2024 SC World Championships Day Three Prelims Record Roundup
Check out the slew of national records that bit the dust on both the men’s and women’s sides during day three prelims of the SC World Championships.
Gretchen Walsh Posts 56.06 100 IM Meet Record On Day 3 In Budapest
American Gretchen Walsh continued her record-breaking tear in Budapest, establishing a new competition mark in the women’s 100m IM.
Olympic Champion Summer McIntosh Hits 2:01.96 World Junior Record In 200 Fly
18-year-old Summer McIntosh ripped a new World Junior Record of 2:01.96 in the women’s 200 fly on day 3 prelims of the Short Course World Championships.
2024 SC World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
It is time for Day 3 of the Short Course World Championships. American women Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, and Gretchen Walsh are highlighting the morning.
Olympic Champion Lukas Maertens Drops Out of SC Worlds with an Illness
Lukas Maertens admitted he wasn’t in top shape for Worlds, but he was in Budapest intending to race before he woke up sick this week.
Watch: Noe Ponti Shatters 50 Butterfly WR (Again), Other Race Videos from Day 2 of SC Worlds
On day 2 of the 2024 SC World Championships, records continued to tumble as Noe Ponti led the charge with a World Record in the 50 butterfly.
Noe Ponti Earns $70,000 From 64.28 Seconds Of Swimming Through Day 2 Of SC World Championships
Noe Ponti has earned $70,000 while racing in the 50 butterfly three times at the meet in Budapest, totaling just over a minute.
2024 SC World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Hungary’s Hubert Kos is the top seed in the men’s 100 back and will be looking to the win the gold in front of the partisan Hungarian crowd
Gretchen Walsh Breaks American and World Championship Record in 100 Free Semi-Final
Gretchen Walsh breaks the American and Championship Record in the 100 free semi-final going 50.49 to earn the top seed for the final.
Ilya Kharun Moves To #3 All-Time In 50 Fly Final, Drops 20.73 Relay Split On Mixed Medley
Kharun had a blazing-fast session in Budapest with two all-time swims in the 50 fly, one individually and one on a relay.
Alexander Zhigalov Appears To Flinch Before 100 Breaststroke Start
Alexander Zhigalov qualified 5th for the 100 breaststroke final, but swimming fans noticed that he appears to flinch on the blocks.
2024 SC Worlds Medal Table: Day 2 – Smith & Berkoff Go 1-2 in 100 Bk, add Bronze in Relay
Team USA remains atop the medal table, but the Neutral Athlete earned two golds and Canada raked in two silvers and a bronze
Beryl Gastaldello Jumps To #4 All-Time With New French Record In Women’s 50 Fly (24.43)
The 29-year-old touched in a time of 24.43, winning the silver medal and breaking the French National Record of 24.56 set by Melanie Henique in 2019.
Europe, Asia, Oceania, World Junior, Canada Records Fall In Mixed 4×50 medley relay
Russia’s 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay Victory was one of three new continental records. Russia’s lead-off leg, swum by Miron Lifinstev, was an unofficial WJR.
Alexandria Perkins Downs Super-Suited Oceanian Record In Women’s 50 Fly (24.68)
Perkins put up a time of 24.68 to win bronze and break the 15-year-old Oceanian and Australian Record of 24.69 set by Marieke Guehrer in 2009.
