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McIntosh’s 4:27.71 400 IM Win Is 1 Of 2 Events Tonight Faster Than Tokyo (Day 3 Analysis)

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Last night, the men’s 100 breast was the only event where gold was slower, but there is a different story tonight. Only two out of the six events contested tonight were faster than they were in Tokyo in there respective semifinals or final.

Summer McIntosh‘s win in the 400 IM of a 4:27.71 was a huge drop from the 4:32.08 that it took to win in Tokyo. The race fell off a bit after that as places 2-8 were all slower than Tokyo.

The women’s 200 freestyle also saw its top finisher, Mollie O’Callaghan swim faster than the winning time in Tokyo. The whole podium was faster than each of the respective medal-winning times from Tokyo. After the podium finishes though, 4-8th all were slower this time in Paris.

The other four events were slower at the top on the night. The biggest difference was the men’s 200 free where David Popovici won today in a 1:44.72, a time that would have been 5th in Tokyo. The men’s 100 back and women’s 100 breast also saw slower times for gold while the women’s 100 back semifinals had a slower time at the top as well as a slower time that it took to make the final.

Finals Data

Men’s 200 Free, Finals

Tokyo Paris
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Rank Name Country Time
1 Thomas Dean Great Britain 1:44.22 1 David Popovici ROU 1:44.72
2 Duncan Scott Great Britain 1:44.26 2 Matt Richards GBR 1:44.74
3 Fernando Scheffer Brazil 1:44.66 3 Luke Hobson USA 1:44.79
4 David Popovici Romania 1:44.68 4 Duncan Scott GBR 1:44.87
5 Martin Malyutin ROC 1:45.01 5 Lukas Martens GER 1:45.46 (TIE)
6 Kieran Smith United States 1:45.12 5 Danas Rapsys LTU 1:45.46 (TIE)
7 Hwang Sun-woo South Korea 1:45.26 7 Maximillian Giuliani AUS 1:45.57
8 Danas Rapšys Lithuania 1:45.78 8 Katsuhiro Matsumoto JPN 1:46.26

Women’s 400 IM, Final

Tokyo Paris
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Rank Name Country Time
1 Yui Ohashi Japan 4:32.08 1 Summer McIntosh CAN 4:27.71
2 Emma Weyant United States 4:32.76 2 Katie Grimes USA 4:33.40
3 Hali Flickinger United States 4:34.90 3 Emma Weyant USA 4:34.93
4 Mireia Belmonte Spain 4:35.13 4 Freya Colbert GBR 4:35.67
5 Katinka Hosszú Hungary 4:35.98 5 Ella Ramsey AUS 4:38.01
6 Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas Hungary 4:37.75 6 Mio Narita JPN 4:38.83
7 Aimee Willmott Great Britain 4:38.30 7 Katie Shanahan GBR 4:40.17
8 Ilaria Cusinato Italy 4:40.65 8 Ellen Walshe IRL 4:40.70

Women’s 200 Free, Final

Tokyo Paris
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Rank Name Country Time
1 Ariarne Titmus Australia 1:53.50 1 Mollie O’Callaghan AUS
1:53.27 (Olympic Record)
2 Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong 1:53.92 2 Ariarne Titmus AUS 1:53.81
3 Penny Oleksiak Canada 1:54.70 3 Siobhan Haughey HGK 1:54.55
4 Yang Junxuan China 1:55.01 4 Mary-Sophie Harvey CAN 1:55.29
5 Katie Ledecky United States 1:55.21 5 Yang Junxuan CHN 1:55.38
6 Barbora Seemanová Czech Republic 1:55.45 6 Barbora Semanova CZE 1:55.47
7 Federica Pellegrini Italy 1:55.91 7 Erika Fairweather NZL 1:55.59
8 Madison Wilson Australia 1:56.39 8 Claire Weinstein USA 1:56.60

Women’s 100 Breast, Final

Tokyo Paris
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Rank Name Country Time
1 Lydia Jacoby United States 1:04.95 1 Tatjana Smith RSA 1:05.28
2 Tatjana Schoenmaker South Africa 1:05.22 2 Tang Qianting CHN 1:05.54
3 Lilly King United States 1:05.54 3 Mona McSharry IRL 1:05.59
4 Evgeniia Chikunova ROC 1:05.90 4 Benedetta Pilato ITA 1:05.60 (TIE)
5 Yuliya Yefimova ROC 1:06.02 4 Lilly King USA 1:05.60 (TIE)
6 Sophie Hansson Sweden 1:06.07 6 Angharad Evans GBR 1:05.85
7 Martina Carraro Italy 1:06.19 7 Eneli Jefimova EST 1:06.50
8 Mona McSharry Ireland 1:06.94 8 Alina Zmushka AIN 1:06.54

Men’s 100 Back, Final

Tokyo Paris
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Rank Name Country Time
1 Evgeny Rylov ROC 51.98 1 Thomas Ceccon ITA 52.00
2 Kliment Kolesnikov ROC 52 2 Xu Jiayu CHN 52.32
3 Ryan Murphy United States 52.19 3 Ryan Murphy USA 52.39
4 Thomas Ceccon Italy 52.3 4 Apostolos Christou GRE 52.41
5 Xu Jiayu China 52.51 5 Pieter Coetze RSA 52.58
6 Hugo González Spain 52.78 6 Hugo Gonzalez ESP 52.73
7 Mitch Larkin Australia 52.79 7 Yohann Ndoye-Brouard FRA 52.77
8 Robert Glință Romania 52.95 8 Oliver Morgan GBR 52.84

Women’s 100 Back, Semis

Tokyo Paris
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Rank Name Country Time
1 Regan Smith United States 57.86 1 Regan Smith USA 57.97
2 Kylie Masse Canada 58.09 2 Kaylee McKeown AUS 57.99
3 Kaylee McKeown Australia 58.11 3 Katharine Berkoff USA 58.27
4 Rhyan White United States 58.46 4 Iona Anderson AUS 58.63
5 Kathleen Dawson Great Britain 58.56 5 Kylie Masse CAN 58.82
6 Emily Seebohm Australia 58.59 6 Ingrid Wilm CAN 59.1
7 Kira Toussaint Netherlands 59.09 7 Beryl Gastaldello FRA 59.29
8 Anastasia Gorbenko Israel 59.3 8 Emma Terebo FRA 59.5

Prelims Data

Women’s 400 IM, Prelims

Tokyo Paris
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Rank Name Country Time
1 Emma Weyant United States 4:33.55 1 Emma Weyant USA 4:36.27
2 Aimee Willmott Great Britain 4:35.28 2 Katie Grimes USA 4:37.24
3 Yui Ohashi Japan 4:35.71 3 Summer McIntosh CAN 4:37.35
4 Mireia Belmonte Spain 4:35.88 4 Freya Colbert GBR 4:37.62
5 Hali Flickinger United States 4:35.98 5 Mio Narita JPN 4:37.84
6 Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas Hungary 4:35.99 6 Ella Ramsay AUS 4:39.04
7 Katinka Hosszú Hungary 4:36.01 7 Ellen Walshe IRE 4:39.97
8 Ilaria Cusinato Italy 4:37.37 8 Katie Shanahan GBR 4:40.40

Women’s 100 Back, Prelims

Tokyo Paris
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Rank Name Country Time
1 Kaylee McKeown Australia 57.88 1 Katharine Berkoff USA 57.99
2 Regan Smith United States 57.96 2 Regan Smith USA 58.45
3 Kylie Masse Canada 58.17 3 Kaylee McKeown AUS 58.48
4 Kathleen Dawson Great Britain 58.69 4 Kylie Masse CAN 59.06
5 Emily Seebohm Australia 58.86 5 Emma Terebo FRA 59.1
6 Rhyan White United States 59.02 6 Beryl Gastaldello FRA 59.31
7 Kira Toussaint Netherlands 59.21 7 Iona Anderson AUS 59.37
8 Margherita Panziera Italy 59.74 8 Carmen Weiler Sastre ESP 59.57
9 Peng Xuwei China 59.78 9 Roos Vanotterdjik BEL 59.68
10 Maria Kameneva ROC 59.88 10 Kira Toussaint NED 59.84
11 Taylor Ruck Canada 59.89 11 Wan Letian CHN 59.87
12 Anastasia Gorbenko Israel 59.9 12 Ingrid Wilm CAN 1:00.06
13 Anastasia Fesikova ROC 59.92 13 Maaike de Waard NED 1:00.12
14 Cassie Wild Great Britain 59.99 14 Wang Xueer CHN 1:00.15
15 Maaike de Waard Netherlands 1:00.03 15 Louise Hansson SWE 1:00.26
16 Anna Konishi Japan 1:00.04 16 Danielle Hill IRE 1:00.40

Men’s 800 Free, Prelims

Tokyo Paris
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Rank Name Country Time
1 Mykhailo Romanchuk Ukraine 7:41.28 1 Daniel Wiffen IRE 7:41.53
2 Florian Wellbrock Germany 7:41.77 2 Ahmed Jaouadi TUN 7:42.07
3 Robert Finke United States 7:42.72 3 Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA 7:42.48
4 Felix Auböck Austria 7:45.73 4 Elijah Winnington AUS 7:42.86
5 Guilherme Costa Brazil 7:46.09 5 Bobby Finke USA 7:43.00
6 Jack McLoughlin Australia 7:46.94 6 Sven Schwatz GER 7:43.67
7 Serhiy Frolov Ukraine 7:47.67 7 Luca de Tullio ITA 7:44.07
8 Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy 7:47.73 8 David Aubry FRA 7:44.59

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Joel
1 hour ago

Didn’t realise Hugo got 6th both times.
Also feel for Duncan — 2nd and then 4th. Ouch. So close to gold and then so close to a bronze.

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BingBopBam
1 hour ago

Guys. Please stop. The winner was faster because Summer McIntosh is no longer 14. The rest of the event was considerably slower.

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Last-century swimmer
2 hours ago

Summer is a really special talent and her poise and grace at a young age are remarkable. Her mother and family are a great support network for her. Etobicoke has been a powerhouse of talent for decades. And of course her current swim team and coach are awesome for her. Hats off to all.

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Rev
2 hours ago

Both Gold and Bronze 400 IM medalists did high school years on Sarasota Sharks. Congratulations Coach Arkey!

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Fast fishes
3 hours ago

Kind of need a comparison?
In Tokyo.. how many events were faster.. how many events were WR’s.

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Susan
3 hours ago

Why did they go for a shallow myrtha pool?? Money? There are usually not a lot of PBs at the Olympics, but we may see the worst improvement rate..ever..

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Madge
4 hours ago

The only reason those two races were faster, despite this slow pool, were because of the immensely talented swimmers who have moved the bar considerably in those events since Tokyo. The organisers should hang their heads in shame.

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Emily Se-Bom Lee
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3 hours ago

it’s like using lochte’s peak to refute the effect of the supersuits

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Awsi Dooger
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3 hours ago

Track and field does everything possible to make sure the newest fastest surface is installed at every world championship and Olympic venue. Swimming just accepts anything that was slapped together. It’s one of the reasons it’s imperative that Sebastian Coe becomes IOC president.

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