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British multi-Olympic medalist Duncan Scott is set to appear in the final of the men’s 200m freestyle on day 3 of the World Cup in Shanghai. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography
Benvenuti alla copertura live delle finali del terzo giorno della Coppa del Mondo di Nuoto 2024 a Shanghai, dove ci aspettiamo grandi emozioni
Noe Ponti broke the World Record in the 50 short course meters fly on Sunday in Shanghai, China at the first stop of the 2024 Swimming World Cup Series.
20-year-old Olympic medalist Tang Qianting kept the records rolling on night 2 in Shanghai, hitting a new Chinese and Asian mark in the women’s 100m breast.
Qin Haiyang took the men’s 50m breaststroke tonight in Shanghai, establishing a personal best, Chinese national and Asian continental record in the process.
Regan Smith of the United States tied the hours-old national record Gretchen Walsh logged yesterday in the women’s SCM 100 backstroke.
Olympic medalist Noe Ponti continued to impress at the World Cup in Shanghai, establishing a new personal best and Swiss record in the men’s 200m IM.
Add another accolade to the resume of 22-year-old French superstar Leon Marchand as he clocked a new European Record in the men’s SCM 200 IM.
Follow along with all the action from day 2 finals in Shanghai, featuring Olympic multi-gold medalist Leon Marchand of France.
October 20th, 2024
GOLD – Leon Marchand (FRA), 4:00.03
SILVER – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 4:01.51
BRONZE – Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 4:05.03
With LCM 400 IM World Record holder Leon Marchand of France in the water, it was a little surprising we didn’t see a sub-4:00 in this men’s final.
Still, the 22-year-old 4-time gold medalist in Paris managed to get to the wall first, hitting 4:00.03 for a new personal best.
Italy’s national record holder Alberto Razzetti was next in 4:01.51 while New Zealand’s Olympic finalist Lewis Clareburt rounded out the podium in 4:05.03. The former has been as quick as 3:57.01 in his career to sit as the 4th-fastest man in history while Clareburt’s outing tonight checks in as a new national record.
Of note, South African Matt Sates was a no-show for tonight’s final.
GOLD – Tang Muhan (CHN), 8:15.34
SILVER – Gao Weizhong (CHN), 8:16.17
BRONZE – Kong Yaqi (CHN), 8:27.21
China swept this women’s 800m free final, led by 21-year-old Tang Muhan who logged a gold medal-worthy time of 8:15.34. That represents a new personal best.
Behind her was teammate Gao Weizhong who notched 8:16.17 for silver while Kong Yaqi, just 16 years of age, bagged bronze in 8:27.21. This bronze pairs with Kong’s same position captured in last night’s women’s 200m free final where she produced a new lifetime best of 1:55.21.
GOLD – Laura Lahtinen (FIN), 55.58
SILVER – Yu Yiting (CHN), 55.94
BRONZE – Louise Hansson (SWE), 56.07
After destroying her former national record in this morning’s heats of the women’s 100m fly, Finnish athlete Laura Lahtinen shaved off even more time for gold.
This morning, Lahtinen turned in a time of 55.82, crushing her previous Finnish standard of 56.88 turned in during the heats of the 2022 Short Course World Championships.
Tonight, the 21-year-old split 12.06/14.09/14.36/15.07 to get under the 56-second threshold for the 2nd time of her career, posting 55.58. That positions Lahtinen just outside the list of top 20 performers of all time in this event.
Lahtinen already nailed a new national record of 2:03.13 to earn bronze in the 200m fly on night 1 here in Shanghai.
China’s Yu Yiting settled for silver less than half a second back this evening and in the only other sub-56-second effort of the field. Yu produced 55.94 for silver and Sweden’s Louise Hansson also landed on the podium in 56.07 for bronze.
American Regan Smith claimed the 8th slot for tonight’s final but wound up scratching this event. We’ll see her later in the 200m backstroke.
GOLD – Noe Ponti (SUI), 21.68
SILVER – Nyls Korstanje (NED), 22.00
BRONZE – Marius Kusch (GER), 22.26
After firing off a new World Record in the men’s 50m fly this morning in 21.67, Switzerland’s Noe Ponti nearly produced an identical swim tonight to grab the gold.
Ponti fell just .01 shy of the new standard, posting 21.68 for the decisive victory in the #2 performer in history. Both times easily cleared the former World Record of 21.75 both Brazilian Nicholas Santos and Hungarian Szebasztian Szabo held from respective years of 2018 & 2021.
Former NC State standout Nyls Korstanje punched a result of 22.00 to snag the silver, just off the 21.96 he turned in during the heats. His morning mark represented a lifetime best and the 25-year-old’s first-ever foray under the 22-second barrier. His previous PB stood at the Dutch Record of 22.25 he produced in 2022 so he was still under that tonight.
Germany’s Marius Kusch was the 3rd place finisher this evening in a result of 22.26, within striking distance of his lifetime best of 22.14.
GOLD – Regan Smith (USA), 2:00.42
SILVER – Anastasiya Shkurdai (NIA), 2:01.31
BRONZE – Beata Nelson (USA), 2:02.56
After conserving energy by opting out of the women’s 100m fly final, it appeared American Regan Smith was targeting Aussie Kaylee McKeown‘s world record in this 200 back.
The 22-year-old fell short, however, sitting just above the 2:00 barrier at 2:00.42, still a best time by nearly 2 seconds. She now ranks as the 9th-best performer in history and 3rd-quickest American. Only Missy Franklin (2:00.03, 2011) and Beata Nelson (2:00.27, 2020) have been faster.
Nelson earned the bronze tonight in a result of 2:02.56 with Belarusian Anastasiya Shkurdai, racing as an independent athlete, splitting the pair in 2:01.31 for silver. Shkurdai owns a personal best of 2:00.15 from last year.
As a reminder, McKeown raced on day one of Shanghai but decided to drop out of the remaining World Cup Series in the interest of mental health.
GOLD – Pieter Coetze (RSA), 49.35
SILVER – Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 50.03
BRONZE – Kacper Stokowski (POL), 50.33
20-year-old Pieter Coetze of South Africa just put up the fastest time of his career en route to denying reigning LCM World Record holder and Olympic champion Thomas Ceccon the gold in this men’s 100m back.
Coetze stopped the clock at 49.35, slicing .25 off his previous African continental record of 49.60 established at the 2022 Short Course World Championships. He finished 4th there in Melbourne, Australia.
Ceccon of Italy registered 50.03 as tonight’s silver medalist and Poland’s Kacper Stokowski hit a time of 50.33 to round out the podium.
GOLD – Tang Qianting (CHN), 28.76
SILVER – Benedetta Pilato (ITA), 29.73
BRONZE – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 29.74
It was a super close finish between silver and bronze in this women’s 50m breast but the winner was decisively Tang Qianting of China.
20-year-old Tang, who already nailed a new Asian Record of 1:02.53 to win last night’s 100m breast, powered her way to a mark of 28.76, the sole outing of the field under 29 seconds.
Tang’s result erases her own previous Chinese national and Asian Record of 28.82 put on the books just last month at the Chinese Short Course Championships.
Italy’s Benedetta Pilato was next to the wall in 29.73, eking out the silver just .01 ahead of Hong Kong’s versatile Olympic multi-medalist Siobhan Haughey.
Pilato has been as fast as 28.81 in her career, the reigning World Junior Record, while Haughey’s time tonight is a new PB and national record. The former stood at the 29.88 she produced during the 2019 International Swimming League (ISL) season.
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Rare off night for Marchand. I guess my boy qin skipped that anabolic breakfast this morning. Fair play Yong, beat a class field
Haughey a pro. Great experience for Jansen.
Did anyone pick Yong in that one? Great swim from him!
Josh Yong with the win in the 200 breastroke! Love it! 2.01.67. Brilliant stuff
He’s so quiet and introverted. Such a class act though.
Looks like a national record. Can’t wait to see what he can do next year.
Josh Yong is really coming into his own
Great swim by Yong
I did not see that coming but it was glorious. Yong!
Ceccon’s backstroke is really ill-suited to short course swimming. On the other hand, it’s crazy how much ground he makes up during those 10-12 metres of swimming.
Former Masters swimmer and coach Loretta (Retta) thrives on a non-stop but productive schedule. Nowadays, that includes having earned her MBA while working full-time in IT while owning French 75 Boutique while also providing swimming insight for BBC.
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