Thursday, February 15, 2024
Claire Curzan Picks Up Fourth Medal of 2024 World Aquatics Championships
Results | U.S. Roster | U.S. Medalists
Women’s 200m Butterfly – FINAL
4 – Rachel Klinker (Lexington, Ky./California Aquatics), 2:08.19
Women’s 100m Freestyle – SEMIFINAL
5 – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 53.31
The final will be contested on Friday, February 16.
Men’s 100m Freestyle – FINAL
7 – Matt King (Snohomish, Wash./Texas Ford Aquatics), 48.06
Women’s 50m Backstroke – FINAL
GOLD – Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia), 27.43
Curzan on her race and overall performance so far: “It was super fun – the 50 back is a really quick event, so I had a blast with it. I'm just happy with how my preparation for this meet shaped up and I'm just excited for the rest of the competition.”
On hearing the National Anthem during the medal ceremony: “It keeps getting better every time, and I don't know if I can ever recreate that feeling, but I love it and hopefully it'll happen again.”
Race Notes:
• Curzan wins her fourth medal of these World Championships, which ties her (with Australia’s Brianna Throssell) for the most medals of the meet so far.
• First world title in the event for the U.S. since Olivia Smoliga in 2019.
• Curzan earned a new personal best in her prelim, semifinal and final swims.
Men’s 200m Breaststroke – SEMIFINAL
1 – Jake Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason Manta Rays), 2:08.78
6 – Nic Fink (Morristown, N.J./Metro Atlanta Aquatic Club), 2:09.87
The final will be contested on Friday, February 16.
Men’s 200m Individual Medley – FINAL
SILVER – Carson Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason Manta Rays), 1:56.97
5 – Shaine Casas (McAllen, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics), 1:57.73
Foster on his race: “It’s always an honor to be on the podium. I wish I was a little bit quicker, but overall I can’t complain about a silver medal.”
Race Notes:
• Foster wins the second 200m IM World Championships medal of his career.
Men’s 200m Backstroke – SEMIFINAL
1 – Jack Aikins (Atlanta, Ga./Swim Atlanta), 1:56.32
The final will be contested on Friday, February 16.
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – SEMIFINAL
2 – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 2:23.17
The final will be contested on Friday, February 16.
Race Notes:
• Douglass’ two individual events were separated by just 70 minutes.
Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – FINAL
11 – United States, 8:01.97
The fifth night of pool events at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, held in Doha, Qatar, saw podium finishes from Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia) and Carson Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason Manta Rays). The U.S. contingent leads the way in both the gold medal count (6) and total medals (12) earned during the competition’s swimming program.
A look at the U.S. team medal table after five days of competition in Qatar:
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Women’s 200m Butterfly – FINAL
4 – Rachel Klinker (Lexington, Ky./California Aquatics), 2:08.19
Women’s 100m Freestyle – SEMIFINAL
5 – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 53.31
The final will be contested on Friday, February 16.
Men’s 100m Freestyle – FINAL
7 – Matt King (Snohomish, Wash./Texas Ford Aquatics), 48.06
Women’s 50m Backstroke – FINAL
GOLD – Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia), 27.43
Curzan on her race and overall performance so far: “It was super fun – the 50 back is a really quick event, so I had a blast with it. I'm just happy with how my preparation for this meet shaped up and I'm just excited for the rest of the competition.”
On hearing the National Anthem during the medal ceremony: “It keeps getting better every time, and I don't know if I can ever recreate that feeling, but I love it and hopefully it'll happen again.”
Race Notes:
• Curzan wins her fourth medal of these World Championships, which ties her (with Australia’s Brianna Throssell) for the most medals of the meet so far.
• First world title in the event for the U.S. since Olivia Smoliga in 2019.
• Curzan earned a new personal best in her prelim, semifinal and final swims.
Men’s 200m Breaststroke – SEMIFINAL
1 – Jake Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason Manta Rays), 2:08.78
6 – Nic Fink (Morristown, N.J./Metro Atlanta Aquatic Club), 2:09.87
The final will be contested on Friday, February 16.
Men’s 200m Individual Medley – FINAL
SILVER – Carson Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason Manta Rays), 1:56.97
5 – Shaine Casas (McAllen, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics), 1:57.73
Foster on his race: “It’s always an honor to be on the podium. I wish I was a little bit quicker, but overall I can’t complain about a silver medal.”
Race Notes:
• Foster wins the second 200m IM World Championships medal of his career.
Men’s 200m Backstroke – SEMIFINAL
1 – Jack Aikins (Atlanta, Ga./Swim Atlanta), 1:56.32
The final will be contested on Friday, February 16.
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – SEMIFINAL
2 – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 2:23.17
The final will be contested on Friday, February 16.
Race Notes:
• Douglass’ two individual events were separated by just 70 minutes.
Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – FINAL
11 – United States, 8:01.97
The 2024 World Aquatics Championships continues through February 18, with prelims beginning each day at 1:30 a.m. ET and finals beginning at 11 a.m. ET. All sessions are streamed live on Peacock.
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