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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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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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Ilya Kharun Dismantles Canadian Record, Moves To #7 All-Time In Men’s 200 Fly

The 19-year-old became the ninth swimmer in history to break the 1:53 barrier, clocking 1:52.80 to win bronze, Canada’s first male swimming medal since 2012.

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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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Leon Marchand Passes Michael Phelps In 200 Fly All-Time Rankings, Swims Olympic Record 1:51.21

Marchand broke his own French Record that he swam at 2023 Worlds. He also broke Kristof Milak’s Olympic Record from Tokyo.

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2024 Olympic Games – Day 5 Watch Party LIVE w/ Matt Biondi & Clark Burckle

Watch the Olympics with SwimSwam! Join our watch party as Coleman and Mel host each day and react live to each finals swim from Paris

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 5 Finals Preview

Kristof Milak will look to defend his title in the men’s 200 butterfly final tonight. There are 5 finals tonight and 3 semifinals.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

The men’s 200 back is sure to be an exciting event, just as the 100 back was a few days ago.

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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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Comparing Winning Russian Times To Those Of Olympics With Cash At Stake

Russian swimmers who won domestic events last week have a chance at some cold hard cash if they wind up outperforming their Olympic counterparts.

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Tokyo Bronze Medalist Luke Greenbank DQed in 200 Back For Going Past 15 Meters

Greenbank posted the fastest time of the morning with a 1:56.08 but went past the 15 meter mark off of the start.

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