2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- December 10-15, 2024
- Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
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The United States won the medal table at the 2024 Short Course World Championships decisively, racking up 18 golds and 39 total medals through six days of competition. The U.S. was the only nation to hit double digits in gold medals in Budapest and earned the award for “best team” at the championships on the last day of the meet.
The Neutral Athletes ‘B’ earned six gold medals, the second-most among the teams in Budapest. This team was made up of athletes from Russia approved for neutral status and based on gold medals, they outperformed the Russian Swimming Federation’s haul from the 2021 Short Course World Championships. That team earned four gold medals, while the Neutral Athletes ‘B’ earned six, which they capped with a world record in the men’s 4×100 medley relay.
Canada ended the meet with 15 total medals, tying its best overall haul at a World Championships. Canada earned four golds with Summer McIntosh earning three and Ilya Kharun one. China and Switzerland earned three golds each; all China’s golds came from breaststroke events while Noe Ponti earned all of Switzerland’s golds. The other countries that earned multiple golds were Australia and Hungary. Hungary achieved that status on the final day of competition as Hubert Kos came two-hundredths from the world record as he won the 200 backstroke.
Hong Kong, Lithuania, and Belgium all entered the medal table on the final day of the meet. Siobhan Haughey won gold in the women’s 200 freestyle, Ruta Meilutyte in the women’s 50 breaststroke, and Lucas Henveaux won bronze in the men’s 200 freestyle.
Final Medal Table
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| United States | 18 | 13 | 8 | 39 |
| Neutral Athletes ‘B’ | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Canada | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Germany | 1 | 3 | 01 | 4 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Brazil | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Neutral Athletes ‘A’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Gretchen’s 100 fly is the fastest by 2.48% and 2.44% for the 100 IM, has anyone in the past 2 decades done it like her?
I believe that Ilya Kharun, who swims for Canada but has lived in Las Vegas since he was an infant, at 19 years old is the youngest male swimmer to win gold at this championship
The medal table says it all:
It’s a shame Marchand did not swim this meet – he is probably capable of breaking 6-10 of the men’s records.
I can count 6 under the assumption that he was in absolute peak form: 2IM,4IM, 2br, 2fly, 2fr, 4fr… any others beyond that seem quite optimistic. And that’s without considering any schedule conflicts.
Still, I definitely agree that this meet would have been ever more record-setting and fun with him, likely seeing an additional two WRs at a minimum in the IMs.
Less prestigious and important but he had a chance last year in world cup to break many!
I hope he will compete in or ieuropean championships in short course but more than unlikely here.
Sorry next year of course.
According to swimcloud, there were 34 swims of over 1000 power points at this meet.
Just for grins I’m trying to make a list of athletes who can make the bridge with their medals. I’m sure they’d all rather have Gretchen’s stack of 7 golds but it’s still a fun consolation for them. I was surprised at how many there were.
Kate Douglass can do it with only individual events
Bronze – 100 free
Silver – 50 free, 100 IM
Gold – 200 breast, 200 IM; 4×100 free, 4×100 Medley
Lani Pallister
Bronze – 4×200 free
Silver – 400 free; 4×100 free
Gold – 800 free
Regan Smith can do a relay only set
Bronze – 4×50 Mixed Medley
Silver – 200 fly; 4×100 Mixed Medley
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I enjoyed this, thank you
great post , thank you !!!
18-2
US team drank too much Texas tap water.
If this was NBC Australia would be third on the medal tally right ? LOL