By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- December 10-15, 2024
- Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- SCM (25m)
- Meet Central
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- Live Results
- Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
- Finals Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
The 2024 Short Course World Championships ended a week ago. Athletes from around the world lit up the Duna Arena–a total of 30 world records were broken over six days of competition. Take a look back at the action from Budapest, Hungary, with this digest, which includes podiums, the final medal table, and a list of all the world, world junior, and championship records broken.
Women’s Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 freestyle | Gretchen Walsh (USA), 22.83 WR | Kate Douglass (USA), 23.05 | Kasia Wasick (POL), 23.37 |
| 100 freestyle | Gretchen Walsh (USA), 50.31 CR, AM | Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 50.63 NR | Kate Douglass (USA), 50.73 |
| 200 freestyle | Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 1:50.62 | Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN), 1:51.49 AM | Claire Weinstein (USA), 1:51.62 WJR, NR |
| 400 freestyle | Summer McIntosh (CAN), 3:50.25 WR, WJR | Lani Pallister (AUS), 3:53.73 OC | Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN), 3:54.88 |
| 800 freestyle | Lani Pallister (AUS), 8:01.95 CR, NR | Isabel Gose (GER), 8:05.42 | Katie Grimes (USA), 8:05.90 |
| 1500 freestyle | Isabel Gose (GER), 15:24.69 | Simona Quadarella (ITA), 15:30.14 | Jillian Cox (USA), 15:41.29 |
| 50 backstroke | Regan Smith (USA), 25.23 WR | Katharine Berkoff (USA), 25.61 | Kylie Masse (CAN), 25.78 |
| 100 backstroke | Regan Smith (USA), 54.55 CR | Katharine Berkoff (USA), 54.93 | Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 55.75 |
| 200 backstroke | Regan Smith (USA), 1:58.04 WR | Summer McIntosh (CAN), 1:59.96 WJR, NR | Anastasiya Shkurdai (NAA), 2:00.56 |
| 50 breaststroke | Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 28.54 | Tang Qianting (CHN), 28.86 | Lilly King (USA), 28.91 |
| 100 breaststroke | Tang Qiangting (CHN), 1:02.38 | Lilly King (USA), 1:02.80 | Eneli Jefimova (EST), 1:03.25 |
| 200 breaststroke | Kate Douglass (USA), 2:12.50 WR | Evgeniia Chikunova (NAB), 2:15.14 | Alex Walsh (USA), 2:16.83 |
| 50 butterfly | Gretchen Walsh (USA), 24.01 | Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 24.43 NR | Alexandria Perkins (AUS), 24.68 OC |
| 100 butterfly | Gretchen Walsh (USA), 52.71 WR | Tessa Giele (NED), 54.66 NR | Alexandria Perkins (AUS), 55.10 OC |
| 200 butterfly | Summer McIntosh (CAN), 1:59.32 WR, WJR | Regan Smith (USA), 2:01.00 NR | Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS), 2:02.91 |
| 100 IM | Gretchen Walsh (USA), 55.11 WR | Kate Douglass (USA), 56.49 | Beryl Gastaldello (FRA), 56.67 NR |
| 200 IM | Kate Douglass (USA), 2:01.63 WR | Alex Walsh (USA), 2:02.65 | Abbie Wood (GBR), 2:02.75 NR |
| 400 IM | Summer McIntosh (CAN), 4:15.48 WR, WJR | Katie Grimes (USA), 4:20.14 NR | Abbie Wood (GBR), 4:24.34 |
| 4×100 freestyle relay | USA (Douglass, Berkoff, Shackell, G. Walsh), 3:25.01 WR | Australia (Harris, Jansen, Perkins, Pallister), 3:28.25 | Canada (Harvey, McIntosh, Wilm, Oleksiak), 3:28.44 |
| 4×200 freestyle relay | USA (A. Walsh, Madden, Grimes, Weinstein), 7:30.13 WR | Hungary (Padar, Ugrai, Molnar, Abraham), 7:33.39 NR | Australia (Neale, Dekkers, Jansen, Pallister), 7:33.60 |
| 4×100 medley relay | USA (Smith, King, G. Walsh, Douglass), 3:40.41 WR | Great Britain (Wood, Evans, Okaro, Anderson), 3:47.84 NR | China (Qian, Tang, Chen, Liu), 3:47.93 |
World Records:
- 50 butterfly: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 24.02 (heat)
- 400 freestyle: Summer McIntosh, Canada — 3:50.25
- 50 butterfly: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 23.94 (semifinal)
- 200 IM: Kate Douglass, United States — 2:01.63
- 4×100 freestyle relay: United States (Douglass, Berkoff, Shackell, G. Walsh) — 3:25.01
- 200 butterfly: Summer McIntosh, Canada — 1:59.32
- 100 IM: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 55.71 (semifinal)
- 4×200 freestyle relay: United States (A. Walsh, Madden, Grimes, Weinstein) — 7:30.13
- 100 butterfly: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 53.24 (heat)
- 100 butterfly: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 52.87 (semifinal)
- 200 breaststroke: Kate Douglass, United States — 2:12.50
- 50 backstroke: Regan Smith, United States — 25.23
- 100 IM: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 55.11
- 100 butterfly: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 52.71
- 50 freestyle: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 22.87 (semifinal)
- 400 IM: Summer McIntosh, Canada — 4:15.48
- 50 freestyle: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 22.83
- 200 backstroke: Regan Smith, United States — 1:58.04
- 100 backstroke: Regan Smith, United States — 54.02 (women’s 4×100 medley relay lead off)
- 4×100 medley relay: United States (Smith, King, Walsh, Douglass) — 3:40.41
World Junior Records:
- 400 freestyle: Summer McIntosh, Canada — 3:50.25
- 200 butterfly: Summer McIntosh, Canada — 1:59.32
- 50 backstroke: Sara Curtis, Italy — 26.03 (semifinal)
- 400 IM: Summer McIntosh, Canada — 4:15.48
- 200 backstroke: Summer McIntosh, Canada — 1:59.96
- 50 freestyle: Eva Okaro, Great Britain — 23.66
- 200 freestyle: Claire Weinstein, United States — 1:51.62
Championship Records:
- 100 backstroke: Regan Smith, United States — 54.55
- 100 freestyle: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 50.49 (semifinal)
- 800 freestyle: Lani Pallister, Australia — 8:01.95
- 100 IM: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 56.06 (heat)
- 100 freestyle: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 50.31
- 50 freestyle: Gretchen Walsh, United States — 23.02 (heat)
Men’s Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 freestyle | Jordan Crooks (CAY), 20.19 | Guilherme Caribe (BRA), 20.57 | Jack Alexy (USA), 20.61 |
| 100 freestyle | Jack Alexy (USA), 45.38 | Guilherme Caribe (BRA), 45.47 SA | Jordan Crooks (CAY), 45.48 |
| 200 freestyle | Luke Hobson (USA), 1:38.61 WR | Maximilian Giuliani (AUS), 1:40.36 OC | Lucas Henveaux (BEL), 1:41.13 NR |
| 400 freestyle | Elijah Winnington (AUS), 3:35.89 | Carson Foster (USA)/Kieran Smith (USA), 3:36.31 | — |
| 800 freestyle | Zalan Sarkany (HUN), 7:30.56 NR | Florian Wellbrock (GER), 7:31.90 | Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN), 7:31.93 AF |
| 1500 freestyle | Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN), 14:16.40 | Florian Wellbrock (GER), 14:17.27 | Kuzey Tuncelli (TUR), 14:20.64 WJR, NR |
| 50 backstroke | Miron Lifintsev (NAB), 22.47 WJR | Isaac Cooper (AUS), 22.49 OC | Shane Ryan (IRL), 22.56 NR |
| 100 backstroke | Miron Lifintsev (NAB), 48.76 WJR | Hubert Kos (HUN), 48.79 NR | Kacper Stokowski (POL), 49.16 NR |
| 200 backstroke | Hubert Kos (HUN), 1:45.65 CR, ER | Lorenzo Mora (ITA), 1:48.96 | Mewen Tomac (FRA), 1:49.93 |
| 50 breaststroke | Qin Haiyaing (CHN), 25.42 | Kirill Prigoda (NAB)/Emre Sakci (TUR), 25.56 | — |
| 100 breaststroke | Qin Haiyang (CHN), 55.47 CR, AS | Kirill Prigoda (NAB), 55.49 NR | Ilya Shymanovich (NAA), 55.60 |
| 200 breaststroke | Carles Coll Marti (ESP), 2:01.55 NR | Kirill Prigoda (NAB), 2:01.88 | Yamato Fukasawa (JPN), 2:02.01 |
| 50 butterfly | Noe Ponti (SUI), 21.32 WR | Ilya Kharun (CAN), 21.67 AM | Nyls Korstanje (NED), 21.68 |
| 100 butterfly | Noe Ponti (SUI), 47.71 WR | Maxime Grousset (FRA), 48.57 NR | Matthew Temple (AUS), 48.71 |
| 200 butterfly | Ilya Kharun (CAN), 1:28.24 =CR, AM | Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:48.64 ER | Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL), 1:49.26 NR |
| 100 IM | Noe Ponti (SUI), 50.33 CR, NR | Bernhard Reitshammer (AUT), 51.11 NR | Caio Pumputis (BRA), 51.35 SA |
| 200 IM | Shaine Casas (USA), 1:49.51 CR, AM | Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:50.88 NR | Finlay Knox (CAN), 1:50.90 NR |
| 400 IM | Ilya Borodin (NAB), 3:56.83 | Carson Foster (USA), 3:57.45 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 3:58.83 |
| 4×100 freestyle relay | USA (Alexy, Hobson, Smith, Guiliano), 3:01.66 WR | Italy (Miressi, Deplano, Zazzeri, Frigo), 3:03.65 | Poland (Sieradzki, Majerski, Masiuk Stokowski), 3:04.46 NR |
| 4×200 freestyle relay | USA (Hobson, Foster, Casas, Smith), 6:40.51 WR | Australia (Giuliani, Sommerville, Turner, Winnington), 6:45.54 OC | Italy (Megli, Frigo, D’Ambrosio, Razzetti), 6:47.51 NR |
| 4×100 medley relay | Neutral Athletes – B (Lifintsev, Prigoda, Minakov, Kornev), 3:18.68 WR | USA (Casas, Andrew, Rose, Alexy), 3:19.03 | Italy (Mora, Viberti, Busa, Miressi), 3:19.91 |
World Records:
- 50 butterfly: Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.43 (semifinal)
- 4×100 freestyle relay: United States (Alexy, Hobson, Smith, Guiliano) — 3:01.66
- 50 butterfly: Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.32
- 200 freestyle: Luke Hobson, United States — 1:38.91 (men’s 4×200 freestyle relay lead-off)
- 4×200 freestyle relay: United States (Hobson, Foster, Casas, Smith) — 6:40.51
- 50 freestyle: Jordan Crooks, Cayman Islands — 20.08 (heat)
- 50 freestyle: Jordan Crooks, Cayman Islands — 19.90 (semifinal)
- 100 butterfly: Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 47.71
- 200 freestyle: Luke Hobson, United States — 1:38.61
- 4×100 medley relay: Neutral Athletes – B (Lifintsev, Prigoda, Minakov, Kornev) — 3:18.68
World Junior Records:
- 1500 freestyle: Kuzey Tuncelli, Turkey — 14:20.64
- 100 backstroke: Miron Lifintsev, Neutral Athletes – B — 48.76
- 50 backstroke: Miron Lifintsev, Neutral Athletes – B — 22.47
- 50 breaststroke: Chris Smith, South Africa — 25.66 (semifinal)
Championship Records:
- 50 butterfly: Nyls Korstanje, Netherlands — 21.62 (heat)
- 50 butterfly: Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.53 (heat)
- 200 IM: Shaine Casas, United States — 1:49.51
- 100 freestyle: Jack Alexy, United States — 45.05 (men’s 4×100 freestyle relay lead-off)
- 100 freestyle: Jordan Crooks, Cayman Islands — 44.95 (heat)
- 200 butterfly: Ilya Kharun, Canada — 1:48.24 (= record)
- 100 breaststroke: Qin Haiyang, China — 55.47
- 100 IM: Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 50.43 (semifinal)
- 100 IM: Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 50.33
- 200 backstroke: Hubert Kos, Hungary — 1:45.65
Mixed Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 4×50 freestyle relay | Italy (Deplano, Miressi, DiPietro, Curtis), 1:28.50 | Canada (Kharun, Kisil, Wilm, Harvey), 1:28.60 | Poland (Ludwiczak, Sieradzki, Fiedkiewicz, Wasick), 1:28.80 NR |
| 4×50 medley relay | Neutral Athletes – B (Lifintsev, Prigoda, Surkova, Trofimova), 1:35.36 ER | Canada (Masse, Knox, Kharun, Wilm), 1:35.94 NR | USA (Casas, Andrew, Smith, Berkoff), 1:36.20 |
| 4×100 medley relay | Neutral Athletes -B (Lifintsev, Prigoda, Surkova, Klepikova), 3:30.47 | USA (Smith, King, Rose, Alexy), 3:30.55 | Canada (Wilm, Knox, Kharun, Harvey), 3:31.97 |
Final Medal Table
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| United States | 18 | 13 | 8 | 39 |
| Neutral Athletes – B | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Canada | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Germany | 1 | 3 | 01 | 4 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Brazil | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Neutral Athletes – A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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