2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- December 10-15, 2024
- Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- SCM (25m)
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- Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
- Finals Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
- Complete final results (PDF)
Texas Director of Swimming Bob Bowman surfaced in Hungary at the 2024 Short Course World Championships, with many of the swimmers he trains in Austin competing in Budapest this past week. Bowman spoke with the media about a number of topics and athletes, including Leon Marchand opting out of Worlds, Gretchen Walsh‘s incredible meet, coaching in the American collegiate system, and more.
We love the way Summer McIntosh’s career is managed, leaving her at the end of each competition with a little feeling of relative non-total perfection : in Budapest with, for example, this “horrible” second place in the 200m backstroke, while in the 800m and 200 m free if… so his motivation will not drop for his next meetings and without mental fatigue with the fear of succeeding less, above all.
Almost “appalling” was the absolute success of Léon Marchand in Paris with especially his two individual titles in the same evening, a feat that even Phelps had never dared to achieve. How hard it will be now for him to do better! It is more the mental than the… Read more »
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Anyone but bobby b, thanks
Good stuff. Especially interesting were Bowman’s insights about how Léon will have to deal with and expect from the media and endorsements. Remember: Bob’s seen this show before — and at a high-intensity level for a dozen-plus years!
Question: does Bob get a slice of Marchand’s endorsement money (similar to his arrangement with MP)?
Bowman has expressed that if giving the chance to coach a young Michael Phelps again he would do things very differently. I have faith Marchand can handle this
Marchand seems more laid back and balanced than the singularly focused MP
Léon have great assets to handle his
Great coach, intelligence, self-controlled, handling stress and well surrounded by a swimming family.
Most likely, not uncommon at the elite level with a coach of his reputation and success
I want his thoughts on Shaine Casas! Can he get him to his full potential!?
Unfortunately, had him speak about swimming stars of today not potential ones.
you’re talking about an individual world champion and a relay world record-holder
Was he coaching Team France at this meet?
I think Hungary.
Team France woudn’t really make sense considering Leon wasn’t there
He wasn’t officially on the Hungarian coaching staff, but he did give the Hungarian media several interviews about Kos.
Coaching Team France in Paris and coaching Team Hungary in Budapest lol.
It was fun to see a couple of well known coaches in the background of some Budapest television shots of winner celebrations for non-native countries with which they now have connections.
Specifically, ASU’s Herbie Behm in Team Canada regalia (probably after Kharun win) and Pierre La Fontaine (former Canadian team director) with the Chinese after one of their breaststroke wins.
I have always enjoyed the willingness in our sport to share skills across competitive lines.
Wisdom and perspective. Thanks for having both, Bob.
Bowman is him