The former world record in the men’s 200m individual medley was held by Cameron Stanley who set the record in 2:29.05 at the 2024 IISA New Zealand and Southern Hemisphere Championships in his native New Zealand.
But today, the top six (!) men in the 200m individual medley busted through that standard, led by 24-year-old Théo Goyeaud of France in 2:20.07 who just barely touched out Romania’s Andrei Enache in 2:20.19 in a thrilling race. We cannot recall a race in swimming history where six men broke the existing record. It was an unprecedented resetting of swimming speed for the all-around medley specialists.
200m Individual Medley Men’s Final Heat Results
- Théo Goyeaud (France, 24, IISA bio here) 2:20.07
- Andrei Enache (Romania, 19, IISA bio here) 2:20.19
- Markus Rogan (Austria, 42, IISA bio here) 2:21.30
- Michal Tomaszowski (Poland , IISA bio here) 2:25.24
- Egor Tropeano (Italy, 32, IISA bio here) 2:25.62
- Magnusstenild Andersen (Denmark, 29, IISA bio here) 2:29.01
- Vladimir Romaniuc (Romania, 19, IISA bio here) 2:35.58
- Jonas Mathiasen (Denmark, 18, IISA bio here) 2:36.53
Age group world records were set by the following swimmers:
- Andrei Enache (Romania, 19, IISA bio here) 2:20.19
- Egor Tropeano (Italy, 32, IISA bio here) 2:25.62
- Vladimir Romaniuc (Romania, 19, IISA bio here) 2:35.58
- Guillaume Le Loher (France, 26, IISA bio here) 2:50.68
- Jonas Mathiasen (Denmark, 18, IISA bio here) 2:36.53
- Kornliusz Zapert (Poland, 24, IISA bio here) 2:47.76
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How many entrants in this year’s events? How many from USA? Any Californians? Are men’s and women’s heets run together? Meet is every two years?
754 entrants from 48 countries. Men and women are run separately as in any major international competition. The list of Americans is in an earlier Daily News of Open Water Swimming article posted about a week ago, I do not remember the exact number, nor do I remember the states where the athletes were born or currently live, but they come from coast to coast, north to south. No one from Hawaii or southern Florida from what I remember.
Chris Ballard, a writer for Sports Illustrated Magazine, is competing in the sprint events and is from Berkeley, Califoria.
The list of American swimmers is here: https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/team-usa-swimmers-at-the-iisa-6th-world-championship/