Articles by Mark Wild

SwimSwam Awards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Men’s Swimming Edition)

With the greatest individual Olympic performance in the pool since 2008 who but Leon Marchand with his 4 Gold Medals could be the Male Swimmer of the meet?

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 9 Finals Live Recap

Folks, this is it. The end is near. We kick-off the very last session of swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Its been a fun and exciting…

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4 WR-Holders Dive into a Pool – Walk Away with Another (Women’s Medley Relay Analysis)

Led off by three individual World Record Holders, the USA’s Medley Relay was always going to be fast, but won by a huge margin thanks to the opening three legs.

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Qin’s 57.98 Set the Stage for Pan’s 45.92 to Win Gold (Day 9 – Men’s Medley Relay Analysis)

China posted the fastest splits in the back, breast and free legs of the Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay as they became the first to beat the US in the event.

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Armstong to Anchor for the USA’s Medley Relay; Scott on Fly Duty for Team GB (Day 9 Relays)

The Medley relay for the men see some swimmers in some unusual positions as Hunter Armstrong will anchor for the Americans and Duncan Scott swims fly for the Brits.

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Smith, King, G. Walsh & Huske Chasing sub 3:50 in Women’s Medley (Day 9 Relay Line-Ups)

The women’s relay line-ups are out and the US have reloaded with three WR holders as they attempt to chase the sub 3:50 magic barrier.

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Huske’s 51.88 and Yang’s 51.96 Anchors, lead USA and China Under OLD WR (Day 8 Relay Analysis)

Torri Huske’s 51.88 makes her just the third American Women under the 52.00 mark and as her anchor leg led Team USA to a new World Record.

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Marchand Joins the Mixed Medley. Scott to Swim Fly for Brits. (Day 8 Relay Line-Ups)

Ever race Marchand has swum, he has won gold, so hopes are high as he joins the mixed medley relay. Fellow 2IM medalist Duncan Scott joins the fray as well.

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What’s That? The Mixed Medley is a Mess of Possibilities? Sounds Normal (Line-Up Speculation)

It’s been a quiet meet for Nic Fink since he last swam on Day 2, but the individual silver medalist in the 100 breast will likely be hunting for his first Olympic Gold on the mixed medley

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Paris 2024, Africa Recap: Day 7 – Rebecca Meder Sets Record 4 Months After Ruptured Appendix

South African Rebecca Meder, on the mend from surgery, broke her own National Record in the 200 IM this evening, in her first Olympic Semifinal appearance.

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French Quartet Rewrite Record Books & Qualifies for the Final in Mixed Medley Relay

France’s Yohann Ndoye-Brouard posted a new personal best in the 100 back of 52.48 as he led his relay to a new national record of 3:43.99 to qualify in 7th for the final tomorrow.

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Dressel Pulls Double Duty with 100 Fly Prelims and Mixed Relay (Day 7 Prelims Relay Line-Ups)

Caeleb Dressel will dive into his 2nd 100 fly of the morning taking on double duty with the individual event and mixed relay.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Summer McIntosh will look to win tonight’s 200 Fly and become the first Canadian woman to claim two gold medals at the same Olympics.

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O’Callaghan & Titmus join Aussie 4×2 Free Hunting for Olympic Record (Day 6 Relay Line-Ups)

Olympic Gold Medalist Mollie O’Callaghan will lead off the Australians 4×200 Relay as they seek to improve upon their bronze from 2021.

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Paris 2024, Africa Recap: Day 5 – Corbett Makes Her 2nd Straight Olympic Final in 2 Breast

Kaylene Corbett, right, placed 5th in the final of the 200 Breast in Tokyo and joins Smith again in the final here in Paris.

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