Last Minute Olympic Hotels in Paris? The Costs Might Surprise You
Many fans expect hotels overflowing with Olympic guests, but the reality at the Paris Olympic Games is much different – making a last minute trip feasible.
Spartans Aquatic Club Re-Breaks Their Own National Age Group Relay Record in Georgia
The group of Zachary Sutter (23.53), Leyton Roe (22.73), Sophie Hamilton (26.93), and Abigail Heizer (24.73) combined to swim 1:37.92 in the mixed 200 free relay.
What Does Vegas Think Is Going to Happen In Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
The men’s 100 freestyle has the biggest disagreement between SwimSwam’s previews and the Las Vegas oddsmakers. See all pre-Games odds here.
Who Performed John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s ‘Imagine’ in the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony?
A pair of French musicians performed a beautiful rendition of the song ‘Imagine’ while upon a flaming float during the Olympic opening ceremony.
Almost 20% of Olympic Participants Win Olympic Medals
It’s a counterintuitive statistic, but almost 1-in-5 athletes who participate in the Summer Olympic Games will go home with a medal.
71 Swimmers Carry Their Nations’ Flags at Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony (Full List)
Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine is the latest big-name swimmer to be announced as a flag-bearer in the opening ceremony at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
CAS Sides with World Aquatics Over Olympic Universality Dispute
Cook Islands won’t be able to enter swimmer Wesley Roberts into the Paris Olympic Games after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Former “Fastest Man in the World,” NCAA Champion Steve Jackman Dies, 83
Steve Jackman was a back-to-back NCAA Champion in both the 50 yard free and 100 yard free in the 1960s and a Pan Am Games silver medalist.
5 Members of the Australian Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team Test Positive for COVID-19
Five members of the Australian women’s Olympic water polo team have tested positive for COVID-19 and are isolating outside of training.
Coco Gauff Becomes the First US Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer from Tennis
Coco Gauff is both the youngest opening ceremony flag bearer in US Olympic history and the first tennis player to achieve the honor.
After Meetings, Big Ten, SEC Are Working on Roster Limits of 23 Men/35 Women
Rosters in the Big Ten and the SEC are going to look much different in future seasons if a mediator approves the proposed roster limits.
Proposing Olympic Qualification Reform in Swimming (Universality, World Ranking Invites)
Smith, ranked #3 in the world in the 100 fly, won’t be eligible to swim it in Paris. My proposal to reform the Olympic qualifying system.
2024 Olympic Previews: Leon Loves It, Leon Loves It Not (200 Breaststroke?)
Will Leon Marchand swim the 200 fly/200 breast double at the Olympic Games? If he doesn’t, it will be a big disappointment after the bruhaha.
Yes, Gretchen Walsh Was Drug Tested in Both 2023 and 2024
American swimmer Gretchen Walsh has been the target of Chinese social media critiques that she hasn’t been subjected to drug testing, but that isn’t true.
Complete Minute-by-Minute, All Sports Schedule for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
I am an Olympic fanatic. If you are too, this is the ultimate guide that you need to follow the Games’ 32 sport disciplines.
