Paris, 2024 Asia Recap Day 5: Pan Zhanle Becomes China’s First-Ever 100 Free Olympic Champion
19-year-old Pan Zanle of China made history in more ways than one on night 5 of swimming action at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Noe Ponti Matches 1:54.14 Swiss Record From Olympic 200 Fly Semi
23-year-old Noe Ponti of Switzerland rocked a new national record in last night’s semi-final of the men’s 200m fly and matched it again in the final.
Comparing Winning Russian Times To Those Of Olympics With Cash At Stake
Russian swimmers who won domestic events last week have a chance at some cold hard cash if they wind up outperforming their Olympic counterparts.
2024 Olympic Games: Daniel Wiffen Earns Northern Ireland’s First Individual Gold Since 1972
Irishman Daniel Wiffen topped the men’s 800m freestyle podium tonight in Paris, establishing a new Olympic and European Record in the process.
2024 Olympic Games: Japan’s Tokyo Medalist Tomoru Honda Overcome With Nerves
2020 Olympic Games silver medalist Tomoru Honda ruined many a pick ’em by missing the semi-finals of the men’s 200m butterfly.
South Africa’s Chad Le Clos Dealing With Arm Injury In Paris
32-year-old Chad Le Clos of South Africa is competing in the 100m fly this week in Paris but perhaps not at 100% full power.
Paris, 2024 Asia Recap Day 3: Xu Jiayu & Ryan Murphy Shake Hands Post-Race
28-year-old Xu Jiayu clinched silver in the men’s 100m backstroke to help put China ahead of the rest of the Asian nations in the swimming medal table.
Eurosport Commentator Bob Ballard Dropped From Broadcast Due To Sexist Comment
While there is plenty of high-octane action taking place in the pool at the 2024 Olympic Games some drama is also unfolding on the pool deck.
Adam Peaty Becomes First Man Ever To Medal Three Times In Olympic 100 Breaststroke
29-year-old Adam Peaty of Great Britain becomes first man ever to earn three Olympic medals in the 100m breaststroke event.
Paris 2024, Asia Recap Day 2: Japan’s Matsushita Is Youngest 400 IM Medalist Since 1972
Tomoyuki Matsushita of Japan earned silver in the men’s 400m IM in Paris. He is just 18 years of age which makes him the 4th-youngest medalist in history.
Litchfield Nails British 400 IM Record, Finishes In Fourth At Third Consecutive Olympics
29-year-old Max Litchfield clocked a new 400 IM British record but finished in 4th place at his 3rd consecutive Olympic Games.
McSharry Lowers Irish 100 Breast Record As She Captures 2nd Seed In Paris
Mona McSharry registered a new Irish national record en route to capturing the 2nd seed in the women’s 100m breaststroke event.
Miron Lifincev Cranks Out 52.08 100 Back For World Junior Record & Possible Big Bucks
18-year-old Miron Lifincev fired off a new World Junior Record of 52.08 on the final day of the 2024 Russian Swimming Cup.
Rylov, Surkova, Minakov Secure Golds As 2024 Russian Swimming Cup Concludes
2020 Olympic Games champion Evgeny Rylov was in the water contesting his pet event of the 200m backstroke to close out the 2024 Russian Swimming Cup.
Chikunova Scorches 2:18.98 200 Breast To Close Out 2024 Russian Swimming Cup
19-year-old Evgenia Chikunova clocked a monster effort of 2:18.98 in the women’s 200m breaststroke to notch the #3 performance all-time.
