Paris 2024, NA Day 7: With A Third Silver, Regan Smith Shows Shades Of Laszlo Cseh
Smith, like Cseh, has the misfortune of competing against two of the best swimmers in the world, and constantly cannot get the best of them.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Bob Bowman
Bowman’s swimmers have thrived all year, both collegiately and internationally, and that success has been put on full display at the Paris Olympics.
Kate Douglass Describes “Surreal Moment” Winning 200 Breast, Ignoring Team USA Critics
“I don’t know if all the emotions have set in yet,” Douglass said after winning the first Olympic gold medal of her career on Thursday.
Olympic Champion Klete Keller, 42, Performs Life-Saving Rescue After Jet Ski Crash
“Probably on about the ninth breath, I said, ‘God, please save this boy,'” Klete Keller recalled. “And I gave him one more breath, and his eyes opened.”
2024 YMCA Summer Nationals: Erica Maltsev Drops 6 Seconds in 400 IM For Victory (Day 3 Recap)
17-year-old Erica Maltsev knocked 6 seconds off of her PB in the 400 IM, winning in a time of 4:53.72 to lead 3 victories for the Greater Somerset YMCA.
Paris 2024, North America Day 6: McIntosh Becomes First Canadian Woman With Two Indiv. Golds
Summer McIntosh is now the first Canadian female swimmer in Olympic history to win two individual gold medals, after she won both the 400 IM and 200 fly.
Kate Douglass Breaks Own American Record With 2:19.24 To Win Olympic Gold
Douglass won her first individual gold touching first in the 200 breaststroke, breaking her American Record that she swam in January.
USA Men Miss The Podium In 200 Backstroke For The First Time Since 1992
The streak of the US men and making the podium in the 200 backstroke is over. They had made the podium in every Olympic Games since 1996.
Regan Smith Clocks 2:03.84 200 Fly, Breaks American Record To Take Olympic Silver
Smith took 0.03 seconds off her previous American record time of 2:03.87, which was set at the 2023 Sun Devil Open in June of 2023.
Claire Weinstein, 17, Leads Off 4×200 Free Relay in 1:54.88, Fourth-Fastest American Ever
Among American women, only Allison Schmitt (1:53.61), Ledecky (1:53.73), and Missy Franklin (1:54.81) have been faster than Weinstein’s 1:54.88 on Thursday.
Australian Women Break Olympic Record With 7:38.08 4×200 Free Relay
Ariarne Titmus had the fastest split of the night with a 1:52.95 on the anchor leg, securing the win and the record for Australia.
USA Has The Most Reserves For 4×200 Free Relay Tonight, Meaning More Decisions Left To Make
Torri Huske has had a successful meet so far and could be considered an option for the US women’s 4×200 free relay tonight.
2024 YMCA Summer Nationals: 13-year-old Cullen Cashman Drops 2:24.58 200 Breast for NE Record
Despite being one of the youngest swimmers at the meet, 13-year-old Cullen Cashman finished 13th in the 200 breast with a new New England Record of 2:24.58.
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.
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.
