LEGENDecky Wins 9th Gold Ever, T-2nd Most Golds All-Time Sitting Only Behind Phelps
Ledecky also became the first woman to ever win gold in any event in 4 Olympics as she won the 800 free ever since 2012 in London.
Summer McIntosh Breaks Katinka Hosszu’s 200 IM Olympic Record, #3 Swim All-Time With 2:06.56
McIntosh broke the World Junior record and Canadian Records as well, swimming the #3 performance of all-time.
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.
Sarah Sjostrom Breaks Olympic Record With 23.66 50 Free In Semifinals, #3 Performance All-Time
Sjostrom heads into the final as the top seed by half a second. She broke the previous record of a 23.81 that Emma McKeon swam in Tokyo.
Josh Liendo Clocks 49.99 100 Fly Canadian Record, Becomes #5 Performer Of All-Time
Liendo is now just the fifth man in history to get under 50 seconds in the 100 fly after winning his first-ever Olympic medal.
Marchand Joins the Mixed Medley. Scott to Swim Fly for Brits. (Day 8 Relay Line-Ups)
Ever race Marchand has swum, he has won gold, so hopes are high as he joins the mixed medley relay. Fellow 2IM medalist Duncan Scott joins the fray as well.
David Johnston Withdraws From 10k Open Water, Ivan Puskovitch Will Be Only American Swimming
Johnston’s spot was originally offered to Luke Whitlock, but he turned it down because he is also recovering from COVID-19.
2024 Paris Olympics: Day 8 Prelims Live Recap
After winning her first gold of her career in the 100 free a few days ago, all eyes will be on Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom in the women’s 50 free.
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?
2024 Paris Olympics: Day 8 Finals Preview
Night 8 features finals of the M100 fly, W200IM, W800 free, and Mixed 4×100 medley relay. There also is the W50 free semifinals.
Adam Peaty “Probably The Worst Week Of My Life In Terms Of How My Body Is” After COVID Battle
“Everything’s come at once. Since Covid, it’s just every day waking up with a different thing,” Peaty said. He returned to competition this morning.
Caeleb Dressel’s Individual Paris Olympic Campaign Concludes: “I trained to go faster.”
Dressel went through a range of emotions in the pool and on the deck last night, but spoke to the press after the 100 fly semifinals.
Specialization? Men’s 50 And 100 Freestyle Finals See No Repeats, Large Age Differential
Maxime Grousset of France could have swam in both the men’s 50 and 100 free finals but he scratched the 50. The 50 free final was much older than the 100.
Wang Shun Denies Wrongdoing While Speaking About Chinese Doping Scandal
Wang spoke of recent tests saying, “The two weeks before the Olympic Games, I was tested 11 times. All these tests had proven my innocence.”
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.
