2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Series – Singapore: Day 2 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)
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Day 2 Prelims Start List

It’s the second day of the final stop of the 2024 World Cup Series.

Last night, Kate Douglass broke her own world record in the 200 breaststroke. The versatile Douglass will take on the 50 butterfly today, where she could take home her third triple crown of the series. Other world record holders in action this morning include Regan Smith (100 back) and Siobhan Haughey (200 free), who are also favored to score triple crowns this series.

On the men’s side, Leon Marchand and Duncan Scott are the top entrants in the 200 IM by a good margin, setting up what could be an exciting duel tonight. The men’s 50 breaststroke should be a dogfight, as Qin Haiyang is on the hunt for his only chance at a triple crown of the series.

The prelims session will be viewable to most fans on the World Aquatics Recast page (for a fee), which can be accessed below. For more information, read here.

Women’s 400m Individual Medley – Timed Final

• 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)

Slow Heat Results:

1. Rouxin Tan (MAS) – 5:00.73
2. Inga Xu (CLB) – 5:06.39
3. Jia Jia Yoong (MAS) – 5:07.57
4. Jing Wen Teo (CLB) – 5:14.35
5. Chenyi Yu (CLB) – 5:15.72
6. Muse Goh (CLB) – 5:17.82

Shanghai bronze medalist Rouxin Tan was over five seconds back of the personal best she set in the first series stop (4:55.27), but still easily cleared the early 400 IM heat. Her teammate Jia Jia Yoong almost made it a 1-2 finish for Malaysia, but local club swimmer Inga Xu split the pair, pulling ahead on the breaststroke leg.

Men’s 50m Backstroke – Prelims

• 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)

Top 8:

1. Isaac Cooper (AUS) – 22.87
2. Pieter Coetze (RSA) – 22.92
3. Marius Kusch (GER) – 23.06
4. Kacper Stokowski (POL) – 23.16
5. Dylan Carter (TTO) – 23.18
6. Jack Dolan (USA) – 23.34
7. Ralf Tribuntsov (EST) – 23.37
8. Lorenzo Mora (ITA) – 23.68

It’ll be another duel between Isaac Cooper and Pieter Coetze in the 50 back tonight. For the first time this series, both swimmers punched 22-point swims in the morning.

Cooper also qualified first at the last two stops, but earned silver in Incheon behind Coetze. Coetze earned his first triple crown in the series last night in the 200 back and has a shot at sweeping the 100 back as well tomorrow. It’s worth noting that Cooper has added time from prelims to finals at every stop, while Coetze has dropped.

Marius Kusch put forth his best prelims swim of the series to qualify in 3rd. Kacper Stokowski made it through in 4th, just above his prelims effort in Shanghai. Dylan Carter just missed out on the final at the Incheon stop, finishing 9th overall, but seems to be in better form at the final stop. He won the 50 free last night.

Thomas Ceccon was a no-show in heat 3.

Women’s 200m Freestyle – Prelims

• 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)

Top 8:

1. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 1:56.19
2. Yang Junxuan (CHN) – 1:56.85
3. Claire Weinstein (USA) – 1:57.92
4. Bella Grant (AUS) – 1:57.93
5. Kasia Wasick (POL)/Siobhan Haughey (HKG) – 1:58.48
6. —
7. Jo Hyunju (KOR) – 1:58.91
8. Moesha Johnson (AUS) – 2:00.20

Brittany Castelluzzo paced the 200 free heats, swimming over a second faster than her morning swim in Incheon (1:57.39). Yang Junxuan, making her series debut in this event, was also under the 1:57 barrier. Claire Weinstein, fresh off the Hong Kong stop of the open water cup, was 3rd.

Siobhan Haughey tied for 5th for her slowest morning effort so far of the series. She’s turned in two 1:51 swims so far, so look for her to be much faster tonight.

Moesha Johnson also joins the pool swimming segment of the series after an open water outing. She won gold in the 10km less than a week ago and qualified 8th in what appears to be her best time by over a second (according to the World Aquatics database).

Mary-Sophie Harvey was a no-show in head 4, presumably to focus on the 400 IM tonight where she has a shot at a triple crown.

Men’s 200m Individual Medley – Prelims

• 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)

Top 8:

1. Alberto Razzetti (ITA)/Kieran Smith (USA) – 1:55.38
2. —
3. Leon Marchand (FRA) – 1:55.61
4. Duncan Scott (GBR) – 1:55.74
5. Lewis Clareburt (NZL) – 1:56.03
6. Danas Rapsys (LTU) – 1:56.69
7. Mark Szaranek (GBR) – 1:56.86
8. Kim Minsuk (KOR) – 1:56.91

Alberto Razzetti and Kieran Smith tied for 1st this morning after duking it out in heat 2. Razzetti had the stronger breaststroke versus Smith’s backstroke. Their opening and closing splits were very similar.

Leon Marchand and Duncan Scott qualified just 0.13-seconds apart. Marchand set the World Cup record at the first stop of the series, so expect him to go a lot faster tonight.

While there was a close time spread amongst the top eight, Kim Minsuk was safely in the final by over two seconds.

Women’s 100m Backstroke – Prelims

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

Top 8:

1. Regan Smith (USA) – 55.92
2. Iona Anderson (AUS) – 57.22
3. Beata Nelson (USA) – 57.33
4. Anastasiya Shkurdai (NIA) – 57.52
5. Ingrid Wilm (CAN) – 57.57
6. Katie Grimes (USA) – 58.27
7. Louise Hansson (SWE) – 58.31
8. Hannah Fredericks (AUS) – 58.43

Unsurprisingly, Regan Smith led 100 back prelims by a considerable margin. She blasted 55.92 for her fastest prelims outing of the series. That time would have earned silver (behind only herself) at the last two stops.

There will be three Americans in the final, as Beata Nelson and series newcomer Katie Grimes also qualified in the top eight.

Iona Anderson made her series debut, qualifying in 2nd. She holds a best time of 55.79 from the Australian National Championships in September and could play spoiler for series multi-medalists Nelson and Ingrid Wilm.

Men’s 50m Breaststroke – Prelims

• 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)

Top 8:

1. Caspar Corbeau (NED) – 26.29
2. Ilya Shymanovich (NIA) – 26.34
3. Qin Haiyang (CHN) – 26.37
4. Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA) – 26.44
5. Andrius Sidlauskas (LTU) – 26.55
6. Joshua Yong (AUS) – 26.72
7. Josh Gilbert (NZL) – 26.90
8. Mikel Schreuders (ARU) – 27.13

This is the first stop that we haven’t seen a 25-point swim in prelims. Caspar Corbeau turned in the fastest morning time, and his fastest prelims effort of the series. He leads a tightly bunched field ahead of Ilya Shymanovich and Qin Haiyang, who have earned silver and gold at the last two stops.

Corbeau was 4th at the other stops in the series, so he’ll be on the hunt for a medal tonight.

This event represents Qin’s only shot at a triple crown.

Women’s 50m Butterfly – Prelims

• 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)

Top 8:

1. Kate Douglass (USA) – 24.87
2. Yu Yiting (CHN) – 25.46
3. Mizuki Hirai (JPN) – 25.50
4. Sara Junevik (SWE) – 25.64
5. Tamara Potocka (SVK) – 25.68
6. Louise Hansson (SWE) – 25.75
7. Laura Lahtinen (FIN) – 25.86
8. Beata Nelson (USA) – 25.88

Kate Douglass clocked 24.87 to lead the 50 fly field by over half a second. Douglass picked up two triple crowns on night 1 and will look to add another in this event tonight.

It was a close field behind her, as Yu Yiting and Mizuki Hirai were separated by just 0.04-seconds for 2nd and 3rd. Yu won bronze in Shanghai, while this is Hirai’s first time swimming the event this series.

Louise Hansson and Beata Nelson both made it through to their second final of the night. Both swimmers will also contest the 100 back.

Zhang Yufei missed out on the final for the second time this series, swimming 25.90 for 9th. She earned silver at at the first stop, turning in the only sub-25 swim from this series by an athlete not named Kate Douglass.

Men’s 100m Freestyle – Prelims

• 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)

Top 8:

1. Pan Zhanle (CHN) – 46.20
2. Carter Swift (NZL) – 47.03
3. Thomas Ceccon (ITA) – 47.07
4. Matthew Temple (AUS) – 47.10
5. Jack Dolan (USA) – 47.27
6. Wang Haoyu (CHN) – 47.31
7. Dylan Carter (TTO) – 47.34
8. Rafael Miroslaw (GER) – 47.51

Pan Zhanle topped the 100 free field, posting his fastest time so far of the entire series. He turned in the only sub-47 effort of the morning, touching just about a half second off of his Asian Record from 2022.

The rest of the field was separated by just 0.48-seconds, compared to the margin between 1st and 2nd (0.83). Carter Swift leads the pack behind Pan, just ahead of Shanghai gold medalist Thomas Ceccon. Ceccon missed the final at the last stop.

Matthew Temple also missed in Incheon, but will have a chance to improve on his 5th place finish from Shanghai here.

Duncan Scott and Leon Marchand were both no-shows in the final heat.

Women’s 100 Breaststroke – Prelims

• 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)

Top 8:

1. Tang Qianting (CHN) – 1:03.44
2. Benedetta Pilato (ITA) – 1:05.22
3. Alina Zmushka (NIA) – 1:05.54
4. Sophie Angus (CAN) – 1:06.17
5. Sophie Hansson (SWE) – 1:06.42
6. Ko Haru (KOR) – 1:06.54
7. Park Sieun (KOR) – 1:06.76
8. Man Wui Kiu (HKG) – 1:07.31

Tang Qianting continues to look dominant in the sprint breaststroke, as she posted 1:03.44 to lead Benedetta Pilato by nearly two seconds. Tang reset her own Asian records in both the 50 and the 100 at the first stop of the series, and picked up double gold again in Incheon. Pilato has yet to earn a medal in this event at this year’s series.

Alina Zmushka, who has earned double silver in this event so far, qualified in 3rd. She was slightly off her best prelims efforts so far, but should be one to watch to drop further in finals. Sophie Angus, who earned bronze in Incheon, will also look to repeat that medal finish.

Korea got a pair of finalists in Ko Haru and Park Sieun.

Man Wui Kiu, in her international senior debut at 15-years-old, qualified 8th.

Men’s 200 Butterfly – Prelims

• 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)

Top 8:

1. Harrison Turner (AUS) – 1:52.74
2. Trenton Julian (USA) – 1:54.44
3. Lewis Clareburt (NZL) – 1:55.71
4. Chad le Clos (RSA) – 1:55.79
5. Kregor Zirk (EST) – 1:55.84
6. Alberto Razzetti (ITA) – 1:56.53
7. Jack Dahlgren (USA) – 1:56.69
8. Brandon Yap (SGP) – 1:57.99

For the first time this series, Trenton Julian did not have the top prelims performance. Instead, that honor went to Harrison Turner, who better his previous personal best (1:52.95) by two tenths. The two swimmers raced head-to-head in heat 1, but Turner was already solidly in the lead by the 75 mark. Turner swam the Shanghai leg but missed out on the final by 0.07-seconds.

Lewis Clareburt made his second final of the session after finishing 5th in the 200 IM earlier this morning.

The podium in this event was identical in both Shanghai and Incheon. Julian will look to repeat his gold medal performance to secure a triple crown, while Chad le Clos and Alberto Razzetti snagged silver and bronze at the previous stops.

Men’s 1500 Freestyle – Timed Final

• 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)

Slow Heat Results:

1. Raymund Paloma (PHI) – 16:24.30
2. Jeryl Chew (CLB) – 16:43.01
3. Mike Lee (CLB) – 17:05.74
4. Till Barrelet (CLB) – 17:55.22

Raymund Paloma bettered his entry time by nearly 30 seconds to top the early heat of the men’s mile. In fact, all swimmers improved on their entry time, with Jeryl Chow having the widest margin (29.67).