Day 2 Wrap of the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha
Eve Thomas (Coast) continued on from her outstanding form from day one to be the standout Kiwi on the second day of the swimming competition at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha.
Back in the pool a day after swimming a Paris qualification time in the 400m Freestyle, Thomas looked solid as she contested the Women's 1500m Freestyle alongside teammate Caitlin Deans (Neptune & Swim Dunedin).
Thomas started strong and was second after 500m, with Deans and Thomas pushing each other along throughout the race from lanes 2 and 3. Thomas surged in the final 300m to swim a time of 16:16.43s to place fifth in her heat and qualify 7th fastest for the final. This is Thomas' second individual final at this level in as many days at these World Championships.
Deans set an Otago Open Record in her swim, touching the wall in 16:17.98s to finish 6th in her heat and 10th overall to narrowly miss out on progressing to the final.
Backstroke specialist Andrew Jeffcoat (Club 37) was also in action, contesting the 100m distance. The Aucklander swimming a time of 54.63s to place 21st overall.
Day three sees Erika Fairweather (Neptune & Swim Dunedin) return to the pool for the Women's 200m Freestyle and Lewis Clareburt (Club 37) have his first swim of the championships in the Men's 200m Butterfly. The heats start from 7.30pm NZDT this evening. Eve Thomas will feature in the Women's 1500m Freestyle final with the session starting from 5am NZDT the following morning.
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2024 World Aquatics Championships Team
Lewis Clareburt (#257) - Club 37
200m Individual Medley
400m Individual Medley
200m Butterfly
Laticia-Leigh Transom (#264) - Ice Breaker Aquatics
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Erika Fairweather (#266) - Neptune & Swim Dunedin
200m Freestyle
400m Freestyle
800m Freestyle
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Eve Thomas (#270) - Coast
400m Freestyle
800m Freestyle
1500m Freestyle
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Caitlin Deans (#276) – Neptune & Swim Dunedin
1500m Freestyle
Cameron Gray (#277) - Coast
100m Freestyle
50m Freestyle
50m Butterfly
100m Butterfly
Andrew Jeffcoat (#279) - Club 37
200m Backstroke
100m Backstroke
50m Backstroke
Summer Osborne (#286) - North Shore
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Support Staff
Lars Humer - Swim Dunedin (Coach)
Michael Weston - Coast (Coach)
Mitch Nairn - Club 37 (Coach)
Gary Francis (Team Leader)
Megan Munro (Physiotherapist)
New Zealand Team Schedule
Day One (11 Feb)
Men’s 50m Butterfly – Cameron Gray
Women’s 400m Freestyle – Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas
Day Two (12 Feb)
Men’s 100m Backstroke – Andrew Jeffcoat
Women’s 1500m Freestyle – Caitlin Deans, Eve Thomas
Day Three (13 Feb)
Women’s 200m Freestyle – Erika Fairweather
Men’s 200m Butterfly – Lewis Clareburt
Day Four (14 Feb)
Men’s 100m Freestyle – Cameron Gray
Men’s 200m Individual Medley – Lewis Clareburt
Day Five (15 Feb)
Men’s 200m Backstroke – Andrew Jeffcoat
Women’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay– Erika Fairweather, Laticia Transom, Eve Thomas, Summer Osborne
Day Six (16 Feb)
Men’s 100m Butterfly – Cameron Gray
Men’s 50m Freestyle – Cameron Gray
Women’s 800m Freestyle – Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas
Day Seven (17 Feb)
Men’s 50m Backstroke – Andrew Jeffcoat
Day Eight (18 Feb)
Men’s 400m Individual Medley – Lewis Clareburt
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