Frenchman Manaudou Becomes First Man Ever To Medal In 50 Free At Four Consecutive Olympics
33-year-old Florent Manaudou raced his way to bronze in the men’s 50m free in front of the French crowd, his 4th consecutive Olympic medal.
Kaylee McKeown Breaks Missy Franklin’s Olympic Record With 2:03.73 200 Backstroke
Kaylee McKeown broke Missy Franklin’s Olympic Record that stood since 2012. McKeown has the 200 IM semifinal at the end of the night.
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.
2024 Paris Olympics: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap
The women’s 200 IM should feature one of the best races of the meet.
2024 Paris Olympics: Day 7 Finals Preview
Tonight will feature finals of the M50 free, W200 back, and M200 IM. Semifinals will take place for the M100 fly and W200 IM.
Katie Ledecky Didn’t Mean To Celebrate That Much After 1500 Free Gold: “It Just Comes Out”
Ledecky said the 1500 free final was the first time in Paris where the time on the scoreboard matched how she felt in the race, leading to her celebration.
Assessing the Presence of E. Coli in the Seine River for the Olympic Triathlon
Though organizers still held the Olympic Triathlon events on Wednesday, there remains lingering concern about the E. coli levels in the Seine River.
2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 7 Prelims
Katie Ledecky is the top seed going into tomorrow’s 800 freestyle final, after swimming an 8:16.62. What other swims stood out from Day 7’s prelims?
2024 Paris Olympics: #8 Seed Thomas Heilman (USA) Misses 100 Fly Semifinals
Heilman was over a second back of his personal best to finish 18th overall, 0.2-seconds away from a semifinals berth.
French Men Primed To Challenge For Medley Relay Medal As Questions Linger For Other Contenders
Yohann Ndoye-Brouard set a 100 back PB of 52.48 leading off the mixed medley relay prelims, further pushing France into medal contention in the men’s medley.
South Africa’s Chad Le Clos Misses 100 Fly Semi But Doesn’t Rule Out LA 2028
32-year-old Chad Le Clos missed making the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly today in Paris but isn’t giving up on his career.
Lani Pallister Gets Redemption After COVID, Helps Australia’s 4×200 Free Relay To Gold
Pallister scratched the 1500 freestyle on Tuesday due to COVID-19 but made a quick recovery, helping the Australian women to gold in the 4×200 free relay.
Slovakian Swimmer Tamara Potocka Collapses After 200 IM Prelims Amid Asthma Attack
Medical staff rushed to Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocka’s side, giving her oxygen and taking her off the pool deck in a stretcher.
French Quartet Rewrite Record Books & Qualifies for the Final in Mixed Medley Relay
France’s Yohann Ndoye-Brouard posted a new personal best in the 100 back of 52.48 as he led his relay to a new national record of 3:43.99 to qualify in 7th for the final tomorrow.
2024 Paris Olympics: Paige Madden Clocks PB in 800 Free Heats to Become #5 American All-Time
Madden clocked 8:18.48 to cut over two seconds from her previous best of 8:20.71, which she swam at Trials to qualify for this event.
