2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024
- Open Water Swimming: August 8 – 9, 2024
- La Défense Arena — Paris, France
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DAY 4 FINALS HEAT SHEET
DAY 4 FINALS EVENT LINEUP
- Men’s 100 Freestyle – Semifinals
- Men’s 200 Butterfly – Semifinals
- Women’s 100 Backstroke– Finals
- Men’s 800 Freestyle – Finals
- Women’s 100 Freestyle – Semifinals
- Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Semifinals
- Men’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay – Finals
Four semifinals and three finals highlight the night as the men’s 100 free will kick night 4 off. Jack Alexy of the US swam to the fastest time in prelims with a 47.57 and will look to make his first individual Olympic final tomorrow night. He will swim next to former World Record holder in the event David Popovici who swam a 47.92 and is coming off of gold in the men’s 200 free. Maxime Grousset of France will swim in lane four out of the first semifinals heat after a 47.70 this morning.
World Record holder and defending Olympic Champion Kristof Milak swam to the top time in prelims of the men’s 200 fly with a 1:53.92. Canada’s Ilya Kharun swam the 2nd fastest time of the morning with a 1:54.06 and will look to make his first Olympic final.
The women’s 100 backstroke looks to be a showdown. Regan Smith of the US enters as the top seed after posting a 57.97 in semifinals and holds the World Record in the event after swimming a 57.13 at last month’s US Olympic Trials. Smith broke the former World Record held by Australia’s Kaylee McKeown who swam a 57.99 in semifinals.
The only other swimmer to have broken the 58-mark so far in Paris was Katharine Berkoff of the US who swam a 57.99 in prelims before swimming a 58.27 in semifinals. Could the race turn out to be the first World Record of the meet?
Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen looks to continue the country’s success after Mona McSharry captured the first Olympic swimming medal for Ireland since 1996. Wiffen enters the men’s 800 free final as the top seed posting a 7:41.53 in prelims. Wiffen won the event at the 2024 World Championships this past February. Bobby Finke of the US is also in the final and will look to defend his Olympic title in the event.
World Record holder in the event Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden swam to the top time of prelims in the women’s 100 free with a 52.99. Sjostrom announced earlier this year that she would not swim the event in Paris but then appeared in the event on the entry sheets. Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey is coming off of bronze in the women’s 200 free last night and will look to contend in another final after winning silver in the event in Tokyo.
Four men got under the 2:10 mark this morning in the 200 breast and Cho Sung Jae of South Korea led the way in a 2:09.45. He will be next to Leon Marchand of France tonight as Marchand swam a 2:09.55 this morning and will be on the back half of his double with the 200 fly earlier in the session. Defending Olympic Champion Zac Stubblety-Cook of Australia will look to return to the final.
The night will close with the men’s 4×200 free relay. Defending champions Great Britain had the top time of the morning and saved up Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott who were 2nd and 4th last night in the men’s individual 200 free. The US also has a few swimmers in the reserves including Luke Hobson who won bronze last night.
Finke silver but still no golds for US male swimmers in individual events. Last chance in the 1500 but US will end up winless in individual events, as expected (even with the downvotes)
200 IM and 100 fly. Shane Casas and CD for gold. You heard it here first
Always was going to be Kaylee, no way Regan is ever going to beat her, it will always be Kaylee in the last 10, she has an extra gear. In 200 is gonna be worse, Kaylee goes with her with lower cadence and accelerates in last 15m.
Heilman swimming slower at 17 than he did at 16. US male swimmers are just ok, but no gold medals in individual events.
So what’s the good international stream today?
One says TV and the other doesn’t
This battle for Bronze is fascinating because idk what to make of it
AUS: Giuliani 1:45.3 + Neill 1:45.3 (split) + Southam 1:45.6 (split) + Winnington (???, idk 1:46.0 split after the 800?)
KOR: Yang (?, 1:47.5 SB) + Hwang 1:45.9 (flat) + Lee 1:46.5 (flat) + Kim 1:45.5 (split)
CHN: Ji 1:46.5 + Fei 1:46.5 (split) + Zhang 1:46.1 (split) + Pan 1:44 split?
On paper it seems like Australia is the best positioned and has the most depth, but many missing pieces to this puzzle
Relays are out
GBR: Guy, Dean, Richards, Scott
USA: Hobson, Foster, Kibler, Smith
AUS: Giuliani, Southam, Winnington, Neill
KOR: Yang, Lee, Kim, Hwang
CHN: Ji, Fei, Pan, Zhang
No Marchand for France, so they’re out of medal contention.
Where can you find them?
https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C51B2_SWMM4X200MFR———-FNL———.pdf
Surprised at Winnington so close after 800 and no Chalmers.
Although Kai Taylor had a pretty awful prelims leadoff (1:47.6), he’s usually pretty clutch off a relay start so I would’ve actually kept him in over Incerti with the expectation he goes somewhere from 1:45.8 – 1:46.5 in finals.
Chalmers has been clear for months he isn’t swimming it but yeah Winnington is interesting. I guess he’s on form
He’s on form and there isn’t a clear standout to take his place. I like it, but it is a bit of a gamble
Kai Taylor?
GB put Jimmy first again!! It’s unexpected.
Winnington pulling double duty after an 800. What happened to Taylor? 47 split in the 100 free and the 200 is his better event…
He is an inconsistent performer, even within meets.
He popped a 1:47 split which ain’t gonna cut it. Elijah might be tired after the 800 and swim a 1:47 too but might pop a 1:45 high
Kamminga out with a back injury
Finke +550!!!! Alright slapping 80 on that boy
Fan Duel has +1000 for a Wiffen/Finke/Winnington podium in that order
that will not hit in that order