2024 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The backstroke occasions within the males’s subject preannounce an entire new panorama wanting again to Melbourne. Actually, Ryan Murphy who was topped the quickest backstroker in each occasion, is just not on the checklist of USA’s roster for Budapest. He won’t be the one important absent, however it might be the prospect to see which again specialists may take the lead.
50 BACK
As talked about earlier Ryan Murphy won’t be in Budapest to defend his throne, however a recurrent identify on the rostrum of worldwide 50 again is Isaac Cooper. The australian swimmer presents himself with a treasure of a silver from the final World SCM champs, the title of World LCM champion from Doha, and one of the best time of the season, having set 22.58 through the World Cup leg in Shanghai, even sooner than his victory time in 2022. Because the second and third finest occasions of the season are respectively by Pieter Coetze (22.75) and Kliment Kolesnikov (22.78), which won’t participate on this competitors, Isaac Cooper appears to be like just like the entrance runner for successor to Murphy.
Whereas the 20-year-old was pursuing the triple crown in Asia, the place he received the occasion two occasions, in Russia one other new contestant was making his manner into the worldwide stage. Miron Lifincev, born in 2006, swam 22.79 on the Russian championship a number of weeks in the past. The swimmer who will participate within the competitors as a impartial athlete seems to be within the peak type. Mixed together with his younger age, the premises look fairly good.
A possible medallist is Lorenzo Mora from Italy enters the competitors with a season finest of twenty-two.89. We all know that Mora is an professional of brief course and has a lifetime finest of twenty-two.65, set through the Melbourne SCM worlds, the place he finally completed 4th within the remaining. The italian was a part of the delegation to World cup collection in Asia the place he confirmed a greater preparation within the 200m again than within the dash distance.
The third finest entry time of the occasion is by Mewen Tomac who set is private bets of twenty-two.84 over the past European champs in Otopeni, a 12 months in the past. The frenchman didn’t take part in Doha Worlds lengthy course, neither at Fukuoka, the place he solely swam the 100m and 200m again.
The final man entered with an beneath 23 time is Kaiya Seki. {The japanese} received the nationwide champion title within the occasion again in October touching the wall in 22.85. On the age of 24 Seki will be part of for the primary time a World championship, together with his solely presence within the worldwide subject through the 2018 World Cup collection.
A brand new entry within the subject is the olympic champion Hubert Kos, who’s going to dive within the dash distance. The hungarian specialised within the lengthy distance has a finest time of 24.32, however has swum a number of 50 yards through the early season of NCAA.
The dash occasions are all the time exhausting to foretell, that’s why is related to spotlight different notable faces who shall be within the Duna Area. Kacper Stokowski swam a season better of 23.05 ensuing with a bronze on the Singapote World cup leg, and he’s the opposite Melbourne 2022’s medallist a component from Cooper.
Quick course dash masters Dylan Carter and Michael Andrew may even dive into this occasion.
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100 BACK
Three out of 5 of one of the best 100m again of the season up to now come from the Russian SCM Champs held within the final weeks. In St. Pieterburg Kliment Kolesnikov (49.29), Miron Lifincev (49.26) and Pavel Samusenko (49.56) all went down 49.60 elevating the nationwide championships to the extent of world-class competitors. A component from Kolesnikov, each Lifincev and Samusenko are on the checklist of swimmers who obtained a impartial athlete standing, and look because the more than likely to win the title.
Miron Lifincev can be the world junior report holder of this occasion in lengthy course, having set 52.08 on the Russian World Cup in July. The russian duo is sort of fully new, as Lifincev has by no means competed exterior Russia and BRICS video games. Despite the fact that we haven’t seen him in years, really Pavel Samusenko is just not a brand new face: on the SCM Worlds in 2021 he positioned 4th within the 100m again with a time of 49.65.
Mewen Tomac enters with a time of 49.72 once more from the Otopeni SCM Worlds, nevertheless the one time he swam in brief course this season is over the past Nationwide Championship the place he received the title in 50.28.
Kacper Stokowski from Poland appears to be like like a swimmer to observe within the 100m again. The 25-year-old swimmer enters with the fourth time of 49.87 set in November. Stokowski competed within the 2024 World Cup and obtained one silver and two bronzes on this occasion. He’s additionally one of many final version’s finalist: in Melbourne he swam is finest time ever of 49.33 however ended touching the wall sixth within the remaining.
One other french will attempt to make his option to the rostrum, because the olympic bronze medalist of the boys’s 4×100 medley relay Yohann Ndoye-Brouard shall be half within the recreation with an entry time of 49.96. The 24-year-old can be the finalist of this occasion in Paris together with britain Oliver Morgan. In Otopeni as on the final French Elite championship he got here second to his fellow Mewen Tomac.
Within the subject there are additionally Lorenzo Mora and Isaac Cooper, each medalists (respectively silver and bronze) in Melbourne two years in the past.
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200 BACK
The occasion most affected by important absences is with none doubt the 200m again. If we take a look at the eight finalist of the final version, simply three of them are within the entry checklist for Budapest. The american duo fashioned by Ryan Murphy and Shaine Casas, who took house gold and silver in Melbourne wil not be there to make a double. Shaine Casas will really be in Budapest however will solely swim the 200 IM.
The highest 3 entries of the occasion are Lorenzo Mora, Mewen Tomac and Joshua Edward-Smith, with a excessive 1:48/low 1:49. The one swimmer who set its finest time throughout this season (2024) is the australian Edward-Smith who set 1:49.14 on the nationwide SCM champs. The 21yo swimmer at present lead the world finest occasions of the season, coming simply 0.2s after Pieter Coezte who received’t be in Budapest.
Lorenzo Mora is the one one who made it to the rostrum in 2022 and can return again . That is the italian’s favorite occasion, the place he enters with a time of 1:48.43 which can be the nationwide report, achieved in Otopeni final December along with the European champion title. Mora additionally competed in each leg of 2024 World Cup collection, the place he obtained two silvers in Shangai and Singapore, swimming occasions round 1:51. In the course of the nationwide championship held in November he received the gold with a time of 1:49.95.
Coming second within the entry checklist as on the European championship of 2023 is Mewen Tomac. The french additionally competed in Melbourne 2022 touching the wall sixth and completed simply off the rostrum of this occasion on the Paris Olympic video games. Throughout this season Tomac swam the 200m again simply as soon as on the French Elite championship, the place he positioned first with a time of 1:51.15.
Olympic 200m again champion Hubert Kos has by no means swam this occasion in brief course in a world competitors so enters with a LCM time of 1:54.14 from 2023. The 21-year-old is the NCAA 2024 champion within the 200y again with a time of 1:35.69. If we convert this time to brief course meter Kos appears to be like like probably the most able to profitable the gold perhaps with a time round 1:46/1:47.
Roman Mityukov, bronze on this occasion in Paris, didn’t compete at Melbourne final brief course worlds, however did in 2021 within the Emirates, the place he didn’t attain the ultimate and registered a time round 1:54, similar as his olympic efficiency (LCM).
Quickest of the season is the australian Joshua Edwards-Smith with 1:49.14. The 21-year-old, who narrowly missed an olympic spot touching third on the 2024 Trials, received the gold on the Australian brief course championship in September. This shall be his first huge interntional competitors in brief course as he solely took half within the 2023 World Cup and in 2022 Budapest worlds (LCM).
Oleksandr Zheltiakov, Guannan Tao, Enoch Robb, Dmitrii Savenko completes the highest entries of swimmers with beneath 1:51 occasions.
Lastly I feel this might be one of the crucial fascinating again occasion as we’ve got two olympic medallist, some brief course specialists and some new entries who might be a shock.
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