WATCH: Four Relay World Records Fall In Two Days At Short Course Worlds (Race Videos)

2022 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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• Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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The first two days of the 2022 Short Course World Championships have been jam-packed with exceptional performances and exciting showdowns, including four world records being broken in as many relays.

The Australian women have taken hold of the 400 and 800 free relay all-time marks, while the Italian men grabbed the men’s 400 free relay record and the Americans demolished the standard in the mixed 200 medley.

In the individual events, we’ve seen a number of highlights, including Kate Douglass winning the women’s 200 IM with the second-fastest swim ever (2:02.12), and Matt Sates scoring an upset gold in the men’s event in a new African Record of 1:50.15.

World Aquatics has posted race videos of the Australian women’s 400 free relay world record, Sates’ 200 IM win, and Lani Pallister‘s victory in the women’s 400 free, which was the first gold medal of the meet for the Australian native. See below:

WOMEN’S 400 FREE RELAY

1. GOLD: Australia – 3:25.43 (WR)
2. SILVER: United States – 3:26.29
3. BRONZE: Canada – 3:28.06
4. Sweden – 3:29.35
5. Netherlands – 3:29.59
6. China – 3:29.96
7. Great Britain – 3:33.47
8. Japan – 3:34.78

MEN’S 200 IM

1. GOLD: Matt Sates (South Africa) – 1:50.15
2. SILVER: Carson Foster (USA) – 1:50.96
3. BRONZE: Finlay Knox (Canada) – 1:51.04
4. Shaine Casas (USA) – 1:51.31
5. Daiya Seto (Japan) – 1:51.39
6. Alberto Razzetti (Italy) – 1:51.73
7. Clyde Lewis (Australia) – 1:53.19
8. So Ogata (Japan) – 1:53.40

Full video courtesy of James Foster:

WOMEN’S 400 FREE

1. GOLD: Lani Pallister (Australia) – 3:55.04
2. SILVER: Erika Fairweather (New Zealand) – 3:56.00
3. BRONZE: Leah Smith (USA) – 3:59.78
4. Miyu Namba (Japan) – 4:01.13
5. Katja Fain (Slovenia) – 4:01.46
6. Erin Gemmell (USA) – 4:01.82
7. Waka Kobori (Japan) – 4:02.14
8. Leah Neale (Australia) – 4:03.45

James Foster has uploaded numerous race videos on YouTube, including the world record swims from Italy in the men’s 4×100 free and the U.S. in the mixed 200 medley, which you can find below:

MEN’S 400 FREE RELAY

1. GOLD: Italy – 3:02.75 (WR)
2. SILVER: Australia – 3:04.63
3. BRONZE: United States – 3:05.09
4. Brazil – 3:06.85
5. Canada – 3:07.10
6. Spain – 3:07.19
7. Japan – 3:07.93
8. Netherlands – 3:08.84

MIXED 200 MEDLEY RELAY

1. GOLD: United States – 1:35.15 (WORLD RECORD)
2. SILVER: Italy – 1:36.01
3. BRONZE: Canada – 1:36.93
4. Great Britain – 1:37.07
5. China – 1:37.31
6. Japan – 1:38.38
7. Germany – DQ
8. Netherlands – DQ

MEN’S 100 BACK

1. GOLD: Ryan Murphy (United States) – 48.50 (Championship Record)
2. SILVER: Lorenzo Mora (Italy) – 49.04
3. BRONZE: Isaaac Alan Cooper (Australia) – 49.52
4. Pieter Coetze (South Africa) – 49.60
5. Apostolos Christou (Greece) – 49.68
6. Kacper Stokowski (Poland) 49.74
7. Mewen Tomac (France) – 49.94
8. Yohann Ndoye0Brouard (France) – 50.01

WOMEN’S 50 FLY

1. GOLD: Torri Huske (United States) – 24.64 (Tie)
2. GOLD: Maggie MacNeil (Canada) – 24.64 (Tie)
3. BRONZE: Zhang Yufei (China) – 24.71
4. Beryl Gastaldello (France) – 24.85
5. Melanie Henique (France) – 24.92 (Tie)
6. Claire Curzan (United States) – 24.92 (Tie)
7. Maaike de Waard (Netherlands) – 24.98
8. Sara Junevik (Sweden) – 25.18

MEN’S 50 FLY

1. GOLD: Nicholas Santos (Brazil) – 21.78 (Championship Record)
2. SILVER: Noe Ponti (Switzerland) – 21.96
3. BRONZE: Szebasztian Szabo (Hungary) – 21.98
4. Tzen Wei Teong (Singapore) – 22.01
5. Chad le Clos (South Africa) – 22.11
6. Dylan Carter (Trinidad and Tobago) – 22.14
7. Marius Kusch (Germany) – 22.17
8. Daniel Zaitsev (Estonia) – 22.38

MEN’S 100 FREE (SEMI #2)

1. Jordan Crooks, 45.55
2. Kyle Chalmers, 45.66
3. Alessandro Miressi, 45.74

REMAINING RACES

If you’re in one of the countries where World Aquatics’ live streaming option is available on YouTube, full session replays are available. Below, we’ve listed the start time of each finals race for your viewing pleasure:

DAY 1 FINALS

Race Start Times:

• Women’s 400 free – 42:26
• Women’s 50 fly Semi 1 – 52:42
• Women’s 50 fly Semi 2 – 57:48
• Men’s 50 fly Semi 1 – 1:03:31
• Men’s 50 fly Semi 2 – 1:08:09
• Women’s 200 IM Final – 1:21:14
• Men’s 200 IM Final – 1:28:47
• Women’s 100 Back Semi 1 – 1:36:54
• Women’s 100 Back Semi 2 – 1:42:12
• Men’s 100 Back Semi 1 – 1:48:29
• Men’s 100 Back Semi 2 – 1:53:14
• Men’s 1500 Free Fastest Heat – 2:04:21
• Women’s 400 free relay – 2:30:15
• Men’s 400 free relay – 2:40:19

DAY 2 FINALS

Race Start Times:

• Mixed 200 medley relay – 9:37
• Women’s 800 free – 18:43
• Women’s 100 free Semi 1 – 32:17
• Women’s 100 free Semi 2 – 36:53
• Men’s 100 free Semi 1 – 42:04
• Men’s 100 free Semi 2 – 47:21
• Women’s 100 back – 1:00:00
• Men’s 100 back – 1:06:51
• Women’s 100 breast Semi 1 – 1:19:57
• Women’s 100 breast Semi 2 – 1:24:53
• Men’s 100 breast Semi 1 – 1:30:49
• Men’s 100 breast Semi 2 – 1:36:14
• Women’s 50 fly – 1:48:12
• Men’s 50 fly – 1:54:34
• Women’s 800 free relay – 2:07:24