Hubert Kos Continues European Men’s Gold Medal Haul, Australia Still Leads Medal Table
The European men have gone 9 for 10 in gold medals in individual events this week in Paris. Hubert Kos was the latest to bring in gold.
Kate Douglass Breaks Own American Record With 2:19.24 To Win Olympic Gold
Douglass won her first individual gold touching first in the 200 breaststroke, breaking her American Record that she swam in January.
USA Men Miss The Podium In 200 Backstroke For The First Time Since 1992
The streak of the US men and making the podium in the 200 backstroke is over. They had made the podium in every Olympic Games since 1996.
Women’s 200 Butterfly Podium Faster In Paris Than In Tokyo (Day 6 Analysis)
Summer McIntosh led the way as the women’s 200 fly got faster overall tonight. She won in a new Olympic Record as well.
Australian Women Break Olympic Record With 7:38.08 4×200 Free Relay
Ariarne Titmus had the fastest split of the night with a 1:52.95 on the anchor leg, securing the win and the record for Australia.
2024 Paris Olympics: Day 6 Finals Preview
Night 6 will feature finals of the W200 fly, M200 back, W200 breast, and W4x200 free relay. Semifinals will be in the M50 Free, W200 back, and M200 IM.
USA Has The Most Reserves For 4×200 Free Relay Tonight, Meaning More Decisions Left To Make
Torri Huske has had a successful meet so far and could be considered an option for the US women’s 4×200 free relay tonight.
2024 Paris Olympics: Day 6 Prelims Preview
Cam McEvoy enters as the top seed in the 50 free. Day 6 will see heats of the women’s 200 back, men’s 50 free, men’s 200 IM, and women’s 4×200 free relay.
Day 6 At The Paris Olympics: Non-Swimming Megathread
Simone Biles won the individual all-around title for women’s gymnastics in 2016 and returns to the final tomorrow.
Sarah Sjostrom, “I Didn’t Think I Would Swim The 100 Freestyle…” Goes On To Win Gold
Sjostrom told her coach after the relay this week that she did not want to swim the 100 freestyle. Her coach encouraged her to swim the race, and she won gold
European Men’s Gold Medal Streak Broken After China’s Pan Zhanle Wins 100 Free (Medal Table)
Leon Marchand has helped the European men to 8 individual gold medals so far, the continent has had 9 total individual golds in the last 4 Olympics combined.
All Times During Men’s 200 Butterfly Final Faster Than In Tokyo (Day 5 Analysis)
Leon Marchand and the whole heat of the 200 fly was faster tonight than the respective places in the final of the event in Tokyo.
Leon Marchand Breaks Another Olympic Record With 2:05.85 200 Breaststroke
Marchand broke his own French national record and completed the dirty double with the 200 fly and 200 breaststroke.
Ryan Murphy Misses Men’s 200 Back Final After 10th Place Finish In Semifinals
The US have medaled in the 200 backstroke in every Olympics since 1996. Keaton Jones moved on to the final as the #6 seed but Murphy will not be in the final.
Katie Ledecky Now Holds Top 20 Performances All-Time In Women’s 1500 Freestyle After 15:30.02
Ledecky broke her own Olympic Record today that she swam in 2020. She now holds the top 20 performances in the 1500 all-time.
