2024 SC World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

We have now reached the final day of competition in the 2024 swim season. This last prelims session shouldn’t disappoint. Today’s competition starts with some 200s, and in traditional international competition fashion, we wrap it up with the medley relays.

Day 6 Prelims Line-Up

• Women’s 200 free
• Men’s 200 free
• Women’s 200 back
• Men’s 200 back
• Women’s 4×100 medley relay
• Men’s 4×100 medley relay

In the first event, the women’s 200 freestyle, Siobhan Haughey will be looking for a spot in finals to make it three straight world titles in this event. The men’s event, meanwhile, has a brand new world record holder in Luke Hobson from the 800 free relays earlier in the meet. Can Hobson back up his swim individually?

This short course season, Regan Smith has been on a warpath in backstroke, breaking world records in all three distances at least once. This 200 backstroke could serve as her victory lap and perhaps an opportunity to set new records.

The final individual event is the men’s 200 backstroke. Reigning Olympic gold medalist, Hungary’s Hubert Kos, has a shot to win his first short course world title. However, he’ll face competition from a slew of European talent, including top seed Lorenzo Mora.

Women’s 200 freestyle

• World Record: 1:50.31 — Siobhan Haughey, HKG (2021)
• World Junior Record: 1:52.59 — Bella Sims, USA (2022)
• Championship Record: 1:50.31 — Siobhan Haughey, HKG (2021)
• 2022 Champion: Siobhan Haughey, HKG — 1:51.65

Men’s 200 freestyle

• World Record: 1:38.91 — Luke Hobson, USA (2024)
• World Junior Record: 1:40.68 — Matthew Sates, RSA (2021)
• Championship Record: 1:38.91 — Luke Hobson, USA (2024)
• 2022 Champion: Hwang Sun-woo, KOR — 1:39.72

Women’s 200 backstroke

• World Record: 1:58.83 — Regan Smith, USA (2024)
• World Junior Record: 2:00.03 — Missy Franklin, USA (2011)
• Championship Record: 1:59.23 — Katinka Hosszu, HUN (2014)
• 2022 Champion: Kaylee McKeown, AUS — 1:59.26

Men’s 200 backstroke

• World Record: 1:45.63 — Mitch Larkin, AUS (2015)
• World Junior Record: 1:48.02 — Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2017)
• Championship Record: 1:46.68 — Ryan Lochte, USA (2010)
• 2022 Champion: Ryan Murphy, USA — 1:47.41

Women’s 4×100 medley relay

• World Record: 3:44.35 — United States (C. Curzan, L. King, T. Huske, K. Douglass) (2022)
• Championship Record: 3:44.35 — United States (C. Curzan, L. King, T. Huske, K. Douglass) (2022)
• 2022 Champion: United States (C. Curzan, L. King, T. Huske, K. Douglass) — 3:44.35

Men’s 4×100 medley relay

• World Record: 3:18.98 — Australia (I. Coopers, J. Yong, M. Temple, K. Chalmers) / United States (R. Murphy, N. Fink, T. Julian, K. Smith) (2022)
• Championship Record: 3:18.98 — Australia (I. Coopers, J. Yong, M. Temple, K. Chalmers) / United States (R. Murphy, N. Fink, T. Julian, K. Smith) (2022) 
• 2022 Champion: Tie – Australia (I. Coopers, J. Yong, M. Temple, K. Chalmers) / United States (R. Murphy, N. Fink, T. Julian, K. Smith) — 3:18.98