American swimming stars Regan Smith and Gretchen Walsh clinched a gold medal each at the ongoing World Aquatics Short Course Swimming World Championships (25m) 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. With this, they added two golds to Team USA’s growing medal haul.
Smith, who won five medals at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, clocked a 54.55 to create a championship record, winning the women’s 100m backstroke final. Teammate Katharine Berkoff finished 0.38 seconds behind at 54.93 to take the second place. Canada’s Ingrid Wilm rounded off the podium (55.75).
On the other hand, Walsh, who won four medals at Paris 2024, touched the wall at 24.01 to take the women’s 50m butterfly title. She clocked the third-fastest time in the event after she lowered the world record twice on the opening day of the Swimming World Championships 2024 , first to 24.02 in the morning heats and then to 23.94 in the semi-finals.
France’s Beryl Gastaldello (24.43) and Australia’s Alexandria Perkins (24.68) bagged the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Women’s competition came to an end on Wednesday with the women’s 800m freestyle final, which saw Australia’s Lani Pallister top the podium after a championship record time of 8:01.95.
In the men’s events, Miron Lifintsev clinched victory in the 100m backstroke, while Noe Ponti took the gold in the 50m butterfly. Switzerland’s Ponti’s 21.32 holds the world record in the event.
The Swimming World Championships 2024 continue on Thursday (12 December) with eight finals.
2024 Swimming World Championships (25m): Results
Tuesday, 10 December
- Women’s 400m freestyle final
- Summer McIntosh (CAN), 3:50.25 WR
- Lani Pallister (AUS), 3:53.73 (+03.48)
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN), 3:54.88 (+04.63)
- Women’s 200m IM final
- Kate Douglass (USA), 2:01.63 WR
- Alex Walsh (USA), 2:02.65 (+01.02)
- Abbie Wood (GBR), 2:02.75 (+01.12)
- Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final
- USA, 3:25.01 WR
- AUS, 3:28.25 (+03.24)
- CAN, 3:28.44 (+03.43)
- Men’s 1500m freestyle final
- Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN), 14:16.40
- Florian Wellbrock (GER), 14:17.27 (+00.87)
- Kuzey Tuncelli (TUR), 14:20.64 (+04.24)
- Men’s 200m IM final
- Shaine Casas (USA), 1:49.51 AM CR
- Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:50.88 (+01.37)
- Finlay Knox (CAN), 1:50.90 (+01.39)
- Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final
- USA, 3:01.66 WR
- ITA, 3:03.65 (+01.99)
- POL, 3:04.46 (+02.80)
Wednesday, 11 December
- Women’s 800m freestyle final
- Lani Pallister (AUS), 8:01.95 CR
- Isabel Gose (GER), 8:05.42 (+03.47)
- Katie Grimes (USA), 8:05.90 (+03.95)
- Women’s 100m backstroke final
- Regan Smith (USA), 54.55 CR
- Katharine Berkoff (USA), 54.93 (+00.38)
- Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 55.75 (+01.20)
- Women’s 50m butterfly final
- Gretchen Walsh (USA), 24.01
- Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 24.43 (+00.42)
- Alexandria Perkins (AUS), 24.68 (+00.67)
- Men’s 100m backstroke final
- Miron Lifintsev, 48.76 WJ
- Hubert Kos (HUN), 48.79 (+00.03)
- Kacper Stokowski (POL), 49.16 (+00.40)
- Men’s 50m butterfly final
- Noe Ponti (SUI), 21.32 WR
- Ilya Kharun (CAN), 21.67 (+00.35)
- Nyls Korstanje (NED), 21.68 (+00.36)
- Mixed 4x50m medley relay final
- Miron Lifintsev, Kirill Prigoda, Arina Surkova, Daria Trofimova, 1:35.36 ER
- CAN, 1:35.94 (+00.58)
- USA, 1:36.20 (+00.84)
2024 Swimming World Championships (25m): Upcoming Events
Thursday, 12 December
- Women’s 100m freestyle final
- Women’s 100m backstroke final
- Women’s 200m butterfly final
- Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
- Men’s 100m freestyle final
- Men’s 400m freestyle final
- Men’s 100m backstroke final
- Men’s 200m butterfly final
Friday, 13 December
- Women’s 1500m freestyle final
- Women’s 50m backstroke final
- Women’s 200m breaststroke final
- Women’s 100m IM final
- Men’s 50m backstroke final
- Men’s 200m breaststroke final
- Men’s 100m IM final
- Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
- Mixed 4×50 freestyle relay final
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
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