World Championships Entry Listing Launched: Leon Marchand Entered in All 4 Gold-Medal Occasions
World Aquatics has launched the entry record for the 42 pool swimming occasions that can be contested on the group’s upcoming signature occasion in Singapore. These entries include the swimmers entered in every occasion in alphabetical order by nation, not so as of seed occasions. The pool swimming competitors will happen July 27-August 3 at a particular venue on the Singapore Sports activities Hub.
View the total entry record right here.
Little new data might be gleaned from these preliminary entries as every nationwide federation had staged choice meets or introduced their rosters heading to Singapore. Nonetheless, these lists do affirm that Leon Marchand is entered in all 4 particular person occasions through which he received Olympic gold final summer season in Paris. It was unclear if he would try each the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke along with the person medley occasions. Beforehand, he skipped the 200 breast at international meets in 2022 and 2023.
Marchand didn’t race on the French Championships in June, however he did publish some reminders of his 2024 dominance on the Longhorn Elite Invitational in Might, the place his occasions included the world’s greatest 400 IM this 12 months.
Summer season McIntosh is the headliner on the ladies’s aspect, with the 18-year-old Canadian set to swim 5 particular person occasions following her historic efficiency at Canadian Trials. McIntosh would be the high seed in each medley occasions, the 400 free and 200 fly and the No. 2 seed behind Katie Ledecky within the 800 free.
One unresolved entry was cleared up with this launch: James Man would be the second British consultant within the 200 free together with 2023 world champion Matt Richards. Man had tied with Duncan Scott for the win within the occasion on the British Championships, however just one spot was accessible with Richards pre-selected by advantage of his Paris Olympic silver within the occasion. Man receives the nod whereas Scott has a number of different particular person occasions and relays on his Singapore slate.
For the US, this record confirms a number of changes to the roster that happened following U.S. Nationals. Bobby Finke has opted out of the 400 IM to give attention to the space freestyle races, ceding his spot to Rex Maurer, whereas each Katie Ledecky and Torri Huske declined spots within the 200 free, placing Erin Gemmell in place for the person nod alongside Claire Weinstein.
Whereas the pool occasions are nonetheless greater than two weeks away, the World Championships formally start Friday with water polo motion happening over two weeks (July 11-24). Open water swimming will observe with competitors beginning July 15.
