2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
During the 3rd heat of the 200 free women at the World Championships in Budapest, 17-year-old Claire Weinstein broke Bella Sims’ World Junior record with a 1:52.51. Sims’ record was set during the 2022 World Cup in Indianapolis.
This time is nearly two seconds off her best time of 1:54.31 from the World Cup this year. Claire will swim in lane 4 tonight looking for her first individual medal in Budapest after the gold in the 800 free relay where she clocked the WR with her teammates in an outstanding anchor leg of 1:50.31.
Claire splits this morning: 26.47/54.81/1:23.83/1:52.51
WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE
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- World Record: 1:50.31 — Siobhan Haughey, HKG (2021)
World Junior Record: 1:52.59 — Bella Sims, USA (2022)- Championship Record: 1:50.31 — Siobhan Haughey, HKG (2021)
- 2022 Champion: Siobhan Haughey, HKG — 1:51.6
Top 8
- Claire Weinstein (USA) — 1:52.51 **World Junior Record**
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) — 1:52.81
- Lani Pallister (AUS) — 1:53.01
- Leah Neale (AUS) — 1:53.48
- Siobhan Haughey (HKG) — 1:53.76
- Paige Madden (USA) — 1:53.94
- Freya Anderson (GBR) — 1:53.99
- Sofia Morini (ITA) — 1:54.29
Didn’t Taylor Ruck swim 1:52.50 when she was still junior?
Great swim from Weinstein. I hope that Bella rediscovers her mojo.
Great swim by Claire. She is in the “Duna” zone. WJ this morning, WR this evening!
Wonder why Summer opted for the 200 back over the 200 free – I was wondering why she didn’t own the WJR already but turns out her personal best comes from the same race that Bella set this WJR in, when she beat out Summer by 0.04 seconds.
I wonder if Weinstein will even be able to go for the LCM WJR next summer. She would obviously have the WJR right now if not for Summer, but with how silly fast her relay anchor was, I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s capable of a 1:53 by next summer considering she’s been better in the long course 200 free than short course the past couple years