Aussies Maintain Medal Table Lead Through Day 2 Of Short Course World Championships - SwimSwam

2022 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Through two days of action in Melbourne, Australia at the 2022 Short Course World Championships, the host nation remains atop the overall medal table.

Owning 9 total pieces of hardware, Australia has collected 5 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronze medals to lead the United States and Italy who comprise the remainder of the top 3 performers thus far. The U.S. has reaped more medals with a total of 11, but the nation falls one gold shy of Australia to rank as #2.

Lani Pallister kicked the night off right for the Aussies, adding a women’s 800m freestyle gold to the tally. Multi-Olympic gold medalist Kaylee McKeown followed suit by topping the podium in the women’s 100m backstroke, teaming up with Mollie O’Callaghan for a 1-2 Aussie punch.

Isaac Cooper captured bronze in the men’s 100m back while the Australian women’s 800m free relay put a statement on the night with a World Record-setting finish for another gold for day two.

The U.S. captured mixed medley relay gold, setting a new World Record of their own, while Ryan Murphy grabbed the top prize in the men’s 100m backstroke for the stars n’ stripes.

Torri Huske was another gold medalist for the U.S., tying Canada’s Maggie MacNeil in the women’s 50m fly, while the nation also scored bronze in the women’s 800m free relay to finish out the night.

For Italy, Lorenzo Mora snagged silver behind Murphy in the men’s 100m back, setting a new national record in the process. The nation also produced a new European Record for silver in the mixed medley relay this evening.