The 2024 World Aquatics Championships took place in the Qatari capital Doha from 2-18 February, with several athletes securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota spots for their countries.
The 2024 World Aquatics Championships took place in the Qatari capital Doha from 2-18 February, with several athletes securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota spots for their countries.
While several nations sent below-strength teams in Olympic year, the event saw the likes of open water champion Sharon van Rouwendaal and sprint swim star Sarah Sjöström increase their world title count, and new names like Irish distance swimmer Daniel Wiffen make an impact on the global stage.
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Given below is the medal tally for the top 10 medal winners in the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in the swimming category. Heavyweights, Team USA topped the medal tally with 20 medals followed by China.
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | USA | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | China | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The World Aquatics Championships 2024 began on February 2, 2024 in Doha. However, the swimming discipline of the event started on February 11. For 8 days, swimming fans from all over the world were very entertained by the impeccable performances which kept on pushing the limits of the sport.
USA’s Claire Curzan emerged as a star performer at the event winning a total of 6 medals, of which 4 were gold medals. She won gold medals in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke events respectively as well as the 4x100m medley relay.
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USA’s Hunter Armstrong also emerged as a strong contender and a potential podium finisher at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Hunter won a total of 7 medals altogether out of which 3 were gold, 1 was silver and 3 were bronze. This event was his most successful World Championship campaign ever. Previously, he had clinched a total of 5 medals at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest in 2022.
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With such incredible performances at the World Championships, the world just awaits the showdown which is all set to happen at the Paris Olympic Games later this year.
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