2024 Paris Olympics Day 7 Finals: Fun Facts
If Maxime Grousset wins the 100 butterfly tomorrow, he will be France’s first-ever winner in the event. What else stood out from day 7’s finals?
2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 7 Prelims
Katie Ledecky is the top seed going into tomorrow’s 800 freestyle final, after swimming an 8:16.62. What other swims stood out from Day 7’s prelims?
Summer McIntosh Sets New Olympic Record With 2:03.03 200 Butterfly, #2 Performer All-Time
Summer McIntosh broke her own Canadian Record and became the #2 performer all-time in the women’s 200 butterfly en route to gold.
Paris 2024, North America Day 6: McIntosh Becomes First Canadian Woman With Two Indiv. Golds
Summer McIntosh is now the first Canadian female swimmer in Olympic history to win two individual gold medals, after she won both the 400 IM and 200 fly.
2024 Paris Olympics Day 6 Finals: Fun Facts
The Australian women just won the 800 freestyle relay for the first time since 2008, in Olympic record time. What else stood out from Day 6’s session?
2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 6 Prelims
Regan Smith will take on the 200 backstroke/200 butterfly double tonight after earning a spot in the 200 backstroke semifinals.
2024 Paris Olympics Day 5 Finals: Fun Facts
Pan Zhanle is the name on everyone’s mind today, after breaking the 100 freestyle world record in a blistering 46.40. What else happened in day 5’s finals?
Paris 2024, North America Day 5: Ilya Kharun Is First Canadian Man To Medal Since 2012
Kharun’s success in the 200 fly marks a surge of success in Canadian male swimmers, which have historically lagged behind their female counterparts.
Ilya Kharun Dismantles Canadian Record, Moves To #7 All-Time In Men’s 200 Fly
The 19-year-old became the ninth swimmer in history to break the 1:53 barrier, clocking 1:52.80 to win bronze, Canada’s first male swimming medal since 2012.
2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 5 Prelims
Zhang Yufei, the defending Olympic champion, comes into tonight’s 200 butterfly semifinal as the top seed. What else stood out from Day 5’s prelims?
UCSC Wins Championship Banner, Two More National Records Fall to End Canadian Championships
Helping to secure the overall team banner for UCSC was the men’s 4×100 medley relay team of Aiden Norman, Laon Kim, Nicholas Duncan, and Paul Dardis.
Hwang Sun-Woo Withdraws from Men’s 100 Free Semis, MacNeil Out Too (Day 4 Finals Scratches)
Putting relay chances over individual glory, Korea’s Hwang Sun-woo has withdrawn from the men’s 100 free semifinals in favor of being fully rested for Korea’s 4×200 Free Relay.
Watch: McIntosh Claims First Gold Medal, Smith Holds Off 100 Breast Field (Day 3 Race Videos)
With 5 finals, night 3 proved to be an exciting and memorable night of action in Paris with Summer McIntosh claiming her first Olympic gold medal.
2024 Olympic Water Polo: US Women Fall to Spain in Rematch of 2021 Olympic Final (Day 3 Recap)
In a rematch of the Tokyo Olympic final, the reigning Olympic Champion US women fell to Spain by a score of 13-11 on day 3 of the 2024 Olympic tournament.
8 Lanes, 4 Countries: What Are the Odds of That?
For just the second time in history since countries started sending two swimmers to the Games, only four nations will be represented in an Olympic final.