Well this is McIntosh's first time racing short course metres since 2022 when she was 16 years old and hadn't yet broken any records so that explains those World Records
Walsh, Crooks, and Douglass are all NCAA swimmers who train in yards all winter. I'm not sure how many times they would've competed in yards but it wouldn't have been a focus meet for them. Crooks won a gold at the 2022 World Championships but he's taken his swimming to a completely different level these last two years. Douglass competed in short course at the World Cups this year and instantly smashed the 200m breaststroke World Record.
Ponti I have no clue.
But having said that, there's definitely been an unusual amount of World records at this meet. Got to be the most at a meet since Rome 2009.
It's not just Walsh though, WR's are dropping like flies.
8x Gretchen Walsh
3x Summer McIntosh
3x Noè Ponti
2x Jordan Crooks
2x Kate Douglass
(and a few single ones plus relays)
In 5 days....that is insane. Either something is up with the pool, or no top swimmer has taken short course somewhat serious in the past 20 years or so (which is possible, I guess, but why all of a sudden now? ).
It's just a bit odd, and arguably not really great for the image of swimming.
Don't get me wrong, still enjoying the event as always
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