The final day of the World Short Course Swimming Championships is behind us. At the end of the competition in Melbourne, Radosław Kawęcki was seventh in the final of the 200 meters backstroke.

Radosław Kawęcki’s departure in the 200m backstroke final was the latest Polish accent at the championships in Melbourne. Kawęcki entered the final with the eighth result. Kacper Stokowski, who was 17th, was eliminated in the qualifying rounds. In the final, Kawęcki could not compete with the best and finally, with the result of 1:50.33, he took seventh place. Nearly three seconds better than him was Ryan Murphy, who won the gold medal.

Margaret MacNeil performed excellently in the women’s 100-metre butterfly final, breaking the world record for this competition with a time of 54.05 seconds. At the end of the championships, we watched the men’s and women’s 4×100 meter medley relay finals. These two finals did not disappoint. First, the Americans improved the world record with a result of 3:44.35. But then a very rare thing happened. On the men’s side, the Australians and Americans clocked 3:18.98, which means both teams set a new world record.

The United States won 17 gold, 13 silver and 6 bronze medals. Poland with the silver of Katarzyna Wasick and the bronze of Kacper Stokowski took the 16th position.

Finals results

Women’s 100m butterfly:

1. Margaret MacNeil (Canada) – 54.05 (world record)

2. Torri Huske (USA) – 54.75

3. Louise Hansson (Sweden) – 54.87

Men’s 100 meter butterfly:

1. Chad le Clos (South Africa) – 48.59

2. Ilya Kharun (Canada) – 49.03 (junior world record)

3. Marius Kusch (Germany) – 49.12

Women’s 50m breaststroke:

1. Ruta Meilutyte (Lithuania) – 28.50

2. Lara van Niekerk (South Africa) – 29.09 (African record)

3. Lilly King (USA) – 29.11

Men’s 50m breaststroke:

1. Nic Fink (USA) – 25.38 (American record, World Championship record)

2. Nicolo Martinenghi (Italy) – 25.42

3. Simone Cerasuolo (Italy) – 25.69

200m backstroke women:

1. Kaylee McKeown (Australia) – 1:59.26

2. Claire Curzan (USA) – 2:00.53
3. Kylie Massé (Canada) – 2:01.26

200m backstroke men:

1. Ryan Murphy (USA) – 1:47.41

2. Shaine Casas (USA) – 1:48.01

3. Lorenzo Mora (Italy) – 1:48.45

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7. Radoslaw Kawecki – 1:50.33

Women’s 200m freestyle:

1. Slobhan Haughey (Hong Kong) – 1:51.65

2. Rebecca Smith (Canada) – 1:52.23

3. Marrit Steenbergen (Netherlands) – 1:52.28

200m freestyle men:

1. Sunwoo Hwang (South Korea) – 1:39.72 (Asian record, World Championship record)

2. David Popovici (Romania) – 1:40.79

3. Tom Dean (UK) – 1:40.86

Women’s individual 4x100m medley relay:

1. United States) – 3:44.35 (world record)

2. Australia – 3:44.92 (Oceania record)

3. Canada – 3:46.22

Men’s individual 4x100m medley relay:

1. Australia – 3:18.98 (world record)

1. USA – 3:18.98 (world record)

3. Italy – 3:19.06 (European record)

Ranking of medals