Summer McIntosh

Lacking A True “Superhero” At Root of U.S. Struggles At Paris Olympic Games

With the rest of the world catching up, the Americans no longer have that true game-changing superstar that sets them apart in the medal table.

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How Many Non-Americans, Who Trained In the U.S., Won Olympic Swimming Medals?

The two best swimmers of the Olympics, Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh, both train in the U.S., but neither are American.

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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.

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Just Like Post-Tokyo, Olympic Champion Ariarne Titmus To Take Break From Swimming

23-year-old Ariarne Titmus of Australia took a break after becoming Olympic champion in Tokyo and plans to do the same this time around.

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Tallying Up Records At The Olympics

Summer McIntosh racked up three gold medals and set a pair of Olympic Records at the 2024 Games in Paris.

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SwimSwam Awards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Women’s Swimming Edition)

Summer McIntosh’s Olympic performance in Paris was the best by a junior swimmer since at least Missy Franklin at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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US Wins Fewest Number of Gold Medals During Winning Streak (Medal Table Breakdown)

The US has had 10 or more gold medals since 1996 and walk away with 8 in Paris, still leading the medal table. Canada had a historic Games.

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Scoring Out The Olympics With The NCAA Format: Team USA Dominant, Clear 1-2-3 With AUS & CHN

The American women closed out the Olympic swimming program by smashing the world record in the medley relay, claiming gold by three and a half seconds.

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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.

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Summer McIntosh È La Nuova Summer McIntosh

Summer McIntosh non è la nuova versione di nessuno. In grado di fare avanti e indietro tra pianeta Terra e Olimpo, Summer è semplicemente la nuova Summer.

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4 WR-Holders Dive into a Pool – Walk Away with Another (Women’s Medley Relay Analysis)

Led off by three individual World Record Holders, the USA’s Medley Relay was always going to be fast, but won by a huge margin thanks to the opening three legs.

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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

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My Top 17 Favorite Moments From Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

15 years after her international breakthrough, Sarah Sjostrom is STILL one of the best swimmers in the world. Paris was for her legacy.

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Smith, King, G. Walsh & Huske Chasing sub 3:50 in Women’s Medley (Day 9 Relay Line-Ups)

The women’s relay line-ups are out and the US have reloaded with three WR holders as they attempt to chase the sub 3:50 magic barrier.

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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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