.72
BRONZE – Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 56.01

Just when you thought tonight couldn’t get any more exciting, Olympic multi-medalist Regan Smith of the United States punched the 2nd World Record of the evening.

Smith ripped a time of 54.27 to take this women’s 100m backstroke, slicing .14 off her own WR of 54.41 notched in Incheon.

Teammate Beata Nelson captured silver in 55.72 and Canada’s Ingrid Wilm earned bronze in 56.01. Nelson’s effort checks in as a new lifetime best, ranking her 5th among the all-time Americans list.

Men’s 50m Breaststroke – FINAL

• World Record: 24.95 — Emre Sakci, TUR (2021)
• World Cup Record: 25.25 — Cameron van der Burgh (2009)
• World Junior Record: 25.85 — Simone Cerasuolo (2021)

GOLD – Qin Haiyang (CHN), 25.47
SILVER – Ilya Shymanovich (NIA), 25.53
BRONZE – Caspar Corbeau (NED), 26.16

Qin Haiyang of China wrangled up his trifecta of World Cup victories in this men’s 50m breast.

This evening the LCM 200 breaststroke World Record holder stopped the clock at 25.47, within range of his 25.38 Chinese national record produced in Shanghai.

Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus, racing as an independent athlete here, snagged silver in 25.53, also slower than the 25.51 from stop #1.

Dutchman Caspar Corbeau bagged his first medal of the series in the 50m breast, logging 26.16 for bronze.

Women’s 50m Butterfly – FINAL

• World Record: 24.38 — Therese Alshammar, SWE (2009)
• World Cup Record: 24.38 — Therese Alshammar, SWE (2009)
• World Junior Record: 24.55 — Claire Curzan, USA (2021)

GOLD – Kate Douglass (USA), 24.42
SILVER –  Yu Yiting (CHN), 25.05
BRONZE –Mizuki Hirai (JPN) 25.15 & Sara Junevik (SWE), 25.15

Kate Douglass soared to the wall first with a solid win in this women’s 50 fly, ripping a new American Record in the process.

The 22-year-old Olympic medalist produced a time of 24.42, slicing .12 off the 24.54 record she produced in Shanghai.

Her outing this evening fell painstakingly just .04 off the longstanding World Record of 24.38 Sweden’s Therese Alshammar established in 2009.

Douglass now slides into slot #2 among the top women’s SCM 50 butterfly performers in history.

Top 5 Women’s SCM 50 Fly Performers All-Time

1. Therese Alshammar (SWE) – 24.38, 2009
2. Kate Douglass (USA) – 24.42, 2024
3. Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) – 24.44, 2021
4. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 24.50, 2021
5. Claire Curzan (USA) – 25.55, 2021

China’s Yu Yiting snagged silver in 25.05, her fastest ever. She’s now the #2 Chinese performer of all time, sitting only behind national record holder Zhang Yufei‘s national record of 24.71 from 2022.

There was a tie for bronze, with Japan’s Olympic finalist and Tennessee commit Mizuki Hirai and Sweden’s Sara Junevik both clocking 25.15.

Hirai is now the 2nd-swiftest Japanese swimmer ever. Junevik has been slightly quicker before with a PB of 25.04 from 2022.

Men’s 100m Freestyle – FINAL

• World Record: 44.84 — Kyle Chalmers, AUS (2021)
• World Cup Record: 44.84 — Kyle Chalmers, AUS (2021)
• World Junior Record: 45.64 — David Popovici (2022)

GOLD – Pan Zhanle (CHN), 46.09
SILVER – Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 46.25
BRONZE – Dylan Carter (TTO), 46.60

After all the excitement with the double world records, this men’s 100m freestyle was on the subdued side with no athlete getting under the 46-second barrier.

20-year-old Pan Zhanle of China, the reigning Olympic champion and World Record holder in the LCM version of this event, cracked a time of 46.09 to claim the victory.

That beat out Italy’s Thomas Ceccon who snatched up silver in 46.25 while Trinidad & Tobago Olympian Dylan Carter followed up his 50m free win from yesterday with 46.60 for bronze.

As for Pan, his time this evening beat the 46.35 he logged for silver in Shanghai in the race where Ceccon claimed the edge in 46.35. Pan’s best remains at the 45.77 put up at the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

Women’s 100 Breaststroke – FINAL

• World Record: 1:02.36 — Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013) / Alia Atkinson, JAM (2014/2016)
• World Cup Record: 1:02.36 — Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013) / Alia Atkinson, JAM (2016)
• World Junior Record: 1:02.36 — Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013)

GOLD – Tang Qianting (CHN), 1:03.10
SILVER – Alina Zmushka (NIA), 1:04.11
BRONZE – Benedetta Pilato (ITA), 1:04.56

It was another decisive women’s 100m breaststroke win for China’s Tang Qianting,

After putting the World Record on notice at the previous 2 stops, 20-year-old Tang’s performance tonight was her slowest of the circuit. She clocked 1:03.10 to score the gold, beating the field by a second.

Tang’s previous performances included 1:02.53 in Shanghai and 1:02.82 in Incheon.

Alina Zmushka of Belarus, competing as an independent athlete, collected her 3rd consecutive silver behind Tang. Tonight she hit 1:04.11, her quickest of the 3 stops.

Italy’s Benedetta Pilato wrapped up bronze in 1:04.56 for her first 100m breast medal of the World cup.

Men’s 200 Butterfly – FINAL

• World Record: 1:46.85 — Tomoru Honda, JPN (2022)
• World Cup Record: 1:48.56 —  Chad le Clos , RSA (2013)
• World Junior Record: 1:49.61 — June Chen, CHN (2022)

GOLD – Chad Le Clos (RSA), 1:50.42
SILVER – Trenton Julian (USA), 1:51.68
BRONZE – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:51.96

South African national record holder Chad Le Clos surged from 3rd at the 150m mark to wind up on top of this men’s 200m fly field, registering 1:50.42 for the gold.

Behind him was Trenton Julian of the United States who touched in 1:51.68 followed by Italy’s Alberto Razzetti who hit 1:51.96.

This trio has been on the podium across all 3 stops, although Julian was the victor both in Shanghai (1:51.24) and Incheon (1:51.00).

Le Clos’ time this evening has been his quickest across the series. The 32-year-old now owns a monster World Cup career medal haul of 229.