The women’s 200 IM saw a faster podium today than it did in Tokyo. Kaylee McKeown of Australia swam a 2:08.08 which won bronze, but that time was faster than the winning time of a 2:08.65 from Tokyo.
The 200 IM was expected to be one of the biggest races of the meet. It lived up to the hype and featured three already-Olympic gold medalists add to their medal tally. Summer McIntosh had already won gold in the 400 IM and 200 fly and added another gold. Kate Douglass won the 200 breast and won silver while McKeown won gold in the 100 and 200 back and won bronze.
The women’s 800 freestyle also saw its final get faster. It took a 8:18.35 for bronze in Tokyo, a time that the top five swimmers were under tonight. Paige Madden of the US was significantly under that mark as she won bronze today swimming a 8:13.00.
The men’s 1500 freestyle this morning was also significantly faster than it was in prelims in Tokyo. It took seven seconds faster to make the final in Paris than in Tokyo. Daniel Wiffen heads in as the top seed tomorrow night, over five seconds faster than Mykhailo Romanchuk was when he entered as the top seed in Tokyo.
Day 8 Finals Data
Women’s 200 IM, Final
| Tokyo | Paris | ||||||
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Rank | Swimmer | Time | |
| 1 | Yui Ohashi | Japan | 2:08.52 | 1 | Summer McIntosh | 2:06.56 | |
| 2 | Alex Walsh | United States | 2:08.65 | 2 | Kate Douglass | 2:06.92 | |
| 3 | Kate Douglass | United States | 2:09.04 | 3 | Kaylee McKeown | 2:08.08 | |
| 4 | Abbie Wood | Great Britain | 2:09.15 | 4 | Yu Yiting | 2:08.49 | |
| 5 | Yu Yiting | China | 2:09.57 | 5 | Abbie Wood | 2:09.51 | |
| 6 | Sydney Pickrem | Canada | 2:10.05 | 6 | Sydney Pickrem | 2:09.74 | |
| 7 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:12.38 | Ella Ramsay | DNS | ||
| 8 | Alicia Wilson | Great Britain | 2:12.86 | Alexandra Walsh | DSQ |
Men’s 100 fly, Final
| Tokyo | Paris | ||||||
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel | United States | 49.45 | 1 | Kristof Milak | Hungary | 49.9 |
| 2 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 49.68 | 2 | Joshua Liendo | Canada | 49.99 |
| 3 | Noè Ponti | Switzerland | 50.74 | 3 | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 50.45 |
| 4 | Andrey Minakov | ROC | 50.88 | 4 | Noe Ponti | Switzerland | 50.55 |
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5
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Jakub Majerski | Poland |
50.92
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5 | Maxime Grousset | France | 50.75 |
| Matthew Temple | Australia | 6 | Nyls Korstanje | Netherlands | 50.83 | ||
| 7 | Luis Martínez | Guatemala | 51.09 | 7 | Matthew Temple | Australia | 51.1 |
| 8 | Josif Miladinov | Bulgaria | 51.49 | 8 | Naoki Mizunuma | Japan | 51.11 |
Women’s 800 Free, Final
| Tokyo | Paris | ||||||
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 8:12.57 | 1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 8:11.04 |
| 2 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 8:13.83 | 2 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 8:12.29 |
| 3 | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 8:18.35 | 3 | Paige Madden | United States | 8:13.00 |
| 4 | Katie Grimes | United States | 8:19.38 | 4 | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 8:14.55 |
| 5 | Wang Jianjiahe | China | 8:21.93 | 5 | Isabel Marie Gose | Germany | 8:17.82 |
| 6 | Kiah Melverton | Australia | 8:22.25 | 6 | Lani Pallister | Australia | 8:21.09 |
| 7 | Sarah Köhler | Germany | 8:24.56 | 7 | Anastasiya Kirpichnikova | France | 8:22.80 |
| 8 | Anastasiya Kirpichnikova | ROC | 8:26.30 | 8 | Erika Fairweather | New Zealand | 8:23.27 |
Women’s 50 Free, semifinals
| Tokyo | Paris | ||||||
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 24 | 1 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 23.66 |
| 2 | Pernille Blume | Denmark | 24.08 | 2 | Gretchen Walsh | United States | 24.17 |
| 3 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 24.13 | 3 | Katarzyna Wasick | Poland | 24.23 |
| 4 | Abbey Weitzeil | United States | 24.19 | 4 | Zhang Yufei | China | 24.24 |
| 5 | Katarzyna Wasick | Poland | 24.26 | 5 | Shayna Jack | Australia | 24.29 |
| 6 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 24.27 | 6 | Meg Harris | Australia | 24.33 |
| 7 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 24.29 | 7 | Wu Qingfeng | China | 24.4 |
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Wu Qingfeng | China |
24.32
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7 | Neža Klančar | Slovenia | 24.4 |
| Zhang Yufei | China |
Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay, Final
| Tokyo | Paris | ||||
| Rank | Nation | Time | Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3:37.58 | 1 | United States | 3:37.43 |
| 2 | China | 3:38.86 | 2 | China | 3:37.55 |
| 3 | Australia | 3:38.95 | 3 | Australia | 3:38.76 |
| 4 | Italy | 3:39.28 | 4 | France | 3:40.96 |
| 5 | United States | 3:40.58 | 5 | Canada | 3:41.41 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 3:41.25 | 6 | Netherlands | 3:43.12 |
| 7 | ROC | 3:42.45 | 7 | Great Britain | 3:44.31 |
| 8 | Israel | 3:44.77 | 8 | Japan | 3:45.17 |
Day 8 Prelims Data
Women’s 50 Free
| Tokyo | Paris | ||||||
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 24.02 | 1 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 23.85 |
| 2 | Pernille Blume | Denmark | 24.12 | 2 | Katarzyna Wasick | Poland | 24.27 |
| 3 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 24.15 | 3 | Gretchen Walsh | United States | 24.37 |
| 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 24.26 | 4 | Shayna Jack | Australia | 24.38 |
| 5 | Katarzyna Wasick | Poland | 24.31 | 5 | Meg Harris | Australia | 24.5 |
| 6 | Zhang Yufei | China | 24.36 | 6 | Zhang Yufei | China | 24.54 |
| 7 | Abbey Weitzeil | United States | 24.37 | 7 | Michelle Coleman | Sweden | 24.55 |
| 8 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 24.41 | 8 | Wu Qingfeng | China | 24.57 |
| 9 | Arina Surkova | ROC | 24.52 | 8 | Taylor Ruck | Canada | 24.57 |
| 10 | Wu Qingfeng | China | 24.55 | 10 | Béryl Gastaldello | France | 24.6 |
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11
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Simone Manuel | United States |
24.65
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11 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark | 24.64 |
| Emma Chelius | South Africa | 11 | Neža Klančar | Slovenia | 24.64 | ||
| 13 | Mélanie Henique | France | 24.69 | 13 | Sara Curtis | Italy | 24.67 |
| 14 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark | 24.7 | 14 | Florine Gaspard | Belgium | 24.69 |
| 15 | Siobhán Haughey | Hong Kong | 24.75 | 15 | Anna Hopkin | Great Britain | 24.72 |
| 16 | Femke Heemskerk | Netherlands | 24.77 | 15 | Valerie van Roon | Netherlands | 24.72 |
| 17 | Fanny Teijonsalo | Finland | 24.79 | ||||
| 18 | Marie Wattel | France | 24.82 |
Men’s 1500 Free
| Tokyo | Paris | ||||||
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine | 14:45.99 | 1 | Daniel Wiffen | Ireland | 14:40.34 |
| 2 | Robert Finke | United States | 14:47.20 | 2 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 14:42.56 |
| 3 | Florian Wellbrock | Germany | 14:48.53 | 3 | Ahmed Jaouadi | Tunisia | 14:44.20 |
| 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 14:49.17 | 4 | David Aubry | France | 14:44.90 |
| 5 | Daniel Jervis | Great Britain | 14:50.22 | 5 | Kuzey Tunçelli | Turkey | 14:45.27 |
| 6 | Sergii Frolov | Ukraine | 14:51.83 | 6 | Robert Finke | United States | 14:45.31 |
| 7 | Felix Auböck | Austria | 14:51.88 | 7 | Damien Joly | France | 14:45.22 |
| 8 | Kirill Martynychev | ROC | 14:52.66 | 8 | Dávid Betlehem | Hungary | 14:45.59 |
Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay
| Tokyo | Paris | ||||
| Rank | Nation | Time | Rank | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Italy | 3:30.02 | 1 | France | 3:31.36 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3:31.47 | 2 | China | 3:31.58 |
| 3 | ROC | 3:31.66 | 3 | United States | 3:31.62 |
| 4 | China | 3:31.72 | 4 | Netherlands | 3:31.80 |
| 5 | Japan | 3:32.02 | 5 | Great Britain | 3:32.13 |
| 6 | Australia | 3:32.08 | 6 | Australia | 3:32.24 |
| 7 | United States | 3:32.29 | 7 | Canada | 3:32.33 |
| 8 | Canada | 3:32.37 | 8 | Germany | 3:32.51 |
Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay
| Tokyo | Paris | ||||
| Rank | Nation | Time | Rank | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Canada | 3:55.17 | 1 | Australia | 3:54.81 |
| 2 | United States | 3:55.18 | 2 | Canada | 3:56.10 |
| 3 | Australia | 3:55.39 | 3 | China | 3:56.34 |
| 4 | Italy | 3:55.79 | 4 | United States | 3:56.40 |
| 5 | Sweden | 3:56.23 | 5 | Japan | 3:56.52 |
| 6 | Japan | 3:57.17 | 6 | Sweden | 3:57.33 |
| 7 | ROC | 3:57.36 | 7 | France | 3:57.40 |
| 8 | China | 3:57.70 | 8 | Netherlands | 3:57.48 |
Slow pool + crowd > fast pool + empty stadium ??
If Romanchuk had swum his top qualifying time from 2021 today, he would have missed the final.
Man, a 16-year-old Turkish kid in the final of the men’s mile with a 14:45? That’s impressive!
Very interesting article and surprising comparisons! Wonder why the 200 IM was so slow in Tokyo, considering the times were fast in Rio 2016 with Katinka’s 2:06.58 and Siobhan Marie’s 2:06:88.
Forgot that USA shockingly came 5th in the Mixed Medley in Tokyo – but can’t remember what happened?
Also, just realised that the final night of swimming starts 2 hours ealier tmrw? Is that always the case, or is this an anomaly?
Jacob’s lost her goggles down her face I think in Tokyo. And they chose the incorrect team.
It was slow cuz it was during the brief period where age was finally catching up to Hosszu, while the younger generation of IMers like Walsh, Douglass, and McIntosh were relatively young and inexperienced and not ready to take over the event yet. Plus Mckeown skipped the event.
The U.S. was the only mixed relay in Tokyo who made the mistake of not putting a male breaststroker up against Adam Peaty. Breaststroke was the biggest differential in time between male and female swimmers, and after Ryan Murphy got a 6.5 second lead over the British female backstroker, Peaty beat Lydia Jacoby by 8.3 seconds. It wasn’t her fault; her split on the mixed medley was faster than any female split on the women’s medley relay, it’s just that they shouldn’t have used a woman in that slot given how dominant Peaty was.