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Paris 2024, Euro Recap: Apostolos Christou Wins Greece’s First Medal In The Pool Since 1896

Apostolos Christou soared to the front of the men’s 200 back final. He held on for the silver medal, earning Greece’s first medal in the pool since 1896.

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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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Olympic 100 Back Champion Thomas Ceccon Cites Poor Living Conditions In Olympic Village

After missing the Olympic final in the 200m backstroke, the Italian Olympic champion Ceccon reports on conditions in the Olympic Village in Paris.

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Hugo González, en otra final olímpica: “Queremos más”

El nadador español llegó tercero en su semifinal de 200 espalda, con 1.56,52, pero su tiempo fue el más bajo de los ocho finalistas.

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2024 Paris, Euro Recap: Out Of The Spotlight, Josha Salchow Is Having The Meet Of His Life

Josha Salchow has made an individual Olympic final, two relay finals, and set two German records through the first five days of his debut Olympics.

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Sarah Sjostrom, “I Didn’t Think I Would Swim The 100 Freestyle…” Goes On To Win Gold

Sjostrom told her coach after the relay this week that she did not want to swim the 100 freestyle. Her coach encouraged her to swim the race, and she won gold

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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?

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Leon Marchand Becomes First Swimmer Since 1976 To Win Two Individual Gold Medals In One Day

Less than two hours after winning gold in the 200 butterfly, Leon Marchand brought the house down in Paris by winning the 200 breaststroke.

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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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Kirpichnikova Wins 1500 Silver in French Record, 4th-Fastest Ever, After Defecting From Russia

Kirpichnikova demolished her own French record from last summer (15:48.53, which placed her 4th) by more than eight seconds en route to the runner-up finish.

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París 2024: otra final olímpica para Hugo González

El español, sexto en los 100 espalda, afrontará la de 200 con la octava mejor marca de todos los participantes, tras concluir tercero en la primera semifinal

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Lukas Märtens Becomes First Man To Make 400 Free & 200 Back Olympic Final In 52 Years

Märtens became the third swimmer ever to make 400 free/200 back final at the Olympics and the fourth to do so in the 200 free/back.

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Sarah Sjostrom, Who Wasn’t Even Going To Swim The 100 Free, Wins Olympic Gold In The Race

Sjostrom entered the 100 free as a last-minute decision, and then she ended up winning her first major international title in the event.

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Noe Ponti Matches 1:54.14 Swiss Record From Olympic 200 Fly Semi

23-year-old Noe Ponti of Switzerland rocked a new national record in last night’s semi-final of the men’s 200m fly and matched it again in the final.

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2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 5 Prelims

Zhang Yufei, the defending Olympic champion, comes into tonight’s 200 butterfly semifinal as the top seed. What else stood out from Day 5’s prelims?

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