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.
Vivienne Zangaro Climbs 13-14 NAG Rankings With 4:14.34 400 Free, #20 All-Time
Zangaro has dropped 25 seconds in the event in the last year including 6 in the last two weeks. See the penultimate night highlights here.
Audrey Derivaux Moves Up To #3 In 13-14 All-Time With 2:09.61 200 Backstroke
Audrey Derivaux and Nate Germonprez highlighted the final night of competition in Austin as both swam personal bests.
Katie Ledecky On Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, “I Wouldn’t Consider it a Rivalry” (Day 1 Quotes)
Ledecky and Titmus were seen chatting it up in the ready room before the final of the women’s 400 free, where Titmus won gold and Ledecky won bronze.
Australia Leads Swimming And Overall Medal Tables Through Day 1 In Paris
Ariarne Titmus and the Australian women lead the swimming medal table with two golds after night 1. They also lead the all-sports medal table.
Guilherme Costa of Brazil Breaks Larsen Jensen’s Americas Record With 3:42.76 400 Free
Costa broke Jensen’s record of a 3:42.78 that he set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Jensen’s record still stands as the American Record.
2024 Paris Olympics: Day 1 Finals Preview
Ariarne Titmus will battle it out in the middle of Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh tonight in the women’s 400 free final.
None Of Tokyo Men’s 400 Free Medalists Will Return After Kieran Smith Misses Final
Kieran Smith won bronze in Tokyo but missed finals with the 11th fastest time of prelims, meaning none of the podium from 2020 will compete in finals.
Vegas Odds Updated After Prelims Session Of 2024 Paris Olympics
Ariarne Titmus is the defending champion in the women’s 400 freestyle and still is the favorite in Vegas. Ledecky moved with her swim from prelims.
Maggie Davenport Returning To Alma Mater Siena College As Next Head Coach
Davenport graduated from Siena in 2019 and replaces former head coach Brogan Barr who joined the LSU staff in June.
Day 1 At The 2024 Paris Olympics: Non-Swimming Megathread
The Flavor Flav sponsored women’s water polo team of the US begins competition against Greece in the group stage.
