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.
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.
14 Year Old Gabi Brito Anchors Beach Cities To W-Juniors West Meet Record With 21.90 FR Split
Brito’s anchor leg was faster than 22 flying start splits in the 200 free relay at Division I NCAAs this past spring…and Brito is only 14.
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.
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.
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.
Lani Pallister Sets New Championship Record In 800 Free, Gose Breaks 2nd German Record Of Meet
Lani Pallister (Australia) swam to a new Championship Record, breaking the old record that China’s Li Bingjie swam at the 2021 edition of the meet.
Noe Ponti Breaks World Record Again With 21.32 50 Butterfly In Budapest
Ponti continues to drop time off his own World Record, earning him another $25,000 World Record bonus as well in Budapest.
Tang Qianting Lowers Asian Record, Misses 100 Breast WR By .01 In 1:02.37
Tang clocked 1:02.37 to fall just one one-hundredth shy of the world record, which was established by Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte in 2013.
Regan Smith Breaks 100 Back Championship Record, Gets Surprise $10,000 Crown Bonus
Regan Smith won the 2omen’s 100 backstroke, setting the championship record in the process. She also earned an extra $10,000 due to her triple crown win.
Neutral Athlete Kirill Prigoda Breaks Russian Record in the 100 Breast at World Championships
Russian Kiril Prigoda, competing under a neutral banner this week, has broken the National Record in the 100 breaststroke in prelims.
Angharad Evans Crushes British Record In 100 Breast Prelims To Claim Top Seed At SC Worlds
Evans posted the fastest time of the morning in 1:03.45, knocking nearly a full second off the British Record of 1:04.37 set by Molly Renshaw in 2021.
