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Following her record-breaking swim in the 100 backstroke, Regan Smith will look to take-down Kaylee McKeown’s world record in the 200 back on day 3. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography
After breaking the World Record in the 100 back, Regan grabbed an American Record in the 200 back – and the top prize for the Incheon stop of…
Kim Seo-yeong was responsible for two of the new National Records set at the Incheon stop of the Swimming World Cup this week.
Benvenuti al recap live della terza giornata di finali della Coppa del Mondo a Incheon dove si prospetta un’altra serata dalle grandi emozioni
Quattro italiani saranno impegnati nelle finali del secondo giorno della tappa di Incheon della Coppa del Mondo. Recap Batterie day 3
Following her record-breaking swim in the 100 backstroke, Regan Smith will look to take-down Kaylee McKeown’s world record in the 200 back on day 3.
Smith blasted her way to a time of 54.41, lowering Kaylee McKeown’s record of 54.56 set 29 days ago at the Australian Short Course Championships.
Let’s see how French Olympic champion and world record holder Leon Marchand fares in his events on day 2 of the 2024 World Cup in
Incheon, Korea.
17-year-old Milla Jansen becomes the first official breaker of the Australian women’s 200 short course meter free record for her age.
October 25th, 2024
The 2024 World Cup has already seen several world records, with one coming on each of the first two days in Incheon via Americans Kate Douglass and Regan Smith. With both swimmers slated to compete again on day 3, along with newly minted 50 butterfly world record holder Noe Ponti, there are bound to be sparks flying on the final day of action.
After breaking the world record in the 100 backstroke on day 2, Smith will be looking to challenge Kaylee McKeown‘s 200 backstroke world record of 1:58.94. At the previous stop of this series in Shanghai, Smith won the event, coming about 2 seconds off of McKeown’s mark, but she has already proven to be much faster here.
Douglass is entered in both the 50 butterfly and 200 IM and is the favorite to take home gold in both of them. On day 1, Douglass dropped the hammer in the 200 breaststroke, shattering Rebecca Soni’s world record from 2009.
Coming off of his world record in the event, Ponti will take on the 50 butterfly again. At the previous stop in Shanghai, Ponti popped a WR of 21.67 in prelims before coming within .01 of that time in finals. Given his consistency in the event, that record will likely remain in-danger through the remainder of the series.
There will be plenty of excitement in the other events as well. Specifically, in the men’s 400 IM, where long course world record holder Leon Marchand will face-off against SCM world record holder Daiya Seto. Though Marchand won the event in Shanghai, he was significantly slower than expected, swimming a time of 4:00.03. With Seto most recently put up a time of 3:59.79 in the 400m IM at a domestic meet, the race is shapping up to be very close.
The prelims session should be viewable to most fans on the World Aquatics Recast page (for a fee), which can be accessed below. For more information, read here.
The early heat of the men’s 400 IM this morning saw a great race between American Brian Raghunathan and Philippines’ R.C.C. Domingo. Raghunathan, just 15 years old, won the race, swimming the SCM 400 IM officially, at least, for the first time in his young career. He clocked a 4:34.70, beating out Domingo by 0.24 seconds. Raghunathan took the lead on breaststroke and managed to hold on through the freestyle leg.
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
Finland’s Laura Lahtinen clocked a 56.08 to lead prelims of the women’s 100 fly by nearly half-a-second. It was a highly encouraging morning swim for Lahtinen, coming in exactly half-a-second off her own Finnish Record of 55.58, which she swam last week.
While Sweden’s Louise Hansson was 2nd overall this morning in 56.56, she had the fastest opening 50m split in the field. Hansson was out very fast this morning, splitting 26.27 on the first 50.
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
Noe Ponti was within striking range of his own World Record in the men’s 50 fly tonight, clocking a 21.88. Not only was he the fastest in the field by nearly half a second, Ponti’s time of 21.88 was only 0.21 seconds off his WR mark of 21.67.
The field is pretty tight behind Ponti, but it was Dutchman Nyls Korstanje who came in 2nd with a 22.24 this morning.
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
Belarusian Anastasiya Shkurdai, competing under the ‘Neutral Independent Athletes’ banner, beat out American Regan Smith in the women’s 200 backstroke this morning. Shkurdai clocked a 2:04.81, swimming a very consistently split race. She was out in 1:02.05 on the first 100m, then came home in 1:02.76 on the back half. Shkurdai has room to go faster tonight, as she holds the Belarusian Record in the event with her career best of 2:00.15.
Regan Smith, fresh off a World Record in the 100 back yesterday, clocked a 2:05.78 for 2nd this morning. Smith actually doesn’t hold the American Record in the women’s 200 back currently. That record is still held by Missy Franklin, who went 2:00.03 at the World Cup back in 2011. Given Smith’s 54.40 100 backstroke yesterday, it seems pretty likely she stands a great chance of taking down that record t0night in finals.
Canadian Ingrid Wilm was right there in the mix this morning as well, swimming a 2:05.83. Wilm actually negative split the race, going out in 1:03.75 and coming home in 1:02.08, which indicates she can go quite a bit faster tonight in finals.
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
Poland’s Kacper Stokowski posted a 50.08 to earn the top seed for the men’s 100 backstroke tonight. Stokowski was out the fastest of everyone in the field, splitting a quick 24.27 on the opening 50m. He put himself within a second of the Polish Record, which stands at 49.23.
South Africa’s Pieter Coetze was 2nd this morning in 50.54. Coetze holds the African Record in the event with a 49.35, which he swam last week in Shanghai.
In his 2nd race of the morning, Italian Thomas Ceccon came in 4th in the 100 back, swimming a 50.82. The World Record holder in the LCM 100 back, Ceccon doesn’t hold the Italian Record in the SCM race. He was out in 24.49 on the opening 50m this morning, which will need to be faster tonight if he wants to compete for gold. Ceccon also finished 5th in the men’s 50 fly prelims earlier in the session.
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
China’s Tang Qianting led the way in prelims of the women’s 50 breast this morning, swimming a 29.57. She was the fastest swimmer in the field this morning on both 25s of the race.
Italian Benedetta Pilato wasn’t far behind this morning, swimming a 29.82. It appears the race tonight will be between Tang and Pilato, though Sweden’s Sophie Hansson (30.16) could make some noise as well.
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
In a tight prelims of the men’s 200 breast, 1st and 8th* (actually 7th) was separated by just 1.70 seconds. Netherlands’ Caspar Corbeau clocked the top time of the morning with a 2:05.30. Corbeau was the only swimmer in the field to go out under 1:00 on the opening 100m of the race, splitting 59.42. He either paid a bit for that early speed, or shut it down on the back half of the race, as he came home in 1:05.88.
Australian Joshua Yong was 2nd this morning in 2:05.79, touching as the only other swimmer under 2:06.
China’s Qin Haiyang, a powerhouse in the LCM breaststroke race, made it into tonight’s final by the skin of his teeth. Qin went 2:07.00, tying for 7th with New Zealand’s Josh Gilbert. Notably, Qin holds the World Record in the LCM 200 breast with a 2:05.48, indicating he has the ability to be massively faster in the SCM race than he was this morning.
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The women’s 100 free prelims was the tightest race we’ve seen so far this morning, with 1st and 8th being separated by just 0.79 seconds. Polish 32-year-old Katarzyna Wasick led the way, swimming a 53.21. While that’s not a particularly fast top time for the morning, it does set up what should be a really fun race tonight in finals.
China’s Yang Junxuan was very close behind Wasick, touching in 53.23, while Australian Milla Jansen was 53.27, and Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey was 4th in 53.29. All 4 women split the race nearly identically this morning, so it will be interesting to see how the race strategies might shift for tonight.
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
Great Britain’s Duncan Scott and Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys put up a great race in the 5th heat of the men’s 200 free this morning. Scott won out, swimming a 1:42.35, which wound up being the top time of the morning as well. Rapsys was close by in 1:42.58, which earns him the 2nd seed for tonight’s final. The duo never got more than 0.36 seconds apart during their race this morning.
American Kieran Smith was also under 1:43 this morning, swimming a 1:42.74, which earns him the 3rd seed for tonight.
South Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo was 4th overall this morning in 1:43.27, however, he was out the fastest of anyone in the field, splitting 49.92 on the opening 100m.
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
Canadian Mary-Sophie Harvey put up a 2:08.45 200 IM to earn the top seed for tonight’s final. One of two swimmers to go under 2:10 this morning, Harvey, was 27.84 on fly, 31.24 on back, 37.73 on breast, and 31.66 on free. Harvey was out the fastest of anyone, recording the fastest fly and back splits in the field this morning.
Australian Tara Kinder was the only other swimmer in the field under 2:10 this morning, swimming a 2:09.02. She was home the fastest of anyone in the field this morning, clocking a 30.18 on the final 50.
In the early heat of the men’s 800 free, Won June put up a 7:55.53, taking 13 seconds off his seed time. Just 16 years old, Won put together a great race, taking control of the heat and expanding that lead through the swim.
SwimSwam remembered there’s such a thing as prelims
Whoa Douglas and Nelson both no showed the IM.
Meanwhile in the open water in Hong Kong they started the race an hour early because of a potential typhoon hitting before the finish of the 10k. The wind looks brutal. T.E. Raymond of Australia has been leading most of the mega race. The women have switched more often. Katie Grimes took the lead about halfway through lap 4 (of 6) and started to string the field out.
As I was typing the men entered the last lap and the Italian contingent surged to the lead pushing Raymond back to third.
Been fun watching it split screened with the pool prelims. The conditions are getting noticeable worse and the women still have at least 40 minutes to go… Read more »
Thanks! How are you watching the open water?
VPN to France and Eurovision Sports. That’s how I’m watching the pool world cup too.
Thank you!!!
Found it on YouTube
Moesha Johnson from Australia wins the women’s race. Both mens and womens race was exciting. Couldn’t believe I found it on YouTube. No such luck trying to watch the pool swimming.
Marchand no showed 200 Breastroke
Not keen on doing the double again.
Edit: Oh he’s entered in the 200 free.
No show there too. Maybe we will see him under 4 minutes in the 400 IM tonight
Hoping for a good race with Seto 🤞
Oh yes please!
Michael Andrew i cant
hes not salvageable
Another unusual combination of events: Bella Grant excels in the 200 fly and 200 back. Her 200 free is nowhere near as good.
I can’t think of anyone else with the same wheelhouse?
Seriously?
I think this is quite common? Butterfliers are typically strong backstrokers (at least short course) because they have very good underwaters. Think MacNeil, Hansson, Burns, Urlando etc. All have won worlds/NCAAs or set the fastest times in Backstroke despite it not being their best stroke.
lol funny that i got crucified last week when i brought up Urlando being a better short course backstroke/butterflyer than freestyle, didn’t think it’d come up again so soon
I thought about MacNeil, but her freestyle was also elite.
It was particularly her 200 specialisation that stood so out to me – Bella’s 100s in neither stroke are as strong
Regan Smith?
Regan also excels at every backstroke distance (proven by her 100m WR). I think I’m surprised by how narrow Bella’s range is in comparison.
Oh gotcha.
Tyler Clary?
Summer McIntosh?
not a backstroker. just a very very good swimmer
Tell that to her 2:03 this summer at worlds
rahhhhhhh
how are ppl disliking this, Summer definitely does not fit in the “excels at fly and back, nowhere near as good at free” category
They’re probably disliking it because Summer is a backstroker but she just can’t swim everything.
I misunderstood Miss M’s criteria of the combo being literally only good at 200 Fly and 200 Back.
Huh??
21.88 for Ponti
Yeah seeing the WR line pop up in prelims was fun.
Katie Ledecky is missing out on some serious Christmas spending money (400 FR, 800 FR, 1500 FR).
So is Erika Fairweather
So is Ian Thorpe
So is Summer McIntosh
Nicole has been with SwimSwam since April 2020, as both a reporter and social media contributor. Prior to joining the SwimSwam platform, Nicole also managed a successful Instagram platform, amassing over 20,000 followers. Currently, Nicole is pursuing her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. After competing for the swim …
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