World Records Fall Like Raindrops on Day 5 of Short Course Swimming Worlds

Date: 15 December 2024 - 21:54

News ID: ۱۳۴۶۹۷

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - World records fell one after another, be it in heats, semis, or finals on the fifth day of the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m).
On Saturday morning, in the women’s 50m freestyle heats, Paris Olympic gold medalist Gretchen Walsh of the United States continued her streak and delivered an exceptional performance, clocking a time of 23.02 seconds to secure her place in the next round. Her impressive swim set a new championship record (CR) and American record (AM). In the semifinals of the same event held in the evening, Walsh delivered a phenomenal performance, qualifying for the final with a time of 22.87, setting a new world record.
A similar scenario unfolded in the men’s 50m freestyle heats, where Jordan Crooks from the Cayman Islands delivered a blazing sprint, finishing with a time of 20.08 seconds to secure first place and qualification for the next round. His swim also set a new world record. In the evening’s semifinals, he surpassed himself with a time of 19.90, setting a new world record, and became the first person ever to go sub-20s over 50m in the pool.
The women’s 100m butterfly final, featured a record-breaking performance by Walsh, who secured gold with a time of 52.71, setting a new world record yet again. Tessa Giele of the Netherlands earned the silver medal, finishing 1.95 seconds behind. Alexandria Perkins from Australia claimed the bronze medal with a time of 55.10, setting a new Oceania record.
The men’s 100m butterfly final, showcased an outstanding performance by Noe Ponti of Switzerland, who claimed gold with a time of 47.71, setting a new world record. Maxime Grousset of France grabbed the silver medal, and Matthew Temple of Australia earned the bronze.
The women’s 400m individual medley final, showed an extraordinary performance by Paris Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh of Canada, who claimed gold with a time of 4:15.48, setting a new world record. Katie Grimes of the United States earned the silver medal. Abbie Wood of Britain secured the bronze medal.
The men’s 400m individual medley final, saw Ilia Borodin of Russia, competing as a neutral athlete, secure the gold medal with a time of 3:56.83. Carson Foster of the United States earned the silver medal, and Italian swimmer Alberto Razzetti claimed the bronze medal.
The men’s 800m freestyle final gave Hungary its first gold of the short course swimming worlds. Local swimmer Zalan Sarkany took the gold medal with a time of 7:30.56, unleashing explosive joy from the fans. Ahmed Jaouadi of Tunisia claimed the silver medal, finishing 1.37 seconds behind with a time of 7:31.93, setting a new African record. Luca De Tullio of Italy secured the bronze medal.
The mixed 4x100m medley relay final, saw a team of Russian swimmers, competing as neutral athletes, claim gold with a time of 3:30.47. The team included Miron Lifintsev, Kirill Prigoda, Arina Surkova, and Daria Klepikova. Team USA, consisting of Regan Smith, Lilly King, Dare Rose, and Jack Alexy, secured silver, finishing just 0.08 seconds behind with a time of 3:30.55. Canada earned the bronze medal, represented by Ingrid Wilm, Finlay Knox, Ilya Kharun, and Mary-Sophie Harvey.
After five competition days, 24 world records have been broken, the United States leads the medal table with 14 golds, 11 silvers and five bronzes.