2024 Paris Olympics: Day 2 Finals Preview
There are three finals tonight (men’s 400 IM, men’s 100 breast, women’s 100 fly) and five semifinals tonight on night 2 in Paris.
Slow Pool? Only 2 Men Under 1:46 In 200 Free This Morning After 10 Did So In Tokyo Prelims
David Popovici and Danas Rapsys were the only men under 1:46 this morning in the 200 free. 10 men were under that mark in Tokyo prelims.
Pan Zhanle Breaks Olympic Record With 46.92 100 Freestyle Lead Off In Men’s 4×100 Free Relay
Pan Zhanle led off in a 46.92, breaking Caeleb Dressel’s record of a 47.02 from Tokyo. Pan’s swim was also the #5 performance all-time.
Olympic Triathlon Training Session Canceled As Pollution Levels Too High In The Seine
The men’s triathlon kicks off in two days but athletes will not be able to get a swim in the Seine in today as tests revealed poor water quality levels.
Tokyo Gold Medalist Chase Kalisz Misses Final Of Men’s 400 IM After Finishing 11th In Prelims
Also missing the final is Tokyo bronze medalist Brendon Smith of Australia, meaning none of the medalists from 3 years ago will return.
Charlotte LePage Crushes Best Time In 1500 Free With 17:02.36 On Final Night In Minneapolis
LePage is committed to Ohio State and dropped 25 seconds from her lifetime best that she set at the end of last summer.
Hubert Kos Breaks Own Hungarian National Record In Prelims With 52.78 100 Backstroke
Kos swam to a new national record during prelims of the men’s 100 backstroke in Paris, breaking his record of a 53.08.
2024 Paris Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Preview
This morning will feature five events, the Men’s 200 free, Men’s 400 IM, Women’s 100 breast, Men’s 100 back, and Women’s 200 free.
Day 2 At The Paris Olympics: Non-Swimming Megathread
The men’s water polo team for Serbia will open group competition against Japan as they begin their quest for a 3-peat.
Gretchen Walsh Breaks Sarah Sjostrom’s Olympic Record With 55.38 100 Fly During Semifinals
Walsh broke Sjostrom’s previous record of a 55.48 that stood as the World Record until Walsh broke that at US Trials last month in a 55.18.
Which Events Got Faster From Tokyo And Which Got Slower? Day 1 Analysis
The men’s 400 free saw a greater range today as the winning time was faster but the 8th place finisher was slower than in Tokyo.
Australian Women Break Own Olympic Record With 3:28.92 4×100 Free Relay
Meg Harris came home in a 51.94, the fastest split of the team. The old Olympic Record was a World Record at the time until Australia broke it last year.
Huske Splits 52.06 To Help US Women Break American Record With 3:30.02 4×100 Free Relay
Huske had the fastest split of the American relay and had a 0.00 reaction time on the exchange. Manuel stays in the record books as she anchored today.
Germany’s Lukas Maertens Wins First Gold Medal In Swimming At The Olympics
Germany won 0 gold medals in the pool swimming events but already picked up one as Lukas Maertens won the first gold medal of Paris swimming.
Wilson York Breaks 13-14 Boys NAG With 2:15.11 200 Breaststroke In Indianapolis
York dropped about three seconds and moved up after previously sitting at #4 all-time in the age group with his best time from January.
