125 Swimmers Take Home Medals From the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
China’s Zhang Yufei, above, leaves Paris with the most Olympic swimming medals. She won 5 bronze and 1 silver for 6 total medals.
My Top 17 Favorite Moments From Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
15 years after her international breakthrough, Sarah Sjostrom is STILL one of the best swimmers in the world. Paris was for her legacy.
2024 Paris Olympics Day 8 Finals: Fun Facts
Katie Ledecky and Paige Madden won gold and bronze for the United States in the women’s 800 freestyle, a historic swim for the United States.
2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 8 Prelims
Sarah Sjöström has the chance to win her first Olympic gold medal in the 50 freestyle. What else stands out from the last day of prelims?
Sporting Globalism: What Do Simone Biles and Leon Marchand Have in Common?
While one of France’s best Leon Marchand is trained by American coach Bob Bowman, America’s top gymnast Simone Biles relies on a French coreographer.
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.
2024 Paris Olympics Day 7 Finals: Fun Facts
If Maxime Grousset wins the 100 butterfly tomorrow, he will be France’s first-ever winner in the event. What else stood out from day 7’s finals?
2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 7 Prelims
Katie Ledecky is the top seed going into tomorrow’s 800 freestyle final, after swimming an 8:16.62. What other swims stood out from Day 7’s prelims?
South Africa’s Chad Le Clos Misses 100 Fly Semi But Doesn’t Rule Out LA 2028
32-year-old Chad Le Clos missed making the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly today in Paris but isn’t giving up on his career.
Tatjana Smith Retires After Becoming South Africa’s Most Decorated Olympian In History
The 27-year-old South African went out on a high, winning the fourth Olympic medal of her career with a silver in the 200 breaststroke.
2024 Paris Olympics Day 6 Finals: Fun Facts
The Australian women just won the 800 freestyle relay for the first time since 2008, in Olympic record time. What else stood out from Day 6’s session?
Pieter Coetze Breaks Super-Suited African Record With 1:55.60 200 Back
Coetze’s swim knocked off the 15-year-old record of 1:55.75 set by fellow South African George du Rand at the 2009 World Championships in Rome.
2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 6 Prelims
Regan Smith will take on the 200 backstroke/200 butterfly double tonight after earning a spot in the 200 backstroke semifinals.
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.
2024 Paris Olympics Day 5 Finals: Fun Facts
Pan Zhanle is the name on everyone’s mind today, after breaking the 100 freestyle world record in a blistering 46.40. What else happened in day 5’s finals?
