2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024
- Open Water Swimming: August 8-9, 2024
- La Defense Arena – Paris, France
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Day 3 Finals Event Lineup
- Women’s 400 IM – Final
- Men’s 200 free – Final
- Women’s 100 back – Semifinals
- Men’s 100 back – Final
- Women’s 100 breast – Final
- Women’s 200 Free – final
Two finals will kick off the night with the women’s 400 IM leading the way. Defending silver medalist from Tokyo Emma Weyant of the US led the way in prelims with a 4:36.27. She also led the way in prelims in Tokyo and will look for a podium repeat. Fellow American Katie Grimes posted the #2 time of the morning with a 4:37.24.
World Record holder Summer McIntosh of Canada is searching for her first Olympic gold after entering the meet as the top seed in the 400 IM by over six seconds. McIntosh cruised through prelims with a 4:37.35 for the #3 time in the morning. McIntosh already won her first Olympic medal with silver in the women’s 400 free on night 1.
The men’s 200 free will follow with David Popovici of Romania posting the top time in both prelims and semifinals. Popovici holds the World Junior Record in the event and is searching for his first Olympic medal after finding 4th in Tokyo. He enters finals with a 1:44.53.
The only other swimmer under the 1:45 mark in semifinals was Duncan Scott of Great Britain. Scott won silver in Tokyo in a 1:44.26 and was already a 1:44.94 in semifinals. Also in tonight’s final is Lukas Maertens of Germany who won the men’s 400 free on night 1.
Katharine Berkoff for the US broke the 58-second mark just last month at US Trials and swam another 57-point to lead prelims with a 57.99. World Record holder Regan Smith of the US was 2nd in prelims with a 58.45 while Kaylee McKeown of Australia was 3rd in a 58.48. McKeown is the former World Record holder in the event as is Kylie Masse of Canada who also moved onto semifinals with a 59.06.
The only returning podium finisher from Tokyo in the men’s 100 back is Ryan Murphy of the US who will swim out of lane 2 after posting a 52.72 in semifinals. China’s Xu Jiayu leads the way into finals after a 52.02. He was 5th in Tokyo and will look to earn a medal this time around. World Record holder Thomas Ceccon of Italy was 4th in Tokyo but enters finals as the 2-seed after a 52.58 last night.
South Africa’s Tatjana Smith is the top seed of finals in the women’s 100 breast after leading the way through prelims and semifinals with a 1:05.00 in both swims. She enters as the top returner as she won silver in Tokyo. Next to Smith tonight in lane 3 will be Lilly King of the US who won bronze in Tokyo and is the World Record holder in the event. Also looking to earn a podium finish is Mona McSharry of Ireland who set an Irish record in semifinals with a 1:05.51.
The women’s 200 free will close the night and it looks to be a good race. Australia will look for a 1-2 finish as Arairne Titmus led the way through semifinals with a 1:54.64 just ahead of teammate Mollie O’Callaghan who swam a 1:54.60. Titmus won gold in the event in Tokyo and holds the World Record after breaking O’Callaghan’s former World Record at Australian Trials last month.
Claire Weinstein of the US swam a personal best in semifinals with a 1:55.24 and is in search of her first Olympic medal. Defending silver medalist Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong is also in the final after a 1:55.51 in semifinals.