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Tokyo Gold Medalist Chase Kalisz Misses Final Of Men’s 400 IM After Finishing 11th In Prelims

Also missing the final is Tokyo bronze medalist Brendon Smith of Australia, meaning none of the medalists from 3 years ago will return.

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Hugo González, a su primera semifinal en París 2024

Desde la primera prueba mantiene un alto ritmo de competición, antes de su chance en los 200 estilos y, sobre todo, en los 200 espalda.

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Chikunova Scorches 2:18.98 200 Breast To Close Out 2024 Russian Swimming Cup

19-year-old Evgenia Chikunova clocked a monster effort of 2:18.98 in the women’s 200m breaststroke to notch the #3 performance all-time.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Gorbenko Scratches 100 Breast Semi Finals on Day 2 of Competition

Anastasia Gorbenko scratches out of 100 breaststroke semi final after placing 7th in the preliminary heats; Yang Chang moves up to 16th.

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Cedric Buessing Becomes First NCAA Division II Swimmer To Make Olympic Final

Cedric Buessing of Germany makes history as an NCAA Division II swimmer making the men’s 400m IM final at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Hubert Kos Breaks Own Hungarian National Record In Prelims With 52.78 100 Backstroke

Kos swam to a new national record during prelims of the men’s 100 backstroke in Paris, breaking his record of a 53.08.

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2023 Worlds Finalist Felix Auboeck No-Shows 200 Free Prelims At 2024 Olympics

Auboeck has previously finished as high as fifth in the 200 free at the 2022 World Championships, and was originally seeded 18th.

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2024 SwimSwam Olympic Fantasy Draft: Live Scoring Updates (Day 1)

In preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games, SwimSwam drafted fantasy teams to see who was truly the superior swim fan.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Preview

This morning will feature five events, the Men’s 200 free, Men’s 400 IM, Women’s 100 breast, Men’s 100 back, and Women’s 200 free.

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2024 Olympics: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

World record holder Ariarne Titmus aims to repeat as the women’s 400 free Olympic champion against a loaded field including Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh.

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Swedish Swimmers’ Team Caps Scrutinized by Olympic Officials Ahead of 100 Butterfly

Louise Hansson reported that pre-race inspectors declared five of her swim caps against the rules before the prelims of the 100 fly.

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Gretchen Walsh Breaks Sarah Sjostrom’s Olympic Record With 55.38 100 Fly During Semifinals

Walsh broke Sjostrom’s previous record of a 55.48 that stood as the World Record until Walsh broke that at US Trials last month in a 55.18.

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2024 Paris Olympics: USA Strong-Arms their Way to Gold – Day 1 Men’s Relay Analysis

Hunter Armstrong blew apart the field on the third leg of the relay, but Pan Zhanle’s and Kyle Chalmer’s strong splits adds further to the…

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Olympic Athletes Bring Their Own Mattresses to Olympic Village’s Cardboard Beds

Amid troubles with the transportation system and dining halls in the Paris Olympic Village, athletes are also raising concerns about the cardboard beds.

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Which Events Got Faster From Tokyo And Which Got Slower? Day 1 Analysis

The men’s 400 free saw a greater range today as the winning time was faster but the 8th place finisher was slower than in Tokyo.

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