2024 WORLD AQUATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day Six Prelims Begin Lists
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It’s day six of the 2024 World Championships in Doha, and we’ve packed prelim session this morning. We’ll see the heats of six occasions: the lads’s 100 butterfly, ladies’s 200 backstroke, males’s 50 freestyle, ladies’s 50 butterfly, males’s 4×200 freestyle relay and the ladies’s 800 freestyle.
Nyls Korstanje (50.78) of the Netherlands enters the 100 fly as the highest seed, however American Shaine Casas may also be within the subject. Casas (50.40) owns a sooner greatest time than Korstanje, nevertheless it was performed again in 2022 in comparison with Korstanje’s 2023 efficiency. Katsuhiro Matsumoto of Japan is the one different athlete seeded with a sub-51 second entry time, so look to see if he could make a drop and problem for gold.
American Claire Curzan is the highest entrant within the ladies’s 200 again, and she or he already claimed gold within the 50 and 100 meter distances of backstroke in Doha. Her greatest time rests on the 2:06.35 she produced on the 2023 U.S. World Championship Trials, and she or he famous in her 50 again publish race interview that the 200 has change into extra of a spotlight for this yr.
Cameron McEvoy (AUS) and Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) will function of their main occasions this morning. McEvoy (21.06) is the highest seed within the males’s 50 free whereas Sjostrom is looking for her sixth straight world title within the ladies’s 50 fly.
The lads’s 4×200 free relay will happen after the dash 50s, the place all eyes will likely be on defending champions Nice Britain. Two of their swimmers from final yr’s successful quartet are in Doha: Duncan Scott and Matthew Richards.
The ladies’s 800 free is the ultimate occasion of the morning, the place Simona Quadarella could have hopes to double up on her 1500 win with an 800 gold medal. Erika Fairweather of New Zealand, who gained the 400 free on day one, may also function and is anticipated to be a significant contender. Germany’s Isabel Gose can also be one to look at, as she has medaled in each the 400 and 1500 right here in Doha already.
MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY — HEATS
World File: 49.45 — Caeleb Dressel, United States (2021)
Championship File: 49.50 — Caeleb Dressel, United States (2019)
World Junior File: 50.62 — Kristof Milak, Hungary (2017)
2023 World Champion: 50.14 – Maxime Grousset, France
Olympic ‘A’ Qualifying Time: 51.67, Olympic ‘B’ Qualifying Time: 51.93
Prime 16 Qualifiers:
Simon Bucher (AUT) – 51.42
Katsuhiro Matsumoto (JPN) – 51.60
Nyls Korstanje (NED) – 51.70
Adilbek Mussin (KAZ) – 51.75
Diogo Matos Ribeiro (POR) – 51.78
Zach Harting (USA) – 51.94
Jakub Majerski (POL) – 51.96
Chad Le Clos (RSA) – 52.04 & Finlay Knox (CAN) – 52.04
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Josif Miladinov (BUL) – 52.10
Mario Molla Yanes (ESP) – 52.12
Shaine Casas (USA) – 52.21
Adrian Jaskiewicz (POL) – 52.31
Matheus Gonche (BRA) – 52.44
Gianmarco Sansone (ITA) – 52.46
SWIM-OFF REQUIRED: Matt Sates (RSA) & Max McCusker (IRL) tied at 52.52
A time of 51.60 claimed victory within the first of the circle seeded heats, and it was Japan’s Katsuhiro Matsumoto getting his hand on the wall first. After lacking out on the 200 fly closing, American Zach Harting bounced again for a 2nd place end on this warmth, dipping below the 52-second barrier with a swift 51.94. Jakub Majerski of Poland rounded out the highest three, checking-in at 51.96.
Adilbek Mussin hit the touchpad forward of everybody else in warmth seven, ending in a time of 51.75. South Africa’s Chad Le Clos grabbed the 2nd spot on this warmth, and was notably turning his head to the aspect during the last 20 meters to see the place his rivals had been.
Nyls Korstanje of the Netherlands placed on an underwater clinic within the closing warmth, main via the primary 50 in a really quick 23.43. He light a bit over the ultimate 15 meters, however held on for 2nd within the warmth. Austria’s Simon Bucher touched for the win, clocking the quickest time of the morning in 51.42.
The 50 fly champion from evening two, Portugal’s Diogo Matos Ribeiro, completed fifth total this morning in 51.78. Josif Miladinov of Bulgaria, who owns a greatest time of fifty.93, completed tenth this morning with a time of 52.10.
American Shaine Casas, who has the quickest greatest time of all of the entrants, posted a time of 52.21 to advance in twelfth place. Casas will anchor Staff USA’s 4×200 free relay on the finish of the session.
WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE — HEATS
World File: 2:03.14 — Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023)
Championship File: 2:03.35 — Regan Smith, United States (2019)
World Junior File: 2:03.35 — Regan Smith, United States (2019)
2023 World Champion: 2:03.85 – Kaylee McKeown, Australia
Olympic ‘A’ Qualifying Time: 2:10.39, Olympic ‘B’ Qualifying Time: 2:11.04
Prime 16 Qualifiers:
Claire Curzan (USA) – 2:10.50
Jaclyn Barclay (AUS) – 2:10.82
Gabriela Georgieva (BUL) – 2:10.86
Eszter Szabo-Feltothy (HUN) – 2:10.95
Anastasiya Shkurdai (NIA) – 2:11.34
Dora Molnar (HUN) – 2:11.35
Laura Bernat (POL) – 2:11.51
Adela Piskorska (POL) – 2:11.65
Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) – 2:11.78
Solar Mingxia (CHN) – 2:11.79
Freya Colbert (GBR) – 2:12.08
Africa Zamorano Sanz (ESP) – 2:12.55
Lilla Bognar (USA) – 2:12.56
Ingrid Wilm (CAN) – 2:12.67
Sum Yuet Cindy Cheung (HKG) – 2:13.11
Hannah Pearse (RSA) – 2:13.26
Jaclyn Barclay of Australia was victorious within the 2nd of 4 heats, touching in 2:10.82 for the win. That swim is simply over two seconds from her private greatest time, however safely advances her to the semifinals. Barclay touched in 4th place on evening three within the 100 backstroke closing, simply lacking the medals. She did publish a greatest time of 59.28 in that race although.
Hungary’s Dora Molnar gained the penultimate warmth, touching in a barely slower 2:11.35 time. Nice Britain’s Freya Colbert made it a race all the way down to the ultimate few meters, touching in 2:11.51. Anastasia Gorbenko of Israel, extra identified for her 200 IM prowess, was the one different sub-2:12 efficiency of the warmth.
American Claire Curzan, who bagged gold within the different two backstroke occasions in Doha, placed on an underwater clinic within the closing warmth. She flipped in 30.36 via the primary 50m earlier than hitting the 100 in 1:03.13. She seemed to be on cruise management for almost all of the race, however nonetheless posted the quickest time of the morning with a time of two:10.50.
Of observe, Curzan has posted greatest instances in each the 50 and 100 backstroke occasions right here in Doha. She might make it 3-for-3 with one on this 200 again come the ultimate.
A pair of Polish athletes will function in tonight’s semifinals, as Laura Bernat and Adela Piskorska posted 2:11-range performances to rank seventh and eighth.
Ingrid Wilm, who gained bronze within the 50 and 100 backs earlier within the meet, snuck via to the semifinals right here in 14th.
MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE — HEATS
World File: 20.91 — Cesar Cielo, Brazil (2009)
Championship File: 21.04 — Caeleb Dressel, United States (2019)
World Junior File: 21.75 — Michael Andrew, United States (2017)
2023 World Champion: 21.06 — Cameron McEvoy, Australia
Olympic ‘A’ Qualifying Time: 21.96, Olympic ‘B’ Qualifying Time: 22.07
Prime 16 Qualifiers:
WOMEN’S 50 BUTTERLY — HEATS
Prime 16 Qualifiers:
MEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY — HEATS
World File: 6:58.55 — United States (2009)
Championship File: 6:58.55 — United States (2009)
World Junior File: 7:08.37 — United States (2019)
2023 World Champion: 6:59.08 — Nice Britain
Prime 8 Qualifiers:
WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE — HEATS
World File: 8:04.79 — Katie Ledecky, United States (2016)
Championship File: 8:07.39 — Katie Ledecky, United States (2015)
World Junior File: 8:11.00 — Katie Ledecky, United States (2014)
2023 World Champion 8:08.87 — Katie Ledecky, United States
Olympic ‘A’ Qualifying Time: 8:26.71, Olympic ‘B’ Qualifying Time: 8:29.24
Prime 8 Qualifiers:
