2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
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WOMEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – HEATS
- World Record: 15:20.48 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2018)
- World Junior Record: 15:28.36 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2014)
- Olympic Record: 15:35.35 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2021)
- 2021 Winning Time: 15:37.34
- 2021 Time to Advance to Finals: 15:58.96
- Katie Ledecky (USA) – 15:47.43
- Simona Quadarella (ITA) – 15:51.19
- Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (FRA) – 15:52.46
- Isabel Gose (GER) – 15:53.27
- Moesha Johnson (AUS) – 16:04.02
- Li Bingjie (CHN) – 16:05.26
- Beatriz Dizotti (BRA) – 16:05.40
- Leonie Martens (GER) – 16:08.69
Katie Grimes of the US has missed tomorrow night’s final of the women’s 1500 freestyle after swimming the 10th fastest time of the morning with a 16:12.11. Grimes won silver in the event in a 1-2 finish for the US with Katie Ledecky at the 2022 World Championships.
Grimes holds a personal best time of a 15:44.89 that she swam at those 2022 Worlds for silver. Her season best stands at a 15:57.31 which she swam at a club meet in April. She came in with an entry time of a 15:56:27 which she swam at the beginning of March 2023 which made her the #7 seed heading into the meet, although #5 Lani Pallister of Australia did not swim this morning after testing positive for COVID-19.
The US had a 1-2 finish for gold in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the first time ever that the event was competed in at an Olympics. Katie Ledecky won gold while Erica Sullivan took home silver.
Grimes was coming off of a big night where she won silver in the women’s 400 IM. Grimes was the first athlete for the US to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after earning a spot in the women’s 10km open water swim that is scheduled to take place next week in the Seine River. She is the only athlete for the US on the women’s side to be competing in both the pool and open water event.
How does one do a 15:57 at a nothing club meet and then do the time she did today in the Olympics. Seems to me she is either sick or sand bagged it on purpose and is saving it for the open water event if they ever find non-contaminated water to swim it.
What is going onnnn
So many athletes seeming ‘off’ – Must be something going around the village? This feels like such a weird Olympic meet.
all good. happens. katie is young and touuuugh lady. she’ll bounce and get a gold in 10K…..+ la ’28.
Que the Ron Aitken Sandpiper fan club starting to spin Weinstein’s 200 final and Grimes 1500 as some kind of Olympic coaching staff issue. Maybe they will do a joint podcast interview “unpacking” who Ron is blaming this time.
How late are the swimmers getting back?
I’m guessing they have testing and I’m sure the ride back to the hotel in Parisian Trafic is long even at night. Almost makes me wonder if it’s better for them to take the metro back.
She probabaly went to sleep at 3 or 4 AM
Too bad she missed out – was a medal threat. Now she can look forward to the open water in the filthy river.
did she even get to warm down last night? it was so thrilling to see her get a medal and she is going to CRUSH IT in open water.