Gretchen Walsh Leads Series Of World Records Set At Swimming Championships 2024

Gretchen Walsh continued her dream run at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) Budapest 2024 taking her fourth gold medal and sixth individual world record in the women’s 100m individual medley final.

Other Sports
By Ruchi Pradhan
Swimming World Championships 2024: World Records Tumble In Budapest; Final Results In Full
Image: AP

Gretchen Walsh continued her dream run at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) Budapest 2024 taking her fourth gold medal and sixth individual world record in the women’s 100m individual medley final.

The two-time American Olympic gold medallist Gretchen Walsh clocked 55.11 seconds to finish on the top of the podium. This came after  her fifth individual world record of the championships in the women’s 100m butterfly heats.

Another American Kate Douglass – a newly minted world record holder in the women’s 200m breaststroke – followed her at  56.49 to claim the silver medal, ahead of France’s Beryl Gastaldello, who rounded off the podium at 56.67 seconds.

Advertisement

There were other records as well created on night four of the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) Budapest 2024.

Team USA’s Luke Hobson won the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay breaking Paul Biedermann’s 15-year-old world record in the men’s 200m freestyle.

Other Americans Carson Foster, Shaine Casas and Kieran Smith did not stay quiet either, with the quartet clocking 6 minutes and 40.51 seconds to claim gold and set a new world record in the event.

Related Posts

List Of Sports Featuring At Khelo India Winter Games 2025

Norway’s Sander Eitrem Headlines ISU World Cup Speed Skating…

Champions League 2024-25: Teams Who Have Qualified For Last…

Gretchen Walsh Leads Series Of World Records Set At Swimming Championships 2024
Image: AP

Regan Smith set a world record in the women’s 50m backstroke – clocking 25.23 – and Miron Lifintsev set a new world junior record in the men’s 50m backstroke with a time of 22.47 seconds.

Spain’s Carles Coll Marti (2:01.55) surpassed Kirill Prigoda (2:01.88) and Japan’s Yamato Fukasawa (2:02.01) to win gold in the men’s 200m breaststroke final. He became the first swimmer from his nation in a decade to clinch gold at the World Swimming Championships.

Germany’s Isabel Gose (women’s 1500m freestyle), Team USA’s Kate Douglass (women’s 200m breaststroke) and Switzerland’s Noe Ponti (men’s 100m individual medley) claimed victories, with Italy finishing top in mixed 4x50m freestyle relay final.

Actions will continue in Duna Arena on Saturday, 14 December featuring six finals.

Also Read: World Aquatics Announces 2024 Swimmer Of The Year Nominees

Friday, 13 December

  • Women’s 1500m freestyle final
  1. Isabel Gose (GER), 15:24.69
  2.  Simona Quadarella (ITA), 15:30.14 (+05.45)
  3.  Jillian Cox (USA), 15:41.29 (+16.60)
  • Women’s 50m backstroke final
  1.  Regan Smith (USA), 25.23 WR
  2.  Katharine Berkoff (USA), 25.61 (+00.38)
  3.  Kylie Masse (CAN), 25.78 (+00.55)
  • Women’s 200m breaststroke final
  1.  Kate Douglass (USA), 2:12.50 WR
  2.  Evgeniia Chikunova, 2:15.14 (+02.64)
  3.  Alex Walsh (USA), 2:16.83 (+04.33)
  • Women’s 100m IM final
  1.  Gretchen Walsh (USA), 55.11 WR
  2.  Kate Douglass (USA), 56.49 (+01.38)
  3.  Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 56.67 (+01.56)
  • Men’s 50m backstroke final
  1. Miron Lifintsev, 22.47 WJ
  2.  Isaac Cooper (AUS), 22.49 (+00.02) OC
  3.  Shane Ryan (IRL), 22.56 (+00.09)
  • Men’s 200m breaststroke final
  1.  Carles Coll Marti (ESP), 2:01.55
  2.  Kirill Prigoda, 2:01.88 (+00.33)
  3. Yamato Fukasawa (JPN), 2:02.01 (+00.46)
  • Men’s 100m IM final
  1.  Noe Ponti (SUI), 50.33 CR
  2.  Bernhard Reitshammer (AUT), 51.11 (+00.78)
  3.  Caio Pumputis (BRA), 51.35 (+01.02)
  • Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
  1.  USA, 6:40.51 WR
  2.  AUS, 6:45.54 (+05.03)
  3.  ITA, 6:47.51 (+07.00)
  • Mixed 4×50 freestyle relay final
  1.  ITA, 1:28.50
  2.  CAN, 1:28.60 (+00.10)
  3.  POL, 1:28.80 (+00.30)

Thursday, 12 December

  • Women’s 100m freestyle final
  1. Gretchen Walsh (USA), 50.31 AM CR
  2.  Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 50.63 (+00.32)
  3.  Kate Douglass (USA), 50.73 (+00.42)
  • Women’s 100m breaststroke final
  1. Tang Qianting (CHN), 1:02.38
  2. Lilly King (USA), 1:02.80 (+00.42)
  3.  Eneli Jefimova (EST), 1:03.25 (+00.87)
  • Women’s 200m butterfly final
  1.  Summer McIntosh (CAN), 1:59.32 WR
  2. Regan Smith (USA), 2:01.00 (+01.68)
  3.  Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS), 2:02.91 (+03.59)
  • Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
  1. USA, 7:30.13 WR
  2.  HUN, 7:33.39 (+03.26)
  3. AUS, 7:33.60 (+03.47)
  • Men’s 100m freestyle final
  1.  Jack Alexy (USA), 45.38
  2.  Guilherme Santos (BRA), 45.47 (+00.09)
  3.  Jordan Crooks (CAY), 45.48 (+00.10)
  • Men’s 400m freestyle final
  1.  Elijah Winnington (AUS), 3:35.89
  2.  Carson Foster (USA), 3:36.31 (+00.42)
  3.  Kieran Smith (USA), 3:36.31 (+00.42)
  • Men’s 100m breaststroke final
  1.  Qin Haiyang (CHN), 55.47 AS CR
  2. Kirill Prigoda, 55.49 (+00.02)
  3.  Ilya Shymanovich (NAA), 55.60 (+00.13)
  • Men’s 200m butterfly final
  1.  Ilya Kharun (CAN), 1:48.24 AM = CR
  2.  Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:48.64 (+00.40)
  3. Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL), 1:49.26 (+01.02)

Wednesday, 11 December

  • Women’s 800m freestyle final
  1.  Lani Pallister (AUS), 8:01.95 CR
  2.  Isabel Gose (GER), 8:05.42 (+03.47)
  3.  Katie Grimes (USA), 8:05.90 (+03.95)
  • Women’s 100m backstroke final
  1.  Regan Smith (USA), 54.55 CR
  2. Katharine Berkoff (USA), 54.93 (+00.38)
  3.  Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 55.75 (+01.20)
  • Women’s 50m butterfly final
  1.  Gretchen Walsh (USA), 24.01
  2.  Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 24.43 (+00.42)
  3. Alexandria Perkins (AUS), 24.68 (+00.67)
  • Men’s 100m backstroke final
  1.  Miron Lifintsev, 48.76 WJ
  2. Hubert Kos (HUN), 48.79 (+00.03)
  3.  Kacper Stokowski (POL), 49.16 (+00.40)
  • Men’s 50m butterfly final
  1.  Noe Ponti (SUI), 21.32 WR
  2.  Ilya Kharun (CAN), 21.67 (+00.35)
  3.  Nyls Korstanje (NED), 21.68 (+00.36)
  • Mixed 4x50m medley relay final
  1.  Miron Lifintsev, Kirill Prigoda, Arina Surkova, Daria Trofimova, 1:35.36 ER
  2.  CAN, 1:35.94 (+00.58)
  3.  USA, 1:36.20 (+00.84)

Tuesday, 10 December

  • Women’s 400m freestyle final
  1.  Summer McIntosh (CAN), 3:50.25 WR
  2.  Lani Pallister (AUS), 3:53.73 (+03.48)
  3.  Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN), 3:54.88 (+04.63)
  • Women’s 200m IM final
  1.  Kate Douglass (USA), 2:01.63 WR
  2.  Alex Walsh (USA), 2:02.65 (+01.02)
  3. Abbie Wood (GBR), 2:02.75 (+01.12)
  • Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final
  1.  USA, 3:25.01 WR
  2. AUS, 3:28.25 (+03.24)
  3. CAN, 3:28.44 (+03.43)
  • Men’s 1500m freestyle final
  1.  Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN), 14:16.40
  2.  Florian Wellbrock (GER), 14:17.27 (+00.87)
  3.  Kuzey Tuncelli (TUR), 14:20.64 (+04.24)
  • Men’s 200m IM final
  1.  Shaine Casas (USA), 1:49.51 AM CR
  2.  Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:50.88 (+01.37)
  3.  Finlay Knox (CAN), 1:50.90 (+01.39)
  • Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final
  1.  USA, 3:01.66 WR
  2.  ITA, 3:03.65 (+01.99)
  3.  POL, 3:04.46 (+02.80)

Saturday, 14 December

  • Women’s 100m butterfly final
  • Women’s 400m IM final
  • Men’s 800m freestyle final
  • Men’s 100m butterfly final
  • Men’s 400m IM final
  • Mixed 4×100 medley relay final

Sunday, 15 December

  • Women’s 50m freestyle final
  • Women’s 200m freestyle final
  • Women’s 200m backstroke final
  • Women’s 50m breaststroke final
  • Women’s 4x100m medley relay final
  • Men’s 50m freestyle final
  • Men’s 200m freestyle final
  • Men’s 200m backstroke final
  • Men’s 50m breaststroke final
  • Men’s 4x100m medley relay final

 

Ruchi Pradhan
You might also like More from author

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More