DAY 2 PRELIMS LIVE RECAP

2024 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP-SHANGHAI

Day 2 Prelims Heat Sheets

After an electric day one that saw a bevy of national records and World Cup records fall, we’re back for another day of Short Course Meters racing in Shanghai.

It’ll be another star-studded lineup today, as plenty of Olympic gold medalists and world record holders (both in SCM and LCM) are scheduled to race in this morning’s nine events.

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.

Men’s 50m Backstroke – Prelims

• World Record: 22.11 — Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2022)
• World Cup Record: 22.61 — Peter Marshall, USA (2009)
• World Junior Record: 22.52 — Isaac Cooper, AUS (2022)

Women’s 200m Freestyle – Prelims

• World Record: 1:49.63 — Siobhan Haughey, HKG (2021)
• World Cup Record: 1:50.32 — Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2017)
• World Junior Record: 1:52.59 —  Bella Sims, USA (2022)

Men’s 200m Individual Medley – Prelims

• World Record: 1:49.63 — Ryan Lochte, USA (2012)
• World Cup Record: 1:50.37 — Shane Casas, USA (2022)
• World Junior Record: 1:51.45 — Matthew Sates, RSA (2021)

Women’s 100m Backstroke – Prelims

• World Record: 54.56 — Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2024)
• World Cup Record: 55.23 — Shiho Sakai, JPN (2009)
• World Junior Record: 55.74 —  Bella Sims (2022)

Men’s 50m Breaststroke – Prelims

• World Record: 24.95 — Emre Sakci, TUR (2021)
• World Cup Record: 25.25 — Cameron van der Burgh  (2009)
• World Junior Record: 25.85 —  Simone Cerasuolo (2021)

Women’s 50m Butterfly – Prelims

• World Record: 24.38 — Therese Alshammar, SWE (2009)
• World Cup Record: 24.38 — Therese Alshammar, SWE (2009)
• World Junior Record: 24.55 —  Claire Curzan, USA (2021)

Men’s 100m Freestyle – Prelims

• World Record: 44.84 — Kyle Chalmers, AUS (2021)
• World Cup Record: 44.84 — Kyle Chalmers, AUS (2021)
• World Junior Record: 45.64 —  David Popovici (2022)

Women’s 100 Breaststroke – Prelims

• World Record: 1:02.36 — Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013) / Alia Atkinson, JAM (2014/2016)
• World Cup Record: 1:02.36 — Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013) / Alia Atkinson, JAM (2016)
• World Junior Record: 1:02.36 — Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013)

Men’s 200 Butterfly – Prelims

• World Record: 1:46.85 — Tomoru Honda, JPN (2022)
• World Cup Record: 1:48.56 — Chad le Clos, RSA (2013)
• World Junior Record: 1:49.61 — June Chen, CHN (2022)