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Hungarian Qualification Tracker Team (Pending Relay Athletes)
 
Men (9)
 
50m Freestyle
Szebasztian Szabo (through the 2023 Helsinki Swim Meet)
Kristof Milak (through the 2024 Hungarian Nationals)
 
100m Freestyle
Nandor Nemeth (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
400m Freestyle
Kristof Rasovszky (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
800m Freestyle
David Betlehem (through the 2024 World Championships)
Kristof Rasovszky (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
1500m Freestyle
David Betlehem (through the 2024 World Championships)
Zalan Sarkany (through the 2023 Gyor Open)
 
100m Backstroke
Hubert Kos (through the 2023 US Open)
Adam Jaszo (through the 2024 Gyor Open)
 
200m Backstroke
Hubert Kos (through the 2024 World Championships)
Adam Telegdy (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
100m Butterfly
Kristof Milak (through 2023 Hungarian Nationals)
Hubert Kos (through 2023 US Open)
 
200m Butterfly
Kristof Milak (through 2023 Hungarian Nationals)
Richard Marton (through 2024 World Championships)
 
200m Individual Medley
Gabor Zombori (through 2024 Hungarian Nationals)
Hubert Kos (through 2023 US Open)
 
Rasovszky/Betlehem have already qualified in open water, so they aren’t included in the total. 

Women (7)
 
200m Freestyle
Nikolett Padar (through the 2023 World Cup Budapest)
 
400m Freestyle
Ajna Kesely (through the 2023 Hungarian Nationals)
 
800m Freestyle
Ajna Kesely (through the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy)
 
200m Backstroke
Eszter Szabo-Feltothy (through the 2024 World Championships)
Dora Molnar (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
200m Butterfly
Boglarka Kapas (through the 2024 Hungarian Nationals)
 
200m Individual Medley
Delma Sebestyen (through the 2023 Gyor Open)
 
400m Individual Medley
Viven Jackl (through the 2024 Hungarian Nationals)

2024 Hungarian National Championships - Budapest (HUN) 
April 9th - April 12th 2024
 
Meet Results
 
 
The following new OQTs were achieved
 
Men's 50m Freestyle
 Kristof Milak
 
Men's 200m Individual Medley
 Gabor Zombori
 
Women's 200m Backstroke
 Katalin Burian
 
Women's 200m Butterfly
 Boglarka Kapas
 
Women's 400m Individual Medley
 Vivien Jackl

Meeting in Eindhoven  
 
100 butterfly:
 
Tessa Giele  57,34
 
Didn't see this one coming. But very nice, as well for the 4x100 medley relay.

Nationals - Final Day
 
men's 200m Backstroke
 
1.Adàm Telegdy, 1.55.57
 
women's 200m Backstroke
 
1.Eszter Szabò-Feltòthy, 2.08.95
2. Dòra Molnàr, 2.09.82
 
women's 800m Freestyle
 
1. Boglàrka Kapàs, 8.29.57
 
men's 100m Fly
 
1.Kristòf Milàk, 50.99

Bunch of big swims at the TYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio today. 

57.74 for  Regan Smith in the women’s 200m backstroke, 53.08 for  Hubert Kos in the men’s 100m backstroke (new PB), 2:08.18 and 2:08.40 in the men’s 200m breaststroke for  Matt Fallon and  Leon Marchand, and 2:19.89 for  Kate Douglass in the women’s 200m breaststroke 

TYR Pro swim series 100m butterfly:
 
Torrie Huske 55.68
Gretchen Walsh 56.14

 
Meanwhile in the men's event,
Caeleb Dressel and Hubert Kos tie at 50.84

Matthew Denny improves his Australian record to 69.35 at Nationals.

Posted this in another thread but it seems crazy to me that they are not working on a plan B with months to go.  There must be tons of lakes in France where you could stage open-water & a triathlon.  

Storm Hunter AUS tennis doubles specialist 
 
https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/39925966/heartbroken-storm-hunter-olympic-tennis-doubles-dream-dashed-injury

Yulimar Rojas (athletics) 
 
Reigning Olympic Champion in women’s triple jump, reigning World Record holder, reigning 4x World Champion and widely considered as the best athlete all time in this event, but won’t be defending her title at Paris after suffering an achilles injury during training. Wide open for the gold medal now. 

Hungarian Qualification Tracker (after Day 3)
 
Men (9)
 
50m Freestyle
Szebasztian Szabo (through the 2023 Helsinki Swim Meet)
Kristof Milak (through the 2024 Hungarian Nationals)
 
100m Freestyle
Nandor Nemeth (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
400m Freestyle
Kristof Rasovszky (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
800m Freestyle
David Betlehem (through the 2024 World Championships)
Kristof Rasovszky (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
1500m Freestyle
David Betlehem (through the 2024 World Championships)
Zalan Sarkany (through the 2023 Gyor Open)
 
100m Backstroke
Hubert Kos (through the 2023 US Open)
Adam Jaszo (through the 2024 Gyor Open)
 
200m Backstroke
Hubert Kos (through the 2024 World Championships)
Adam Telegdy (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
100m Butterfly
Kristof Milak (through 2023 Hungarian Nationals)
Hubert Kos (through 2023 US Open)
 
200m Butterfly
Kristof Milak (through 2023 Hungarian Nationals)
Richard Marton (through 2024 World Championships)
 
200m Individual Medley
Gabor Zombori (through 2024 Hungarian Nationals)
Hubert Kos (through 2023 US Open)
 
Rasovszky/Betlehem have already qualified in open water, so they aren’t included in the total. 

Women (7)
 
200m Freestyle
Nikolett Padar (through the 2023 World Cup Budapest)
 
400m Freestyle
Ajna Kesely (through the 2023 Hungarian Nationals)
 
800m Freestyle
Ajna Kesely (through the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy)
 
200m Backstroke
Eszter Szabo-Feltothy (through the 2024 World Championships)
Dora Molnar (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
200m Butterfly
Boglarka Kapas (through the 2024 Hungarian Nationals)
 
200m Individual Medley
Delma Sebestyen (through the 2023 Gyor Open)
 
400m Individual Medley
Viven Jackl (through the 2024 Hungarian Nationals)

Wow, 15 years old  Vivien Jackl swims a 4:34.96 PB in women's 400 IM at the Hungarian Nationals. 

Quick midweek update on some trials/national meets this week:
 
 Hungary
 
Most of the highlights have already been mentioned by other users on the forum. However, one swim was missed. Yesterday in the men's 200 IM, Gabor Zombori swam 1:57.88 to beat his lifetime best by over a second. That swim gets him under the OQT needed for the Olympics.
 
 South Africa (After 3 of 6 days)
 
Josh has already mentioned Schoenmaker's time. However, in the same race, Kaylene Corbett also went 2:23.71 to also confirm her ticket to Paris. She has been 2:22 in the qualification period at WUGS. 
 
Pieter Coetze also went 1:55.85 in the 200m backstroke to confirm his spot in Paris.
 
Matt Sates has the OQT in the 200m butterfly but wasn't quite able to clear the OQT at this meet. However, I believe South Africa does accept OQT's from outside the national championships if no swimmer hits it there.
 
 New Zealand (After 3 of 5 days)
 
Eve Thomas successfully added the 1500m freestyle to her event lineup to go alongside the 400m and 800m freestyles. She won in 16:07.46 to get under the OQT.
 
Hazel Ouwehand established a New Zealand Record in the Women's 100m Butterfly. Her time of 57.43 gets her a ticket to Paris.
 
Erika Fairweather has been in fine form going 1:55.45 and 4:02.35 in the 200 and 400m freestyles. She's already qualified in both events.
 
Lewis Clareburt is already in fine form. He went 1:47.18 and 3:46.85 in the 200 and 400m freestyles. Both PB's and the latter is under the OCT. These set him up well for his better 200m butterfly and 200m IM events later in the meet where he is still hunting down the OQT's.
 
Despite achieving the OQT at the 2023 World Championships, Andrew Jeffcoat is in danger of missing the Olympics. He already failed to hit the OQT in the 100m backstroke and has one more chance in the 200m backstroke here.

Milák is back with a 48.38 in 100 free.
 
He still got his speed, but it remains to be seen what happens in the fly events. 

Actually if it would have been any other time, India would have jumped at the opportunity of being the host; but India now is focusing on hosting the 2030 Youth Olympics and 2036 Summer Olympics. and the proposed host city is Ahmedabad where a new sports complex is being built. Even still, if the proposed host city would have been Delhi, host city of 2010 Commonwealth Games, where there is existing sports infrastructure, then most probably India would have opted for hosting the CW Games

A Comm Games in Africa would be great. 

Indeed.
 
It seems to my admittedly biased eyes that the commonwealth games has actually been one of the few vaguely successful concilliatory mechanisms - and the move to recognise indigenous people explicitly going forward shows it knows that's the direction. In my own eyes, the UK competing as its four home nations, and all its islands and territories having autonomy, is a good thing, and a sign of attempting to find equality. Very far from perfect, but still, a good thing.
 
Arguably the continent that rejected the trappings of Empire most fully is Arica- it has far fewer residual 'Commonwealth Realms' (countries that remained kingdoms and kept the British king) than the other Continents - and yet, they seem - in the main - to still enjoy having their voice heard in those Games, and all four non-empire countries that actively ASKED to join are from African - Rwanda, Mozambique, Togo and Gabon. (I understand Surinam may be next, but technically it was British Willoughbyland for a brief moment - certainly South Sudan and Burundi have made noises, so - unlike Asia where India always seems on the Brink of leaving- there still seems an appetite in Africa for whatever benefits CW and CWG can bring).
 
India is a very big country with designs on being a nationalistic superpower - I can see how that continued Commonwealth membership doesn't really sit with that, but I think that's a pity in some ways.
 
As for a possible Ghana 2026, there would be something rather pleasantly preparatory if Ghana got to host the first Africa Commonwealth Games, saved the event, and used money handed over by the Commonwealth, from a 'white dominion' to do it!

So it's not dead - yet.
 
 
Commonwealth Games to decide on next host in May
 

So it's not dead - yet.
 
 
Commonwealth Games to decide on next host in May
 

US withdraws from u20 world's in Lima, citing safety among other reasons.

Just going to post a full summary here to make it easier to analyze.
 
 British Qualification Tracker (after full competition) 
 
Priority 1: 1st place finishers with nomination time (guaranteed selection) (13 swimmers)
Freya Colbert - W 200m Freestyle, W 4x200m Freestyle Relay, W 400m Individual Medley, W 200m Individual Medley Kathleen Dawson - W 100m Backstroke Anna Hopkin - W 50m Freestyle Daniel Jervis - M 1500m Freestyle Keanna MacInnes - W 200m Butterfly, W 4x100m Medley Relay, (possible 100m Butterfly) Ollie Morgan - M 100m Backstroke, M 200m Backstroke Adam Peaty - M 100m Breaststroke Max Litchfield - M 400m Individual Medley Honey Osrin - W 200m Backstroke Ben Proud - M 50m Freestyle Matt Richards - M 50m Freestyle, M 100m Freestyle, M 200m Freestyle, M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, M 4x200m Freestyle Relay Duncan Scott - M 100m Freestyle, M 200m Freestyle, M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, M 4x200m Freestyle Relay, M 200m Individual Medley Abbie Wood - W 200m Freestyle , W 4x200m Freestyle Relay, W 200m Individual Medley  
Priority 2: Freestyle Relay swimmers (guaranteed selection) (5 swimmers)
Alexander Cohoon - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay Tom Dean - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, M 200m Individual Medley James Guy - M 4x200m Freestyle Relay Medi Harris - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay Lucy Hope - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay  
Priority 3: Medley Relay swimmers (guaranteed selection) (1 swimmer)
Joe Litchfield - M 4x100m Medley Relay  
Priority 5: 2nd place finishers with nomination time (4 swimmers)
Luke Greenbank - M 200m Backstroke Jonny Marshall - M 100m Backstroke Laura Stephens - W 200m Butterfly Katie Shanahan - W 400m Individual Medley, W 200m Backstroke  
Candidates for Priority 4 - Discretionary Picks
Freya Anderson - W 100m Freestyle, W 200m Freestyle (injured) Kieran Bird - M 400m Freestyle (OQT) Amelie Blocksidge - W 1500m Freestyle (OCT) Lauren Cox - W 100m Backstroke (NT at World Championships) Angharad Evans - W 100m Breaststroke (OQT) Kara Hanlon - W 100m Breaststroke (OQT), W 200m Breaststroke (OCT) Eva Okaro - W 100m Freestyle (W 4x100m Freestyle) Jack McMillan - M 4x100m Freestyle James Wilby - M 100m Breaststroke (OQT) Jacob Whittle - M 4x100m Freestyle  
@Pasolini I agree with your discretionary picks . And now the long wait for a team announcement begins...

Russian doping news from 2012. 
 
CAS has ruled that Yekaterina Poistogova-Guliyeva is to be stripped of her silver medal from the London Olympic 800m following evidence from the Moscow lab database

British Swimming Championships

Day #6

women's 800m Freestyle

1.Amelie Blocksidge, 8.32.61
2.Fleur Lewis, 8.36.41

men's 200m Backstroke

1.Oliver Morgan, 1.56.27 (British OQT)
2.Luke Greenbank, 1.56.39 (British OQT)

women's 100m Breaststroke

1.Angharad Evans, 1.06.54 (missed the British OQT by 2/10 of a sec)
2.Kara Hanlon, 1.06.60

women's 100m Freestyle

1.Anna Hopkin, 53.33 (British OQT)
2.Eva Okaro, 54.46
3.Freya Anderson, 54.59
4.Freya Colbert, 55.10
5.Evelyn Davis, 55.25
6.Abbie Wood, 55.26

men's 200m Freestyle

1.Matthew Richards, 1.44.69 (British OQT)
2.Duncan Scott, 1.44.75 (British OQT)
3.Thomas Dean, 1.45.09
4.James Guy, 1.45.28
5.Jack McMillan, 1.46.19
6.Kieran Bird, 1.46.99

So it's not dead - yet.
 
 
Commonwealth Games to decide on next host in May
 

It would be nice to finally see a whole podium quicker than 2009 (21.08, 21.21, 21.25). Even better would be to see the world record erased.