Olympic gold medalist Jack Alexy will need to make room on his trophy shelf after taking home his first individual gold medal at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest on Thursday.
During the men’s 100m freestyle final, Alexy held off Brazilian Guilherme Santos to win gold with an official time of 45.38 seconds. Teammate Chris Guilano finished fourth, just a hair behind, with a time of 45:51.
Men’s 100m freestyle medalists Guilherme Santos, Jack Alexy and Jordan Crooks at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) at Duna Arena on December 12, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Wednesday gold medal marks the second for Alexy in Budapest.
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Alongside Guilano, Luke Hobson and Kieran Smith, the Americans took gold in the men’s 4×100 meter freestyle relay. They set a world record and Alexy’s run time of 45.05 set both an American and world championship record.
Alexy was just under second place behind the world record in the 100 meter freestyle Australian Kyle Chalmers determined in 2021 (44.84).
Jack Alexy of the United States competes in Heat 10 of the men’s 100 meter freestyle during day two of the 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 meters) at Duna Arena on December 11, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
The Americans continued to dominate the short track world on day three with even more records and gold medals, after starting the competition with five world records and four gold medals on day one.
On Thursday, Gretchen Walsh, the women’s 4×200-meter free relay team, Kate Douglass, Lilly King, Regan Smith, Carson Foster and Kieran Smith all took medals for Team USA.
Jack Alexy of the United States competes in the final of the men’s 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay during the first day of the 2024 World Swimming Championships (25 meters) at Duna Arena on December 10, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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The competition continues through Sunday and a host of different events are still scheduled.
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