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Paris Olympic 100 Back Bronze Medalist Ryan Murphy And His Wife Are Expecting A Baby Girl

Murphy found out the gender of his baby just moments after he won his third consecutive Olympic medal in the men’s 100 backstroke.

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2024 Paris Olympics Finals Day 3: Fun Facts

Tatjana Smith became South Africa’s second-ever gold medalist in the women’s 100 breaststroke. What else stood out from day 3’s finals session?

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Paris 2024, Africa Recap: Day 3 – Tatjana Smith Wins Gold, Chasing Penelope Heyns’ Double Gold

South Africa’s Tatjana Smith joins an elite crowd as both one of three African women to win multiple Olympic Golds as well as the first swimmer since 1996 to have won both the 100 and 200 Breast.

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Mollie O’Callaghan Breaks Olympic Record With 1:53.27 200 Freestyle

O’Callaghan earned her first individual gold medal and closed in a 27.98 on the final 50, the fastest split of the field.

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Pieter Coetze Breaks Own African Record With 52.58 100 Backstroke

Coetze became the highest finisher ever in the event for South Africa as well with his 5th place finish. He broke his record from semis.

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David Popovici Becomes First Romanian Man To Win Gold At An Olympics After 200 Free Win

Popovici swam to a gold medal, earning redemption after finishing 4th in Tokyo. He also was Romania’s first swimming medalist since 2004.

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No World Records Through Two Nights In Paris, Is The Pool In Paris “Slow”?

No world records have been broken in Paris yet, through two nights of competition. Will tonight be the night?

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 3 Finals Preview

Tonight will feature finals of the W400 IM, M200 free, M100 back, W100 breast, and W200 free along with the semifinal of the women’s 100 back.

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2024 Olympic Games – Day 3 Finals LIVE SwimSwam Watch Party

Come watch Day 3 finals of the 2024 Olympic Games with Coleman Hodges, Mel Stewart, and special guests Lenny Krayzelburg, Mark Gangloff, and Ricky Berens

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Massabie Upgrades to Breaking World Records at Canadian Championships

The men’s 50-metre butterfly S4 world record was already Massabie’s, but he returned Sunday to lower his mark by 0.2 seconds with a 38.48 swim.

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A Legacy of Excellence: Who are Léon Marchand’s Parents?

Marchand is primed to be the star of these games after taking home 400 IM gold in Olympic record fashion, but he isn’t the first Olympian of his family.

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Another Triathlon Training Session Canceled Due To High Pollution Levels In Seine

The men’s triathlon is scheduled for 8 am tomorrow but athletes will not be able to get a training session in the Seine today.

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Nicolo Martinenghi Calls Winning Gold the Best Feeling of His Life in Post-Race Interview

Describing the last 10 strokes as a fight to the wall, Martinenghi said becoming the Olympic champion in the 100 breast was the best feeling of his life.

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French Fans Are Bringing the Thunder At This Week’s Olympic Games in Paris

The French people are carrying a gigantic flame where there organizers have been busy putting out fires at the Summer Olympics.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day 3 commences with the Women’s 400 IM, 100 Back and Men’s 800 Free as Olympic Champions McKeown and Finke make their debut in Paris.

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