Paris 2024

Katie Ledecky Ties Most Olympic Gold Medals Won by an American Woman with 8th Olympic Title

Ledecky turned in a historical performance in her 1500 free, smashing her own Olympic Record and earning a record-setting 8th Olympic gold medal.

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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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Katie Ledecky Now Holds Top 20 Performances All-Time In Women’s 1500 Freestyle After 15:30.02

Ledecky broke her own Olympic Record today that she swam in 2020. She now holds the top 20 performances in the 1500 all-time.

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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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Olympic Triathlons Deliver With French Women’s Winner, Thrilling Finale In Men’s Race

Cassandre Beaugrand won women’s gold on home soil, while Alex Yee produced a stunning comeback to run down Hayden Wilde late in the men’s race.

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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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Swimmers Pieroni and Gatt Join the COVID List at the Olympics; Johnston Still Trying to Race

While swimmers who are done racing are being moved to hotels further from the Olympic village after testing positive for COVID, Johnston is…

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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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Paris Olympics Outside the Pool: Redemption for Biles, Late Heroics for U.S. Women’s Rugby

The victory made Simone Biles the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history with eight medals, including five golds, in three appearances.

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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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