Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Kaylee McKeown Breaks Missy Franklin’s Olympic Record With 2:03.73 200 Backstroke

Kaylee McKeown broke Missy Franklin’s Olympic Record that stood since 2012. McKeown has the 200 IM semifinal at the end of the night.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 7 Finals Preview

Tonight will feature finals of the M50 free, W200 back, and M200 IM. Semifinals will take place for the M100 fly and W200 IM.

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Lani Pallister Gets Redemption After COVID, Helps Australia’s 4×200 Free Relay To Gold

Pallister scratched the 1500 freestyle on Tuesday due to COVID-19 but made a quick recovery, helping the Australian women to gold in the 4×200 free relay.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 7 Prelims Preview

Josh Liendo enters as the top seed in the 100 fly. This morning will feature the M100 fly, W200 IM, W800 free, and mixed 4×100 medley relay.

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Day 7 At The Paris Olympics: Non-Swimming Megathread

China looks to win another gold in diving. Wang Zongyuan won the 3 meter synchro springboard in 2020 and returns with a new partner here.

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Kate Douglass After 200 Breaststroke Gold, “It’s Really Exciting To See It Happen.”

“For a while I wasn’t sure if Olympic champion was going to be possible for me to say,” Douglass said. “And now it’s really exciting to see it happen.”

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Summer McIntosh Sets New Olympic Record With 2:03.03 200 Butterfly, #2 Performer All-Time

Summer McIntosh broke her own Canadian Record and became the #2 performer all-time in the women’s 200 butterfly en route to gold.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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