With open water, artistic swimming and diving events all now completed, the focus shifts to the Aspire Dome as eight days of pool racing awaits. Two individual and two relay gold medals are on offer on the first night of competition.
Swimming | Women’s 400m Freestyle
Erika Fairweather will be chasing history in the final of the Women’s 400m Freestyle this evening as she attempts to become New Zealand’s first gold medallist at a World Aquatics Championships in any discipline. Her biggest challenges are expected to come from Budapest 2017 bronze medallist Bingjie Li and Germany’s national record holder Isabel Gose who will be racing for a career-first World Aquatics Championships medal.
Top Qualified:
- 4:04.65 – Bingjie LI (CHN)
- 4:04.70 – Erika Fairweather (NZL)
- 4:05.48 – Isabel Gose (GER)
Best Entry Times:
- 3:59.59 – Erika Fairweather (NZL)
- 4:03.02 – Isabel Gose (GER)
- 4:03.39 – Bingjie LI (CHN)
Fukuoka 2023:
- 3:55.38 – Gold: Ariarne Titmus (AUS)
- 3:58.73 – Silver: Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 3:59.59 – Bronze: Erika Fairweather (NZL)
Records:
- 3:55.38 – World: Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 2023
- 3:55.38 – Championship: Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 2023
Swimming | Men’s 400m Freestyle
The first shock of the Doha 2024 program came in this morning’s heats as top seed Ahmed Hafnaoui failed to progress through to tonight’s final. The Tunisian was almost two seconds off the pace giving Australia’s Elijah Winnington every chance to reclaim the world title that he won in this event at Budapest 2022.
Top Qualified:
- 3:44.37 – Elijah Winnington (AUS)
- 3:44.77 – Lukas Martens (GER)
- 3:45.14 – Kim Woo-min (KOR)
Best Entry Times:
- 3:40.70 – Ahmed Hafnaoui (TUN) [did not qualify for final]
- 3:42.20 – Lukas Martens (GER)
- 3:43.48 – Elijah Winnington (AUS)
Fukuoka 2023:
- 3:40.68 – Gold: Samuel Short (AUS)
- 3:40.70 – Silver: Ahmed Hafnaoui (TUN)
- 3:42.20 – Bronze: Lukas Martens (GER)
Records:
- 3:40.07 – World: Paul Biedermann (GER), 2009
- 3:40.07 – Championship: Paul Biedermann (GER), 2009