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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.

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Paris 2024, Oceania Recap: Ariarne Titmus Closes Out Olympics With Her Best Swim Of The Games

Ariarne Titmus took silver in the women’s 800 freestyle in a new Oceanian record (8:12.29), earning her fourth medal of the 2024 Olympics.

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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.

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Ariarne Titmus Clocks New Aussie, Oceanian Records For 800 Free Silver

Ariarne Titmus of Australia earned the silver in the women’s 800m free to go with her 400m free gold and 200m free silver here in Paris.

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Update: Empty Lane In Olympic Final As Aussie Ella Ramsay Out Of 200 IM Final Due To Illness

Ella Ramsay of Australia is reportedly out of tonight’s women’s 200m IM final due to illness, which most likely bumps Anastasia Gorbenko into the race.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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Paris 2024 Oceania Recap: McKeown The First Female Backstroker To Defend 100/200 Olympic Gold

Kaylee McKeown won gold in the 200 backstroke with another Olympic record, making her the first backstroker to win the 100/200 at back-to-back Olympics.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks Missy Franklin’s Olympic Record With 2:03.73 200 Backstroke

Kaylee McKeown broke Missy Franklin’s Olympic Record that stood since 2012. McKeown has the 200 IM semifinal at the end of the night.

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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?

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Lani Pallister Gets Redemption After COVID, Helps Australia’s 4×200 Free Relay To Gold

Pallister scratched the 1500 freestyle on Tuesday due to COVID-19 but made a quick recovery, helping the Australian women to gold in the 4×200 free relay.

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Aussie Multi-Medalist Kyle Chalmers Says His Olympic Career Not Yet Over

Olympic silver medalist from the 2024 Games, 26-year-old speedster Kyle Chalmers of Australia says his career is far from over.

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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?

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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.

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