2024 World Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

2024 WORLD AQUATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Night 5 Start Lists

Day 5 Finals Event Schedule

  • Women’s 200 fly final
  • Women’s 100 free seminfinal
  • Men’s 100 free final
  • Women’s 50 back final
  • Men’s 200 breast semifinal
  • Men’s 200 IM final
  • Women’s 200 breast semifinal
  • Men’s 200 back semifinal
  • Women’s 4×200 free relay final

Denmark’s Helena Bach swam the fastest time in semifinals with a 2:07.45 and was one of three swimmers under the 2:08 mark. Rachel Klinker of the USA swam a personal best by over a second to be the #2 seed heading into the final. Laura Stephens of Great Britain will also look to stand on the podium. Last summer’s 4th place finisher Lana Pudar snuck in the final and will swim in the outside lane as she was 8th.

Australia’s Shayna Jack led the way in prelims of the women’s 100 free. 200 freestyle winner earlier in the meet Siobhan Haughey swam the 3rd fastest time this morning. Only four women were under the 54 mark this morning. Nikolett Padar of Hungary swam the 16th fastest time this morning but has scratched the event in favor of the women’s 4×200 free relay that closes the night.

China’s Pan Zhanle looks to be the clear favorite in the men’s 100 free. Zhanle set a new World Record in the event on night 1 leading off China’s men’s 4×100 free relay. He swam the fastest time in semis and is the one to beat here. Alessandro Miressi of Italy swam the second fastest in semis. The men’s 200 free champion Hwang Sunwoo of South Korea is the #3 seed for tonight’s final and will look to add another medal to his tally.

The 50 back has a lot of the same swimmers as the 100 back as Iona Anderson of Australia won silver in the 100 back and is the top seed here. Gold medalist in the 100 back Claire Curzan of the USA is the #3 seed. Great Britain’s Lauren Cox sits in the middle of Anderson and Curzan as the #2 seed while bronze medalist in the 100 back Ingrid Wilm of Canada is the #4 seed.

Only one man got under the 2:10 mark this morning which was Finland’s Matti Mattsson. The 100 breast winner from earlier in  the meet Nic Fink will look to earn a medal in all three breastroke events after a bronze finish in the 50 as Fink was 6th this morning.

Carson Foster led the way through semifinals of the men’s 200 IM as he was one of four swimmers under the 1:58 mark. The US will look for a 1-2 finish as Shaine Casas swam out of the outside lane in semifinals and is the #2 seed for tonight. Duncan Scott of Great Britain won silver in Fukuoka in the event and will look to repeat on the podium. Japan’s Daiya Seto missed the podium, alone with Foster and Casas, in Fukuoka and will look to rebound.

Kate Douglass cruised to the top seed of the 200 breast semifinal. Douglass will face a double tonight with the 100 free and 200 breast semis. Mona McSharry of Ireland swam just behind Douglass as the only other swimmer under 2:25 this morning.

Apostolos Siskos of Greece swam a national record this morning to lead the way in the men’s 200 back by over half a second. 10 swimmers were within a second of each other this morning so it looks to be faster tonight to make the final.

China led the way this morning in the women’s 4×200 free relay. 2023 World Champions Australia will most likely bring in fresh legs for tonight.

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Alice
4 months ago

Any predictions for Pan’s 100 free? I’m guessing 46.6

Leoyu
4 months ago

I think better than a 50/50 chance he’s gonna break the WR again, based on his form in prelims and semis (plus scratching the 200). It’s clear he didn’t give it his all on that relay lead off the first day, I think he was surprised he broke the record too.

snailSpace
Reply to  Leoyu
4 months ago

It’s clear he didn’t give it his all on that relay lead off the first day

Disagree on this, because why wouldn’t he. He clearly went for it, that 22.2 opening 50 was no mistake.
But I do agree that the chances of him re-breaking the WR again is higher than 50%.

Timekeeper
4 months ago

Is this livestreamed anywhere else? I only have Peacock at home, not at work

anty75
Reply to  Timekeeper
4 months ago

https://eurovisionsport.com/ with a European vpn if you are outside of Europe.

Swammer50579
4 months ago

Odds on a Pan WR tonight

Swammer50579
4 months ago

Odds on another Pan WR tonight?

shengli Zhao
4 months ago

Any sleepers we like the 4×200 womens free relay?

Tencor
Reply to  shengli Zhao
4 months ago

The New Zealand team is underratedly strong but Australia and China are the two clear frontrunners

Swemmer
4 months ago

It will be a miracle if Pan wins the 100 free tonight, he has zero experience at this top level and will lose to the great Miressi

Tencor
Reply to  Swemmer
4 months ago

Ceasers has him at -900 to win so this sounds like a great money-earning opportunity for ya

Victor Chin
Reply to  Swemmer
4 months ago

It takes a mracle for Pan to lose this final.

Zero experience? Really?

Bill Lumberg
Reply to  Swemmer
4 months ago

troll post! get him!

Swemmer
Reply to  Bill Lumberg
4 months ago

I have zero inclination to support a young Chinese teenager with zero medal experience to deliver when it counts this is why Dressel will win in paris

Samuel Huntington
Reply to  Swemmer
4 months ago

Bro earned a gold medal 4 days ago.

zyprock
Reply to  Swemmer
4 months ago

What’s wrong with you bro? Of course Pan may not win, but you post everywhere to say the same thing like Pan is your family enemy.

Swemmer
Reply to  zyprock
4 months ago

I have nothing against Pan personally of course I just have no confidence in him

Alice
Reply to  Swemmer
4 months ago

It is true that Pan has not much experience on the international senior level.

Sharkspeed
Reply to  Swemmer
4 months ago

you are such a bad joker.

LedeckyLA28
4 months ago

Who do we like in the 4×200 free relay tonight?Any sleepers to watch out for?

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