2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
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WOMEN’S 200-METER FREESTYLE – FINALS
- World Record: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2024)
- World Junior Record: 1:53.65 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2023)
Olympic Record: 1:53.50 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2021)- 2021 Winning Time: 1:53.50 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS
- 2021 Bronze Medal Time: 1:54.70
- Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) – 1:53.27 (Olympic Record)
- Ariarne Titmus (AUS) – 1:53.81
- Siobhan Haughey (HGK) – 1:54.55
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 1:55.29
- Yang Junxuan (CHN) – 1:5.38
- Barbora Semanova (CZE) – 1:55.47
- Erika Fairweather (NZL) – 1:55.59
- Claire Weinstein (USA) – 1:56.60
Mollie O’Callaghan set a new Olympic Record en route to gold in the women’s 200 freestyle, clocking a 1:53.27. That broke the old Olympic Record of a 1:53.50 that Ariarne Titmus swam at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
O’Callaghan and Titmus went 1-2. O’Callaghan’s win also means that the 200 freestyle continues its stat that the no woman has ever won two titles in a row. Titmus won back in Tokyo at the 2020 Games but came up with silver here.
Split Comparison
| O’Callaghan (2024) | Titmus (2020) | |
| 50 | 27.01 | 27.04 |
| 100 | 29.06 | 28.81 |
| 150 | 29.22 | 28.85 |
| 200 | 27.98 | 28.8 |
| 1:53.27 | 1:53.50 |
In typical O’Callaghan fashion, she came home strong on the end and was almost a second faster than Titmus was back in Tokyo on the final 50. In fact, O’Callaghan was almost as fast on her final 50 as she was on the first 50 even with the start. O’Callaghan was 3rd at the 150 mark but her 27.98 was the fastest in the field by 0.23 seconds as Titmus closed in a 29.08 tonight.
O’Callaghan’s best time stands at a 1:52.48 from Australian Trials, when she came home in a 28.37.
The win for O’Callaghan also marks her first individual Olympic gold medal. She already has captured gold this week after helping the Australian women to gold in the 4×100 free relay. She also swam to two relay golds in Tokyo.
Suspect that Titmus would have had a better chance today if she hadn’t beaten Mollie at the Australian trials.
Two fabulous swimmers in any event.
So born for the 200Free. Phenomenal talent.
Mollie just interviewed – crying whilst talking about her parent’s sacrifices. Then said I better not cry as I have more races!
Arnie was emotional too, You can really tell how much pressure and hardship comes behind these moments.
Mollie O’Callaghan. 20 year old and already…..
4 Gold medals at Olympics (probably 5 or 6 very soon)
8 Gold medals at long course World Championships
9 World Records
5 Gold medals at Commonwealth Games
3 Gold medals at Short Course Worlds
Her final 50 was nasty.
Nasty
Great swim by MOC. She may be leaving some time on the table by not getting on her side for the finish.
She added almost a second… there is clearly still time left on the table
Fantastic race from MOC!
Shame about the pool, but Mollie was able to hold behind at a third of a length and blast home comfortably.
Could’ve gone faster if Arnie was in better form and took it out faster.
She absolutely ate the pressure alive, perfect match race showing true class. Hopefully the first of an iconic career, my belief ever since Tokyo has been vindicated.
Yes… every now and then a young breakout swimmer just feels like they’re on the path to do great things, and I certainly felt that with MOC in Tokyo.
It wasn’t just 1 swim… 3 great heat swims in relays with superb times. You got the feeling she was the real deal.
Yep, her ability to execute under pressure is pretty special.
Trials was the best thing that could’ve happened to her, she is best as an assassin.
But I think the 200 is now hers for the foreseeable future, she can make it her own and need not worry tactical racing, as the Trials swim shows she can swim it multiple ways now.