Day 8 Wrap of the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha
New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt (Club 37) has become the Men's 400m Individual Medley World Champion, taking the title with an incredible swim on the final day at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha.
Clareburt sat in fifth at the start of the race with a smooth start in the butterfly, before moving up to third during the backstroke. The 24-year-old then made his move in the first lap of breaststroke, moving up to second before taking the lead with 75m left to swim in the freestyle and powered away to win gold in 4:09.72s.
Clareburt yelled “yes” as he saw the result, celebrating with a pukana in the pool.
Max Litchfield of Great Britain was 0.68 second back in second with Daiya Seto of Japan third.
It is Clareburt’s first ever World Title and his second World Championship medal following his bronze in the same event in 2019. The time also achieved the qualifying time for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Clareburt was wrapt with the way he performed in the final.
"I'm super proud of what I was able to put together today. Having to wait all the way until the last day to swim your main event is tough, but it makes it an awesome feeling when you can finish on a high."
Clareburt acknowledged the support received from back home.
"I'm so thankful for all the support I've already been receiving. Proud of what this New Zealand team has done this week!"
SNZ's Olympic Pathway Lead, Gary Francis, was impressed with Clareburt's performance on the final day.
"Lewis' World Title is the perfect way to finish a great week for us at the World Championships and we're absolutely thrilled for him."
Francis was proud of the team for their performances in Doha.
"It's been a huge effort from the whole team and we're really pleased to come away with four medals, a host of PBs and other great results."
New Zealand finishes the World Championships with four medals and its first ever World Aquatics Championships titles. In addition to Clareburt’s World Title, Erika Fairweather (Neptune & Swim Dunedin) won gold in the Women's 400m Freestyle, as well as silver in the Women's 200m Freestyle and bronze in the Women's 800m Freestyle.
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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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