Swimming at the Aquatics WA World Championships 2024

[OlympicsFan 860]

Could be a very good medal haul for the Netherlands. 8 or 9 medals in olympic events seem possible (2 medals by Schouten, 2 medals by Kamminga, 1 medal by Corbeau, 2 medals by Steenbergen, women's 4 x 100 free relay, Korstanje). At the olympics that ceiling should be 5 medals (2 x Kamminga, 2 x Schouten, 1 x Steenbergen).

Edited February 11, 2024 by OlympicsFan

[OlympicsFan 860]

Not sure what to make of Gose's and Märtens' performances. Gose set a new national record, but i absolutely don't see her challenging Titmus, Ledecky, McIntosh or Fairweather in Paris. Even Li Bingjie and Pallister might be out of reach. The 1500 free seems like her best shot if she can get down to sub 15:45.

Märtens was ill for many weeks and should be way off 100 %, but him only finishing 3rd without Short/Hafnaoui isn't super encouraging. It will be interesting to see if he will plan to swim the 800 free at the olympics. He will focus on the 200 free here, but in the 800 free he might be closer to a medal.

[OlympicsFan 860]

38 minutes ago, intoronto said:

winning bronze without arguably it 3 best swimmers shows how low quality this event is tbh

 

And

MacNeil, McIntosh and ... ? Will be interesting to see how many relays McIntosh will swim in Paris, given her packed schedule.

[Josh 12,648]

Pan Zhanle’s 48.60 leadoff in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay:  

 

 

 

[Josh 12,648]

25 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

MacNeil, McIntosh and ... ? Will be interesting to see how many relays McIntosh will swim in Paris, given her packed schedule.

Think @intoronto is talking about Oleksiak, but I’m not sure. 

[EselTheDonkey 837]

3 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Let's say that both Wellbrock and Schwarz finish top 4 in the 800m freestyle. Does that mean that Märtens has no chance of swimming that event in Paris?

 

I forgot to add this: In this case only the better ranked is automatically qualified.

[EselTheDonkey 837]

57 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

 

Märtens was ill for many weeks and should be way off 100 %, but him only finishing 3rd without Short/Hafnaoui isn't super encouraging. It will be interesting to see if he will plan to swim the 800 free at the olympics. He will focus on the 200 free here, but in the 800 free he might be closer to a medal.

Hafnaoui actually was there, but he missed the final.

[OlympicsFan 860]

3 hours ago, EselTheDonkey said:

Hafnaoui actually was there, but he missed the final.

I know, i meant that Short and Hafnaoui both were non-factors. Hafanoui apparently ended his studies in the U.S. and then had to go back to Tunisia waiting for a new visa, so it is understandable that he wasn't anywhere near his best. He still has enough time to turn it around before Paris.

[OlympicsFan 860]

4 hours ago, Josh said:

Think @intoronto is talking about Oleksiak, but I’m not sure. 

Didn't know that she is still considered relevant. When was the last time that she produced a fast time? I think even someone like Jansen might be more relevant, but we will see. I think Australia, USA, China and probably even GB are bigger favorites for Paris, so it might be best for McIntosh to drop the 4 x 100 free relay, but maybe things will look different after trials.

[Topicmaster1010 6,007]

Big PB and OQT for  Makrygiannis (53.43)! Otherwise, pretty slow backstroke heats for both genders.

 

Edit: Just noticed  Masiuk missed the semis

Edited February 12, 2024 by Topicmaster1010