{"id":519152,"date":"2022-12-17T18:22:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T01:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=519152"},"modified":"2022-12-17T18:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T01:39:58","slug":"world-championships-day-six-prelims-claire-curzan-leads-kaylee-mckeown-in-200-backstroke-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-six-prelims-claire-curzan-leads-kaylee-mckeown-in-200-backstroke-qualifying\/","title":{"rendered":"World Championships, Day Six Prelims: Claire Curzan Leads Kaylee McKeown in 200 Backstroke Qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World Championships, Day Six Prelims: Claire Curzan Leads Kaylee McKeown in 200 Backstroke Qualifying<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the Short Course World Championships, <strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> of the United States only got the chance to swim the 200 backstroke when defending champion\u00a0<strong>Rhyan White<\/strong> withdrew from the meet due to illness. But now, Curzan will enter the final in pole position after she finished with a quicker time than world-record holder and Olympic champion\u00a0<strong>Kaylee McKeown\u00a0<\/strong>in prelims of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s 200 back will be one of 10 finals scheduled for the final evening of Short Course Worlds, and also on the slate will be the 200 freestyle, where world-record holder <strong>Siobhan Haughey<\/strong> qualified second behind the Netherlands&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Marrit Steenbergen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2022\/16th-fina-world-swimming-championships-25m-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2022-fina-world-short-course-championships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet information page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 200 Freestyle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Netherlands&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Marrit Steenbergen\u00a0<\/strong>already has three medals at the Short Course World Championships, gold in the 100 IM, bronze in the 100 free and bronze in the mixed 200 free relay, and she has a chance at another big performance in the 200 free. She qualified with the top time in prelims, with her mark of 1:52.83 setting her up a half-second ahead of defending champion and world-record holder\u00a0<strong>Siobhan Haughey<\/strong> (1:53.39). Haughey swam a mark of 1:50.31 last year in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>American teenager\u00a0<strong>Erin Gemmell<\/strong> will compete in her first individual final at a senior international meet after she qualified third in 1:53.47, just ahead of the Czech Republic&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Barbora Seemanova<\/strong> (1:53.67). Last year&#8217;s silver medalist, Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Rebecca Smith<\/strong> took fifth in 1:53.85 while teammate\u00a0<strong>Taylor Ruck<\/strong> was seventh (1:54.15), finishing in between Aussies\u00a0<strong>Leah Neale\u00a0<\/strong>(1:54.05) and\u00a0<strong>Madison Wilson<\/strong> (1:54.18). Wilson edged out the USA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Hali Flickinger<\/strong>, fresh off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-five-womens-finals-hali-flickinger-dominates-400im-for-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a gold medal in the 400 IM<\/a>, by just two hundredths for the last slot in the final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"519154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-six-prelims-claire-curzan-leads-kaylee-mckeown-in-200-backstroke-qualifying\/w200fr-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr.png\" data-orig-size=\"1111,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"w200fr\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;w200fr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr-1024x472.png\" class=\"wp-image-519154 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr.png\" alt=\"w200fr\" width=\"701\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr.png 1111w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr-280x129.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr-450x207.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200fr-533x246.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 200 Backstroke<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Making her international debut in the 200 backstroke, the United States&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> will be in position to win a backstroke medal for the third time this meet. Curzan topped qualifying in the event with a time of 2:02.05. Interestingly, her split through 150 meters was more than a second quicker than that of Australian world-record holder <strong>Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> before McKeown closed the gap down the stretch. Curzan swam a time of 2:02.05, just ahead of McKeown&#8217;s 2:02.32. Curzan will have go head-to-head with McKeown in the final although she will be racing the 100 butterfly final shortly before the 200 back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kylie Masse<\/strong>, the Canadian who won silver in the event at the Olympics and again at this meet last year, placed third in 2:02.54. Italy&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Margherita Panziera<\/strong> (2:02.88) and\u00a0France&#8217;s<strong>Pauline Mahieu<\/strong> (2:02.96) also broke 2:03, while China&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Peng Xuwei<\/strong> (2:03.27), the Netherlands&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Kira Toussaint<\/strong> (2:03.40) and Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ingrid Wilm<\/strong> (2:03.57) also qualified for the final. American\u00a0<strong>Isabelle Stadden<\/strong>, the bronze medalist in the event last year, finished ninth in 2:03.78, just missing the A-final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"519156\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-six-prelims-claire-curzan-leads-kaylee-mckeown-in-200-backstroke-qualifying\/w200bk-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk.png\" data-orig-size=\"1111,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"w200bk\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;w200bk&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk-1024x472.png\" class=\"wp-image-519156 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk.png\" alt=\"w200bk\" width=\"701\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk.png 1111w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk-280x129.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk-450x207.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w200bk-533x246.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 400 Medley Relay<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It will be another United States-against-Australia showdown in the final of the women&#8217;s 400 medley relay. In prelims, the Americans qualified first with\u00a0<strong>Alex Walsh<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Lilly King<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Torri Huske<\/strong> swimming a time of 3:47.67, while Aussies\u00a0<strong>Mollie O&#8217;Callaghan<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Chelsea Hodges<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Alexandria Perkins<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Meg Harris\u00a0<\/strong>took second in 3:48.90. The 400 medley relay final will be a rematch of the 200 medley relay, where Australia beat the U.S. by just six hundredths for gold.<\/p>\n<p>In the final, the Americans will likely go with <strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> on back and King on breast along with\u00a0<strong>Torri Huske<\/strong> on either fly or free as well as either Douglass or Brown. The Aussies will counter with\u00a0<strong>Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> on back, either Hodges or\u00a0<strong>Jenna Strauch<\/strong> on breaststroke,\u00a0<strong>Emma McKeon<\/strong> on fly and O&#8217;Callaghan anchoring.<\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kylie Masse<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Rachel Nicol<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Katerine Savard<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Rebecca Smith<\/strong> took third in 3:51.40, with Sweden, Japan, the Netherlands, France and China also qualifying for the final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"519161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-six-prelims-claire-curzan-leads-kaylee-mckeown-in-200-backstroke-qualifying\/w400mr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/w400mr.png\" data-orig-size=\"1126,887\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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