USA Men Smash World Record In 4×200 Free Relay With 6:40.51

2024 Short Course World Championships

MEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – Final

  • World Record: 6:44.12 – USA (2022)
  • World Championship Record: 6:44.12 – USA (2022)
  • 2022 World Champion: USA – 6:44.12

Final:

  1. United States (Hobson, Foster, Casas, Smith) — 6:40.51 ***WORLD RECORD***
  2. Australia (Giuliani, Sommerville, Turner, Winnington) — 6:45.54
  3. Italy (Megli, Frigo, D’Ambrosio, Razzetti) — 6:47.51
  4. Germany — 6:50.43
  5. Spain — 6:52.74
  6. Neutral Athletes ‘B’ — 6:53.89
  7. China — 6:54.56
  8. Japan — 7:07.90

The US men broke their own World Record in the men’s 4×200 free relay swimming to a 6:40.51. That broke their previous World and Championship records of a 6:44.12 that they set at the 2022 edition of SC Worlds. Luke Hobson also led the relay off in an individual World Record.

Split Comparison

2024 2022
1st Leg Luke Hobson 1:38.91 Kieran Smith 1:41.04
2nd Leg Carson Foster 1:40.77 Carson Foster 1:40.48
3rd Leg Shaine Casas 1:40.34 Trenton Julian 1:41.44
4th Leg Kieran Smith 1:40.49 Drew Kibler 1:41.16

The relay was faster overall today. Hobson led off in a World Record 1:38.91. After three of the splits were over 1:41 in 2022, none were tonight. Shaine Casas notably had a 1:40.34 split on the 3rd leg today. Carson Foster had the fastest split of a 1:40.48 in 2022 but the slowest split today in a 1:40.77. Overall, the US had 4 of the 5 fastest swims of the race.

Tonight’s lineup was almost the exact lineup the US used to win silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hobson, Foster, and Smith all swam in their respective slots while Casas swam the 3rd leg in place of Drew Kibler.

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mikey
2 minutes ago

If Texas hypothetically seceded from the Union and they replaced Kieran Smith with Drew Kibler, the Peoples Republic of Texas would beat the United States

EShenanigans
3 hours ago

Swimmers are COOKIN‼️WorldAquatics about to go bankrupt with all these pay outs😮‍💨

jeff
4 hours ago

the rough SCY equivalent of this is probably like a 1:28 low for Hobson and then trio of 1:29 mids from the other three. So like around a 5:57 time lol, more than 6 seconds faster than Texas’ American record from 2023 NCAAs

Swimor
4 hours ago

Not bad for LCM this time of year. Expecting 6:33 at LA 2028

Fast and Furious
Reply to  Swimor
3 hours ago

But this isn’t LCM

Marty LaBrosse
4 hours ago

Why are so many records being broken?

Fast and Furious
Reply to  Marty LaBrosse
3 hours ago

Because normally USA sends tier 2 athletes to SC Worlds and this time they didn’t.

Troyy
Reply to  Fast and Furious
1 hour ago

They sent their full A team for this relay in 2022.

LBSWIM
Reply to  Marty LaBrosse
1 hour ago

Because people are swimming fast.

Clown Show
4 hours ago

Hot take – this is more impressive than the long course WR

CINt🇺🇲COKAT
4 hours ago

🤘🤘🤘🐊🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Last edited 4 hours ago by CINt🇺🇲COKAT
bobthebuilderrocks
4 hours ago

Shaine turning back into a multi-event threat is one of my favorite parts of this meet. Really wish we could’ve seen him in the 100 free/fly/back or 200 back

Still remember in February when he split 1:48 on the 4×200 at Worlds

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