2024 World Championships: Day 8 Prelims Live Recap

By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam

2024 WORLD AQUATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• February 11th – February 18th, 2024
• Doha, Qatar
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DAY 8 PRELIMS EVENT SCHEDULE

• Men’s 400 IM
• Women’s 400 IM
• Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay
• Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay

It’s the final day of the 2024 World Championships and we have a very quick prelims session to cover. The only events of the morning with be the men’s 400 IM, women’s 400 IM, men’s 4×100 medley relay, and women’s 4×100 medley relay. For the last two World Championship meets (Budapest 2022 & Fukuoka 2023), the men’s 400 IM featured on the first day of the competition. However, here in Doha, it has been moved back to its usual position on the final day.

The top seed in the men’s 400 IM is Team USA’s Carson Foster. Foster claimed silver in this event at the previous two World Championships, posting the same exact time (4:06.56) in both of those finals. Japan’s Daiya Seto, Italy’s Alberto Razzetti, and New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt are among the other contenders to watch for.

The women’s 400 IM entry sheet is led by Great Britain’s Freya Colbert, who is seeded with a time of 4:35.28. Italy’s Sara Franceschi, Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko, France’s Cyrielle Duhamel, and Canadian teammates Tess Cieplucha and Ella Jansen are others to keep an eye on.

The men’s medley relay will feature Team USA, who are the defending champions. They seem to be pretty clear favorites assuming they advance to tonight’s final. The women’s relay is set to be a great battle between Australia, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Of note, the U.S. women have opted to scratch this medley relay, meaning they will not have the chance to defend their world title.

MEN’S 400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – HEATS

• World Record: Leon Marchand, France – 4:02.50 (2023)
• World Junior Record: Ilya Borodin, Russia – 4:10.02 (2021)
• Championship Record: Leon Marchand, France – 4:02.50 (2023)
• 2023 World Champion: Leon Marchand, France – 4:02.50
• Olympic ‘A’ Qualifying Time: 4:12.50, Olympic ‘B’ Qualifying Time: 4:13.76

WOMEN’S 400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – HEATS

• World Record: Summer McIntosh, Canada – 4:25.87 (2023)
• Championship Record: Summer McIntosh, Canada – 4:27.11 (2023)
• World Junior Record: Summer McIntosh, Canada – 4:25.87 (2023)
• 2023 World Champion: Summer McIntosh, Canada – 4:27.11
• Olympic ‘A’ Qualifying Time: 4:38.53, Olympic ‘B’ Qualifying Time: 4:39.92

MEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – HEATS

• World Record: United States – 3:26.78 (2021)
• Championship Record: United States – 3:27.20 (2023)
• World Junior Record: Russian Federation – 3:33.19 (2019)
• 2023 World Champion: United States – 3:27.20

WOMEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – HEATS

• World Record: United States – 3:50.40 (2019)
• Championship Record: United States – 3:50.40 (2019)
• World Junior Record: Canada – 3:58.38 (2017)
• 2023 World Champion: United States – 3:52.08

 

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