2024 Australian Open Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam

2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
• Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
• Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
• LCM (50m)
• Non-Olympic Qualifying Event
• Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
• Meet Central
• Final Start List
• Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
• Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap
• Day 3 Prelims Live Recap | Day 3 Finals Live Recap
• Live Results (also available via Meet Mobile: “2024 Australian Open Championships”)
• Australian Channel 9 Livestream / YouTube Livestream

Welcome to the fourth and final day of the 2024 Australian Open Championships. As a reminder, this meet is NOT a selection meet for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Most elite-level swimmers will use this meet as a tune-up for the Olympic Trials, which are scheduled to take place from June 10-15 at the Brisbane Aquatic Center.

This final prelim session will include the men’s 100 freestyle, women’s 200 freestyle, men’s 400 IM, men’s 50 breaststroke, men’s 200 butterfly, women’s 200 backstroke, and women’s 100 butterfly.

MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE — HEATS

• World Record — 46.80, Pan Zhanle (2024)
• Australian Record — 47.04, Cameron McEvoy (2016)
• Commonwealth Record — 47.04, Cameron McEvoy (2016)
• Australian Olympic Qualifying Time – 48.06

Top 10 Qualifiers:

WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – HEATS

• World Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (2023)
• Australian Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (2023)
• Commonwealth Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (2023)
• Australian Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:56.59

Top 10 Qualifiers:

MEN’S 400 IM – HEATS

• World Record – 4:02.50, Leon Marchand (2023)
• Australian Record – 4:09.27, Brendon Smith (2021)
• Commonwealth Record – 4:08.70, Lewis Clareburt (2022)
• Australian Olympic Qualifying Time – 4:12.50

Top 10 Qualifiers:

MEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE — HEATS

• World Record — 25.95, Adam Peaty (2017)
• Australian Record — 26.32, Sam Williamson (2024)
• Commonwealth Record — 25.95, Adam Peaty (2017)

Top 10 Qualifiers:

MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY — HEATS

• World Record — 1:50.34, Kristof Milak (2022)
• Australian Record — 1:54.46, Nick D’Arcy (2009)
• Commonwealth Record —  1:52.96, Chad Le Clos (2012)
• Australian Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:54.97

Top 10 Qualifiers:

WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE — HEATS

• World Record — 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (2023)
• Australian Record — 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (2023)
• Commonwealth Record — 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (2023)
• Australian Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:09.74

Top 10 Qualifiers:

WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – HEATS

• World Record – 55.48, Sarah Sjostrom (2016)
• Australian Record – 55.72, Emma McKeon (2021)
• Commonwealth Record – 55.59, Maggie MacNeil (2021)
• Australian Olympic Qualifying Time – 57.17

Top 10 Qualifiers:

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