2024 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- December 10-15, 2024
- Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- SCM (25m)
- Meet Central
- Roster Index
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- Pick’em
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Prelims Live Recap: Day 1
- Finals Live Recap: Day 1
Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay – Final
World Record: 3:02.75 – Italy (2022)World Championship Record: 3:02.75 – Italy (2022)- 2022 SC World Champion: Italy, 3:02.75
Podium
- USA (J. Alexy, L. Hobson, K. Smith, C. Guiliano) – 3:01.66 ***NEW WORLD RECORD***
- Italy (A. Miressi, L. Deplano, L. Zazzeri, M. Frigo) – 3:03.65
- Poland (K. Sieradzki, J. Majerski, K. Masiuk, K. Stokowski) – 3:04.46
- Neutral Athletes B – 3:04.62
- Brazil – 3:04.84
- Spain – 3:05.57
- Croatia – 3:05.68
- Australia – 3:05.76
Poland made history on night 1 of the 2024 SC World Championships in Budapest as the men’s 4×100 free relay swam to the country’s first-ever relay medal at a World Championship. The relay of Kamil Sieradzki, Jakub Majerski, Ksawery Masiuk, and Kacper Stokowski swam to a final time of a 3:04.46.
The relay earned bronze in the race and also set a new Polish Record as the old record stood at a 3:06.88 that the relay swam in prelims. Masiuk, a Texas commit with a scheduled arrival for the upcoming spring semester, had a huge split on the 3rd leg as he swam a 45.64. That moved the relay up from 5th to 3rd.
NC State graduate Stokowski was able to hold off the Neutral Athletes as Stokowski split a 46.45. Andrei Minakov charged at the end for the Neutral Athletes as he split a 45.81, ultimately coming up just short as they finished 4th in a 3:04.62.
The country had a successful summer and has seen this momentum carry into the fall. The women captured the 2024 LCM European Title in the 4×100 medley relay, setting a new National Record in the process. The men also swam a national record at the 2024 European Championships swimming a 3:13.25 for silver in the 4×100 free relay at Euros. Masiuk and Sieradzki were notably on that relay as well.
Since when do “neutrals” get to swim relays?
Since this meet, literally speaking.
Hand the ship to the team wearing burnt Orange
another day of beating the russians on the front
The Texas 400 Free Relay for NCAAs is looking good with two new additions from Worlds coming in January. Luke Hobson 45.18 will be joined by Chris Guiliano 45.42 and Ksawery Masiuk 45.64 (all rolling starts from WC 400FR Relay).
Texas undefeated in hypotheticals