2024 SPEEDO SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, July 23 – Saturday, July 27, 2024
- Prelims 9AM, finals 5PM (Pacific Time)
- LCM (50 meters)
- Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, California
- Meet Central
- Pre–scratch Psych Sheet
- Live Results
- Live Stream
- Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
- Finals Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
The final day of the 2024 Speedo Summer Championships begins this morning with prelims of the 200 IM and 50 freestyle.
There will also be slower heats of the women’s 1500 free and men’s 800 free this afternoon and timed finals of the 400 medley relay tonight in Irvine. Stay tuned for live updates below:
Women’s 200 IM – Prelims
- World record: 2:06.12 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2015
- American record: 2:06.15 – Ariana Kukors, 2009
- U.S. Open record: 2:06.79 – Kate Douglass, 2024
- World junior record: 2:06.89 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2023
Top 8:
- Elle Scott – 2:15.83
- Isabelle Odgers – 2:17.35
- Alexa McDevitt – 2:17.83
- Bella Sims – 2:17.89
- Reese Tiltmann – 2:18.18
- Rosie Murphy – 2:18.31
- Hannah Bellard – 2:18.69
- Ella Flowers – 2:18.71
SwimMAC Carolina 17-year-old Elle Scott cruised to the top qualifying spot in the women’s 200 IM with a time of 2:15.83, just about a second off her personal-best 2:14.72 from last August. She is committed to Cal starting in the 2025-26 season.
USC graduate Isabelle Odgers had the second-fastest time out of the heats at 2:17.35. The 23-year-old has been as fast as 2:13.85 last July.
Bellevue Swim Club 17-year-old Alexa McDevitt placed 3rd in prelims at 2:17.83, less than a tenth ahead of rising Florida sophomore Bella Sims (2:17.89). McDevitt owns a lifetime best of 2:15.85 from last month while Sims has been as fast as 2:12.15 from last July.
Men’s 200 IM – Prelims
- World record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte (USA), 2011
- American record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte, 2011
- U.S. Open record: 1:54.56 – Ryan Lochte, 2009
- World junior record: 1:56.99 – Hubert Kos (HUN), 2021
Top 8:
- Grant House – 1:59.69
- Owen McDonald – 2:00.93
- Trenton Julian – 2:01.14
- Colin Geer – 2:01.29
- Grant Sanders – 2:01.87
- Max Matteazzi – 2:02.33
- Ryan Merani – 2:02.38
- Joe Polyak – 2:03.43
Olympic Trials finalist Grant House grabbed the top qualifying spot in the men’s 200 IM with a time of 1:59.69, only about a second off what he went last month in Indianapolis. The 26-year-old Arizona State graduate placed 7th at Trials (1:58.35) after posting a season-best 1:58.24 in the semifinals. House owns a lifetime best of 1:58.21 from last July.
Incoming Indiana junior Owen McDonald earned the runner-up finish in 2:00.93, a few seconds off his personal-best 1:57.51 from last month. He placed 5th at Olympic Trials, within a couple seconds of what it took to punch a ticket to Paris (1:55.83).
Trenton Julian (2:01.14) held off rising Michigan sophomore Colin Geer (2:01.29) by less than a couple tenths to clinch the No. 3 seed heading into tonight’s final. Julian boasts a best time of 1:57.86 from 2021, but he only went 2:00.24 at Olympic Trials last month en route to 15th place. Geer was only about a second off his personal-best 2:00.10 from last month’s Olympic Trials, where he placed 15th in the semifinals.
Women’s 50 Free – Prelims
- World record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
- American record: 23.91 – Kate Douglass, 2024
- U.S. Open record: 24.00 – Abbey Weitzeil, 2023
- World junior record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan (USA), 2021
Top 8:
- Kristina Paegle – 25.33
- Liberty Clark – 25.34
- Julie Mishler – 25.50
- Brady Kendall – 25.55
- Lindsay Flynn – 25.61
- Claire Newman – 25.74
- Caroline Larsen – 25.79
- Adalynn Biegler – 25.89
Rising Indiana junior Kristina Paegle secured the top qualifying spot in the women’s 50 free with a time of 25.33, just a hundredth ahead of 16-year-old Liberty Clark (25.34).
Paegle is fresh off a personal-best 24.74 at last month’s Olympic Trials, where she placed 9th and missed the final by just a blink. Clark, an Indiana commit (’25) slated to join Paegle in Bloomington right before she graduates.
Louisville commit (’25) Julie Mishler finished 3rd in the morning heats at 25.50, within half a second of her personal-best 25.06 from last month.
The youngest A-finalist tonight will be Edina Swim Club 15-year-old Adalynn Biegler, who snuck in as the No. 8 seed behind Foxjets Swim Team 18-year-old Caroline Larsen (25.79) and a trio of Michigan Wolverines: Brady Kendall (25.55), Lindsay Flynn (25.61), and Claire Newman (25.74).
Men’s 50 Free – Prelims
- World record: 20.91 – Cesar Cielo (BRA), 2009
- American record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, 2019/2021
- U.S. Open record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, 2021
- World junior record: 21.75 – Michael Andrew (USA), 2017
Top 8:
- Bence Szabados – 22.53
- Brady Samuels – 22.84
- Vlad Dubinin – 22.92
- Finn Brooks – 22.97
- Stepan Goncharov – 23.03
- Christian Osterndorf – 23.04
- Ben Meulemans – 23.09
- Austin Carpenter – 23.14
Recent Michigan graduate Bence Szabados dominated the men’s 50 free prelims in 22.53, more than a few tenths ahead of rising Purdue senior Brady Samuels (22.84). Szabados, who owns a lifetime best of 22.12 from 2022, is returning to Michigan next season for his fifth and final year of collegiate eligibility.
Samuels reached the wall within a tenth of his personal-best 22.75 from last July.
Rising Louisville senior Vlad Dubinin (22.92) and rising Indiana senior Finn Brooks (22.97) were the only other swimmers under 23 seconds during the heats this morning. Dubinin has been as fast as 22.56 back in 2020 while Brooks was just a hair off his personal-best 22.92 from last November.
The youngest A-finalist in this event is Central Ohio Aquatics 16-year-old Austin Carpenter (23.14), who snuck in as the No. 8 seed behind Stepan Goncharov (23.03), Christian Osterndorf (23.04), and Ben Meulemans (23.09).
