2024 Short Course World Championships
- December 10-15, 2024
- Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- SCM (25m)
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MEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – Final
World Record: 6:44.12 – USA (2022)World Championship Record: 6:44.12 – USA (2022)- 2022 World Champion: USA – 6:44.12
Final:
- United States (Hobson, Foster, Casas, Smith) — 6:40.51 ***WORLD RECORD***
- Australia (Giuliani, Sommerville, Turner, Winnington) — 6:45.54
- Italy (Megli, Frigo, D’Ambrosio, Razzetti) — 6:47.51
- Germany — 6:50.43
- Spain — 6:52.74
- Neutral Athletes ‘B’ — 6:53.89
- China — 6:54.56
- Japan — 7:07.90
Another World Record has fallen as Luke Hobson led off the US men’s 4×200 free relay in a 1:38.91. That broke the old World Record of a 1:39.37 set back in 2009 by Paul Biedermann. The record was the oldest SCM World Record standing.
Split Comparison
| Hobson | Biedermann | |
| 50 | 23.28 | 23.79 |
| 100 | 48.15 (24.87) | 49.29 (25.50) |
| 150 | 1:13.27 (25.12) | 1:14.72 (25.43) |
| 200 | 1:38.91 (25.64) | 1:39.37 (24.65) |
Hobson was out under Biedermann’s World Record pace and never looked back. Hobson had a difference approach to the event as he was much faster on the first 100. Biedermann had a strong final 50 but Hobson was out too far under record pace.
Today’s swim also made history as was the oldest SCM male World Record still standing. Now the oldest record is in the men’s 400 free as Yannick Agnel swam a 3:32.25 in 2012.
Hobson’s swim is also big for Texas swimming. Despite all of the success the program has had, this is the first individual World Record for a University swimmer (not a pro swimmer that did not attend the university) since Aaron Piersol set the 100 backstroke World Record in 2009.
Had a feeling he’d do something like this after the relay split on day one. Took a good chunk of time off too. What a swim 👍️👍️
Are we getting interviews from post race press conferences?
Had to sacrifice his hairline for this level of greatness but it’s totallyyyy worth it.
Somewhere in America, Leah Hayes is seething.
oof! come on man.. did the oscar slap not teach you anything? lol
Seems like swimswam should add a note on the French pedo’s bio page writers don’t need to bring it up when his records are mentioned in an article, but if you’re unfamiliar with him and you click on his bio it should give you more.
The last individual World Record for a University of Texas swimmer was Aaron Piersol in the 200m backstroke in July 31st, 2009. Aaron Piersol’s 100m backstroke World Record was on July 8th, 2009. Piersol’s 200m backstroke World Record is still standing and is definitely one of the toughest to break!
4 sec off the record? What in the world?
Does anybody want to tell him?
SUCK IT EUROPE!!!! 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Wonder what all the swimmers taking a break are thinking????????
probably that after the Olympics and the huge build up, some people need a break and others don’t. Doubt many will be regretting it.