Welcome to the complete, no-holds-barred SwimSwam event-by-event Olympic preview. Join Coleman, Yanyan, Sophie, and Laura as we go through the entire Olympic schedule and dissect each final. This episode is part 1 of 3, discussing Day 1-3 in Paris.
- 0:00 Olympic Preview Pt 1 Introduction
- 1:56 Men’s 400 Free
- 9:51 Women’s 400 Free
- 15:05 Women’s 4×100 Free Relay
- 20:41 Men’s 4×100 Free Relay
- 27:36 Men’s 400 IM
- 32:34 Women’s 100 Fly
- 37:36 Men’s 100 Breast
- 44:08 Women’s 400 IM
- 47:34 Men’s 200 Free
- 55:27 Men’s 100 Back
- 59:08 Women’s 100 Breast
- 1:05:52 Women’s 200 Free
Just one comment.. could you upgrade your audio for all those talking? Found it very hard to follow.
Thanks for the feedback – yes we’ll work on that.
Aussies will win all finals on night one.
Totally agree with Sophie (or Laura, I haven’t heard you both speak before) in that Day 1 is extremely important for Australia. If we can win 3/3 of our gold chances we’re set up for a great week. If we win less than 2 then the whole team will be deflated and I feel like the whole meet will be disaster
And 2/3 (probably the most likely outcome …… and equivalent to day 1 Rio) is ………… kinda 50/50. The reality is there are going to be a few days of modest outcomes. However there are a few further events where chances are more solidly based and the individuals in question less “fragile” than those who misfired in Rio.
- I still think the jury’s out on McIntosh’s 400 free – others have mentioned she’s just had the “one”
… Read more »*Other than the 400 free relay being closer than in previous years and the 800 free relay being way more of a blowout.
I’ve been feeling a US upset in the 4 free for years now, not feeling dissuaded from that given what we saw at both trial meets.
Wait lol I had this post bookmarked in my CALENDAR to look at it again on August 7th of this year
https://staging.swimswam.com/a-closer-look-at-the-stealthy-six-set-to-disrupt-the-paris2024-olympics/
Really interesting looking back at that
I’m surprised how down they all were on Walsh in the 100 fly. Huske has been relatively consistent this cycle, but she went 55.7 at the last Olympics and has only brought that down two tenths since.
I think Walsh adding so much time from Trials to Worlds the last time is the main hesitancy with her.
Given it’s generally hard to improve on WR swims as it is, it’s probably more likely than not she’s slower in Paris. Does that mean she’ll be in the 56s and miss the podium? Idk, maybe. I think it’s most likely she’s like 55.5-6ish, which should give her a solid shot at winning still.
Could she also drop time? Maybe! And in that case I don’t think anyone’s gonna beat her.
Yeah, I get that. Her bearing in general seems so much stronger this year, though. She has this general vibe of “I’ve got this.” We’ll see soon, I guess.
MOC was still going with her same strategy against Titmus at trials, it’s just that Titmus was taking her out so much faster.
MOC knows she can’t let Ari get too far away, so she has to sacrifice some of her backend to keep up.
I think Titmus has the advantage – cos her preferred strategy forces MOC to have to alter hers.
The women’s 4×100 free is gonna come down to what Walsh dose in the leadoff in the relay if she goes low 52 then the American women has a chance
Walsh can t do that..huske witzel/Walsh Manuel and Douglas would be the order..
So if Gretchen does a massive 1+ second PB and all the Aussies are way off their best then USA has a chance?
That’s also true if you apply it to any relay. Of course if one team hits massive PBs and another is way off then the first team can win.
gorbenko in the 400 IM – 4:34 PB – forrester off form? Gorbenko for bronze