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Leon Marchand’s Instagram Following Grows From 200K To 1.1 Million During 2024 Paris Olympics

Marchand had 51,000 followers as of May 2023 but has seen a massive addition to his following in the last year, with the largest jump coming this past week.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 9 Finals Preview

The final night features finals of the women’s 50 free, men’s 1500 free, men’s 4×100 medley relay, and women’s 4×100 medley relay.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Thomas Ceccon Goes Viral for Napping in the Park

In a scene straight out of Seurat, Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon has gone viral after being spotted napping in the park inside the grounds of the Olympic village by Saudi rower Husein Alireza.

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París 2024: el crudo balance de Hugo González

“No hemos nadado al nivel que queremos, ni al que realmente tenemos. No es nuestra mejor versión”, señaló el nadador español.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

Hungarian Kristof Milak led the field through prelims and semis of the men’s 100 fly, having gone 50.19 in prelims in the morning and 50.38 in semis.

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Leon Marchand Misses Early Morning Drug Test At the Olympics After Testers Make an Error

In spite of being tested less than 6 hours earlier, testing agents arrived at the Olympic Village looking for Marchand at 5:45 AM on Monday, but…

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US Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay Gets Redemption, Breaks World Record With 3:37.43

The US finished 5th in the mixed medley relay in Tokyo but swam to a World Record today, breaking Great Britain’s record of a 3:37.58 from Tokyo.

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Paris 2024, Euro Recap: Kristof Milak Snaps Hungary’s Streak of Near Misses For 100 Fly Gold

A Hungarian swimmer has earned a silver medal in the last two Olympic editions of the men’s 100 fly. Kristof Milak ended that streak, winning gold in 49.90.

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Kristof Milak Skips Press Conference After Winning Olympic Gold Medal in 100 Butterfly

“I don’t have any idea why he doesn’t speak…” Hungarian coach Csaba Sos said of Kristof Milak. “I was a swimmer, and when I competed, I loved to talk.”

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Huske’s 51.88 and Yang’s 51.96 Anchors, lead USA and China Under OLD WR (Day 8 Relay Analysis)

Torri Huske’s 51.88 makes her just the third American Women under the 52.00 mark and as her anchor leg led Team USA to a new World Record.

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Paris 2024, Oceania Recap: Ariarne Titmus Closes Out Olympics With Her Best Swim Of The Games

Ariarne Titmus took silver in the women’s 800 freestyle in a new Oceanian record (8:12.29), earning her fourth medal of the 2024 Olympics.

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Paris 2024, North America Day 8: Ledecky Four-Peats, But Is It The End Of An Era?

Katie Ledecky made history with her fourth-consecutive Olympic title in the 800 free. But could it be her last one as well?

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Katie Ledecky After 800 Free Win “August 3 Is The Day I Won In 2012”

“August 3 is the day I won in 2012, and I didn’t want August 3 to be a day I didn’t” Katie Ledecky said after winning the 800 free at 4-straight Olympics.

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Cayó un récord del mundo, mientras Leon Marchand dejaba de ser “invencible”

En el relevo mixto de 4×100 estilos, se impuso Estados Unidos con nueva plusmarca (3:37.43, con Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh y Torri Huske).

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Ireland Resets Men’s and Women’s National Records in 4×100 Medley Relays

Mona McSharry swam breaststroke for the Irish women’s 4×100 medley relay this morning, helping set one of two national records from day eight’s prelims.

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