2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Men’s 100 Free
Pan Zhanle broke the world record in a blistering fast time of 46.40 on Day 5 of the Olympics. Let’s dig into the data behind this swim.
Post-Paris: Updated All-Time Swimming Medal Table (France Passes Sweden)
Swimming has been a Summer Olympic event since 1896. 128 years later, after the Paris Games, which countries have shifted in the all-time rankings?
Five Thoughts (Hot Takes?) On The Olympics & The Sport
Livestream Andy provides some insights to the Olympic swimming competition after a memorable nine days of racing in Paris.
SwimSwam Awards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Men’s Swimming Edition)
With the greatest individual Olympic performance in the pool since 2008 who but Leon Marchand with his 4 Gold Medals could be the Male Swimmer of the meet?
Pan Zhanle On Historic Paris Performances: “I Finally Proved Myself”
19-year-old Pan Zhanle crushed a new world record time of 46.40 as he beat a world-class field by a body length and claimed 100m freestyle gold in Paris.
125 Swimmers Take Home Medals From the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
China’s Zhang Yufei, above, leaves Paris with the most Olympic swimming medals. She won 5 bronze and 1 silver for 6 total medals.
SwimSwam Olympic Fantasy Draft: Day 9 Scoring Updates – Barry Runs Away with Olympic Draft
Barry dominated the last 2 days of competition behind USA’s double relay world records and ran away with the 2024 Olympic fantasy draft
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.
Specialization? Men’s 50 And 100 Freestyle Finals See No Repeats, Large Age Differential
Maxime Grousset of France could have swam in both the men’s 50 and 100 free finals but he scratched the 50. The 50 free final was much older than the 100.
SwimSwam Olympic Fantasy Draft: Day 7 Scoring Updates – Current is Flowing for Chicago
Leon Marchand and Regan Smith were once again top scorers for Barry’s Chicago current, who has a strong lead with two days left in Paris
SwimSwam Olympic Fantasy Draft: Day 6 Scoring Updates – Coleman’s Cowbell Carpool Rides Again
Coleman’s fantasy team had a huge day 6, amassing 21 points over the 4 finals and making things very interesting with Barry’s Chicago Current
Proud, Chalmers, Popovici Come to Pan Zhanle’s Defense After Questions Over World Record
“It’s a huge drop, it’s fantastic, and it shouldn’t be questioned,” British sprinter Ben Proud said of Pan Zhanle’s world record in the 100 freestyle (46.40).
Aussie Multi-Medalist Kyle Chalmers Says His Olympic Career Not Yet Over
Olympic silver medalist from the 2024 Games, 26-year-old speedster Kyle Chalmers of Australia says his career is far from over.
Watch: Pan Breaks WR in 100 Free, Ledecky Ties Record with 8 Olympic Golds (Day 5 Race Videos)
With 5 finals and 3 semifinals, day 5 finals was packed with non-stop excitement as three Olympic records fell and Pan Zhanle smashed his own world record.
China’s Pan Zhanle Calls Out Kyle Chalmers, Jack Alexy After Breaking World Record in 100 Free
“I felt that they looked down upon us, can I say this?” Pan said after breaking the 100 free world record in 46.40. “And today I finally beat them all.”
