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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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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.

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París 2024: Zhanle Pan ganó con récord del mundo

El chino hizo historia y se convirtió en el primero de su país en coronarse campeón olímpico de los 100 libre, la prueba más emblemática de la natación.

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Paris, 2024 Asia Recap Day 5: Pan Zhanle Becomes China’s First-Ever 100 Free Olympic Champion

19-year-old Pan Zanle of China made history in more ways than one on night 5 of swimming action at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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European Men’s Gold Medal Streak Broken After China’s Pan Zhanle Wins 100 Free (Medal Table)

Leon Marchand has helped the European men to 8 individual gold medals so far, the continent has had 9 total individual golds in the last 4 Olympics combined.

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All Times During Men’s 200 Butterfly Final Faster Than In Tokyo (Day 5 Analysis)

Leon Marchand and the whole heat of the 200 fly was faster tonight than the respective places in the final of the event in Tokyo.

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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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Paris 2024, North America Day 5: Ilya Kharun Is First Canadian Man To Medal Since 2012

Kharun’s success in the 200 fly marks a surge of success in Canadian male swimmers, which have historically lagged behind their female counterparts.

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Pan Zhanle Unleashes 46.40 100 Freestyle for Olympic Gold, Obliterates World Record

Pan Zhanle obliterated the men’s 100 freestyle world record in the Olympic final, winning gold in 46.40 and breaking the first WR of these Games.

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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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Ryan Murphy Misses Men’s 200 Back Final After 10th Place Finish In Semifinals

The US have medaled in the 200 backstroke in every Olympics since 1996. Keaton Jones moved on to the final as the #6 seed but Murphy will not be in the final.

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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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