2022 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, December 13 to Sunday, December 18, 2022
- Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Day 2 Finals Live Recap
The first race of the second finals session in Melbourne was electric, starting off the meet with a world record-setting swim by the United States’ 4×50 mixed medley relay. The team of Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Kate Douglass, and Torri Huske blasted a time of 1:35.15, crushing the previous record by more than one second.
They took down the previous world record set by the Netherlands team of Kira Toussaint, Arno Kamminga, Maaike de Waard, and Thom de Boer at the 2021 European Championships.
Douglass had an especially strong swim, blasting a 50 fly split that was .029 seconds faster than the current 50 fly world record (24.09). Murphy’s leadoff split of 22.37 came within .15 of the world record and got the U.S. off to an early lead with Italy in second. Fink maintained their lead with a 24.96 split on the breast, just .01 off the individual event world record. It seemed to be the Americans’ race to lose by the final 25 meters. They were more than a body length ahead of world record pace as Huske barreled into the wall.
Split Comparison – Netherlands (2021) vs U.S. (2022 Short Course World Championships)
| Splits: | Netherlands WR (2021) | USA WR (2022 SCWC) |
| Toussaint (25.99) | Murphy (22.37) | |
| Kamminga (25.54) | Fink (24.96) | |
| de Waard (24.50) |
Douglass (24.09)
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| de Boer (20.15) | Huske (23.73) | |
| Final Time: | 1:36.18 | 1:35.15 |
Team USA was only one of three teams in tonight’s final to stick with the typical male-male-female-female order of the mixed medley relay. Italy’s Lorenzo Mora, Nicolo Martinenghi, Silvia di Pietro, and Costanza Cocconcelli also opted for this order and won silver by setting a European record with a time of 1:36.01, also breaking the previous world record.
I want those splits for my medley relay in scy. Damn
Kate Douglass’s 24.0 split compared to the Gold medalists (Huske and MacNeil) 24.64. With .5 relay start advantage, she might have beaten them. Good for the US to have three Top 6 sprint fliers; glad CC got to swim (and medal) in the individual race, but the coaches made an excellent decision to go with KD on the relay. And if they had flip-flopped KD and TH, it still would have been a WR (and maybe faster?).
Sucks that curzan gets left off of a gold medal/wr relay for Douglas just because she earned more individual swims. Doesn’t seem right.
How much do you think it was that versus Douglass is swimming out-of-her-mind and Curzan is just swimming so-so? Based on Claire’s 24.96 in semis of the 50 fly, do you think she would’ve out-split 24.0 on the relay?
I’m actually a big fan of the US coaches making the right decision for the fastest relay, even if it doesn’t follow the letter of typical relay assemblage. They need more of that boldness, not less of it. They probably break the WR either way, but when a meet has 7 relays, I think you’ve gotta go off-book sometimes.
(Also, Claire has A LOT of individual swims. You can’t really have her do 6 individual events and 6 relays in a… Read more »
I get it. I just think it sucks. And yes I think if that relay is her first swim she also can go 24.0.
You go with the hot hand.
Douglas is a better short course butterflier and I think that should have more relevance for setting SCM relays than LCM times
When I’m in an awful takes competition and my opponent is ^
Claire Curzan was swimming not one but two finals (W 100 BK, W 50 FL) later in the session.
Douglass’ 24.0 50 fly is absolutely bonkers!
If you account for relay start it’s no better than huske was
Seeing as how Huske only went 0.3 faster on the free leg, doubtful she would have done a 24.0 in the fly.
Huske swam the freestyle leg.
Torri was 24.8 in the 50 fly semifinals. I don’t think a relay start is worth 8-tenths consistently.
(Also, it’s like y’all are inviting Meathead in here to talk about Torri’s relay starts).
Torri Huske’s reaction time was 0.61 in the semifinals of the women’s 50 meter butterfly (SCM).
Do you just come to SS to hate on UVA swimmers?
In reviewing Swimfan’s commenting history, it is not indicative that they just come to SS to hate on UVA swimmers.
In fact, many of their past comments have been very complimentary of UVA swimmers.
I like this comment history adjudication. It might take too long for you to do it consistently, but maybe if there could be some sort of AI that swooped in and settled accusations of bias. Or you could even have it display next to a person’s name like “this commenter has demonstrated a pattern of thinking recruits will go to SMU.”
Huske’s relay start is mediocre most of the time so she’s not getting anywhere near 24.0.
And looking at Huske, Curzan and King surely the medley relay world record this week could be broken
Claire Curzan did not win the women’s 100 meter backstroke (SCM).
Yeah but still got on the podium in a close race and she’s a good relay swimmer and I hope they choose the right swimmer for the relay cause most of them looks relay good this week
Team USA has no choice but to select Claire Curzan for the backstroke leg since Regan Smith is not present.
Based on er 200 IM time Douglas is in excellent form for this meet
Yes – And her 51.1 relay split. And her :24.0 relay split. 2 breast should be on fire
Can’t wait for the medley relay
Where the haters at
22.37 for murph just off the world record just set and a new American record
Was that under the prior WR before KK’s recent swim?
No manadou had the WR before KK in 22.22
Can’t set American records for mixed relay leadoffs.
22.3 from Murphy we’re not just gonna ignore that he’s in world record form rn