2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
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The US trailed Australia since day 3 of swimming competition but a strong final day moved the US to the top of the medal table. The US has led the medal table now in the last 9 Olympics, with that stretch beginning in 1992.
Earning the first gold of the night for the US was Bobby Finke. Finke won the men’s 1500 freestyle in a new World Record of a 14:30.67. Finke also continued the streak for the US men as the US men have won at least one individual gold in every Olympics since 1900. The streak was at risk as the men’s 1500 free was the final individual event, but Finke came in clutch.
In the final race of the meet, the US women won gold in the 4×100 medley relay. Australia won the event in Tokyo and now silver in Paris, but the US could not be denied, winning in a new World Record finishing over 3 seconds ahead of Australia as well.
The US also led the competition with 28 total medals while Australia had the 2nd most with 18. China had the 3rd most total medals with 12 but only two golds. China picked up its second gold tonight winning the men’s 4×100 medley relay, snapping the streak that the US men had in the event.
Swimming Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Australia | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | China | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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12
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Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
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14
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Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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16
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Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
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18
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South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Congratulations to the USA on a last minute win on the Medal Table.
Congratulations to the Australian women for topping the women’s gold medal tallies for successive Olympics:
Paris: Australia 6-5
Tokyo: Australia 8-3
Holy moving goal posts, Batman!
What? I first congratulated USA on winning the medal table. That is obviously the main thing. Then I pointed out a fact about the number of womens gold medals that I hadn’t seen mentioned anywhere yet.
Most medals, most golds, most silvers, most bronzes, most World Records and definitely MOST COWBELL
#UStayClassyCate
It’s good to have more gold medals than any other team, but 5 individual wins of contested 28 do not seem look like much.
Australia wins Paris medal tally if the 3 new events were not added from Tokyo.
USA did not win mens 800m free???
Or…. Australia could swim the distance events better….
I get what you mean Mens 800m, Womens 1500m and mixed medley relay added in Tokyo and US won 2 gold Ireland 1.
If you play this game, then I guess McKeon didn’t really earn the most swimming medals in a single Olympics by a female in Tokyo.
Olympic medals are Olympic medals. They all count.
There were many fewer swimming events at the first Olympics. Do only those count? Lol
Anya Pelshaw is going to be real mad whenever Australia wins 2 gold medals tomorrow in open water!
I’ve spent my entire life being indifferent toward Australia. Ever since their little tantrums about the Gold medal totals vs Total medals, I now despise the Aussie fans and enjoyed taking this medal table more than I ever thought possible.
The US was always on top of the medal table. We had the most total medals. The gold medals just shows our dominance.
Regan Smith OR and WR holder, best backstroker in the world
Rumors of Dressels demise is greatly over exaggerated. 49.40 split.
I must of missed the medal ceremony where Regan was wearing gold medal 100m/200m backstroke in Paris. Can you link it to me?
For as often as Americans got run down in the last 15 meters of races we sure waited until under the flags to win this medal table. There were some of the best moments of the meet for the US in this session. But I hope that favorable last impression doesn’t let USA Swimming think they can avoid a deep dissection of itself. A few races didn’t come through for Australia, but if they had this medal table would look very different (and well done to Australia! Your stars really showed up, great swimmers, great meet). The US scraped by this year, but unless they make some major adjustments 2028 could turn out even worse.
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