Articles by Sophie Kaufman

2024 Paris, Oceania Recap: Chalmers Joins Rare Air By Medalling In 3rd Straight Olympic 100 FR

Kyle Chalmers is just the third man to medal in three consecutive Olympic 100 freestyle finals and the first since 2000.

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Pan Zhanle Unleashes 46.40 100 Freestyle for Olympic Gold, Obliterates World Record

Pan Zhanle obliterated the men’s 100 freestyle world record in the Olympic final, winning gold in 46.40 and breaking the first WR of these Games.

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Isabel Gose Breaks 1500 Freestyle German Record For Her First Olympic Medal

Isabel Gose shook off Simona Quadarella at the end of the women’s 1500 freestyle to win bronze in a German record of 15:41.16.

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2024 Paris, Euro Recap Day 4: GB’s 4×200 Free Relay The First To Defend Gold With Same Lineup

Guy, Dean, Richards, and Scott are the first quartet to defend Olympic gold with the same lineup, winning 4×200 free relay gold together in Tokyo and Paris.

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2024 Paris, Oceania Recap Day 4: Kaylee McKeown Becomes Second Woman To Defend 100 Back Gold

Kaylee McKeown tied her lifetime best and set an Olympic record (57.33) en route to successfully defending gold in the women’s 100 backstroke.

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2024 Paris, Euro Recap: European Men Have Won Every Individual Event Through Three Days

Through three days, a European has won every men’s individual event as swimmers from Romania, Italy, and Ireland made history for their countries on day 3.

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2024 Paris, Oceania Recap: O’Callaghan Goes From Relay Swimmer to Olympic Champ In 3 Years

Three years after being a prelims relay-only swimmer in Tokyo, Mollie O’Callaghan earned her first individual Olympic gold with an Olympic record (1:53.27).

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Paris 2024, European Recap Day 2: Leon Marchand Answers The Hype With An Olympic Record

Leon Marchand lived up to the pressure of being the face of the host nation, earning his first Olympic medal in a 400 IM Olympic record (4:02.95).

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2024 Olympics: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

World record holder Ariarne Titmus aims to repeat as the women’s 400 free Olympic champion against a loaded field including Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh.

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Paris 2024, Euro Recap: Märtens Doesn’t “Give A Shit” About 400 Free WR Record As He Wins Gold

Lukas Märtens didn’t care about the time, all that mattered was that he finally got his hand on the wall first and won Olympic gold in the men’s 400 free.

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2024 Paris, Oceania Recap Day 1: Chalmers On ‘King Kyle’ Form After Tough Run Up to Paris

Despite a difficult lead-up to the Paris Games, Kyle Chalmers turned in the third-fastest 100 free split of his career as he helped the Australians to silver.

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SwimSwam Staff’s Medal Picks For The 2024 Paris Olympics

Seven writers made their picks for the 2024 Olympic medalists in the individual events ahead of the start of the competition on July 27.

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Pick The Winners: The 2024 Summer Swimming Pick’Em Is Here!

Sarah Sjostrom, world record holder in the 50/100 freestyle, is a surprise entry in both events in Paris. Will she win gold in both? Make your picks within.

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Celine Dion Sings As French Athletes Light Incredible Hot Air Balloon Olympic Torch

Track and field star Marie-Jo Pérec and French judoka star Teddy Riner lit the cauldron that was inside at the bottom of a hot air balloon.

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Which Country Has The Largest Delegation At The 2024 Paris Olympics?

The United States has brought the largest delegation of athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympics, checking in with 592 participants ahead of France’s 573.

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