2024 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP-SHANGHAI
- Friday, October 18th – Sunday, October 20th
- Shanghai, China
- Prelims at 9:30 am local (9:30 pm ET previous night)/Finals at 6:30 pm local (6:30 am ET)
- SCM (25m)
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Leon Marchand did not disappoint in his first finals appearance of the 2024 World Cup series, winning the men’s 100 IM in an exciting showdown with Noe Ponti as both men broke their respective National Records.
Marchand took a slight lead on Ponti on the breaststroke leg and managed to hold him off on freestyle, touching in 50.65 to lower Florent Manaudou‘s French Record of 50.96 set in 2013. Marchand took exactly one second off his lifetime best time set in the prelims (51.65)—prior to the meet, his PB stood at 54.03 from back in 2019.
Ponti, who was less than 40 minutes out of breaking the European Record in the men’s 100 fly, out-split Marchand on fly, back and free, but it wasn’t enough to get the job done as the 23-year-old finished .01 back of the Frenchman in 50.66, shattering his Swiss Record of 51.57 set at last year’s European SC Championships.
With those performances, Marchand moves to #4 all-time in the event, while Ponti is now tied for fifth, matching former world record holder Markus Deibler.
All-Time Performers, Men’s 100 IM (SCM)
- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 49.28 – 2020
- Vladimir Morozov (RUS), 50.26 – 2018
- Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 50.63 – 2018
- Leon Marchand (FRA), 50.65 – 2024
- Markus Deibler (GER) / Noe Ponti (SUI), 50.66 – 2014 / 2024
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- Ryan Lochte (USA), 50.71 – 2012
- Peter Mankoc (SLO), 50.76 – 2009
- Sergey Fesikov (RUS) / Marco Orsi (ITA) , 50.95 – 2009 / 2021
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Coupe du monde à Shanghai #SWC2024
Finale du 100m 4 nages
Léon Marchand 🇫🇷 50.65
Noè Ponti 🇨🇭 50.66
Duncan Scott 🇬🇧 51.14 pic.twitter.com/dp3Isz200D— BRICE DE NICE (@CARPEdI56046538) October 18, 2024
Placing third in the final was Duncan Scott, who clocked 51.14 to lower his British Record of 51.78 set in 2021.
At the beginning of the session, Scott was victorious in the 400 freestyle, showing impressive form with a big lifetime best of 3:36.35.
Watching MA next to Pan on that last 25 is so funny
I think we forget how insane some of Dressel’s records are sometimes
Classic MA.
Wow Dressel is that good
Yeah. I kinda forgot about that record. Just nasty. I hope he can come back and break the 50 free world record.
Ponti is underrated bigtime in SCM
What do you think he could go SCY 100 fly?
I never realized how good Ponti’s underwaters were. Looked like he was moving just as fast as Leon on his back and free underwaters!
I think he can break 50, but he’s not touching Dressel. What an absolutely diabolical World Record. What other 100m record is a full second clear of everyone else?
Peaty, but this should just reinforce your point
Crazy thing is that I don’t even think Ponti lost very much ground at all to Marchand in the breaststroke portion (underwater & swimming) – he lost that entire lead on the turn itself
Facts!