2024 Paris Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Preview
This morning will feature five events, the Men’s 200 free, Men’s 400 IM, Women’s 100 breast, Men’s 100 back, and Women’s 200 free.
2024 Olympics: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
World record holder Ariarne Titmus aims to repeat as the women’s 400 free Olympic champion against a loaded field including Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh.
Swedish Swimmers’ Team Caps Scrutinized by Olympic Officials Ahead of 100 Butterfly
Louise Hansson reported that pre-race inspectors declared five of her swim caps against the rules before the prelims of the 100 fly.
Gretchen Walsh Breaks Sarah Sjostrom’s Olympic Record With 55.38 100 Fly During Semifinals
Walsh broke Sjostrom’s previous record of a 55.48 that stood as the World Record until Walsh broke that at US Trials last month in a 55.18.
2024 Paris Olympics: USA Strong-Arms their Way to Gold – Day 1 Men’s Relay Analysis
Hunter Armstrong blew apart the field on the third leg of the relay, but Pan Zhanle’s and Kyle Chalmer’s strong splits adds further to the…
Olympic Athletes Bring Their Own Mattresses to Olympic Village’s Cardboard Beds
Amid troubles with the transportation system and dining halls in the Paris Olympic Village, athletes are also raising concerns about the cardboard beds.
Which Events Got Faster From Tokyo And Which Got Slower? Day 1 Analysis
The men’s 400 free saw a greater range today as the winning time was faster but the 8th place finisher was slower than in Tokyo.
Australian Women Break Own Olympic Record With 3:28.92 4×100 Free Relay
Meg Harris came home in a 51.94, the fastest split of the team. The old Olympic Record was a World Record at the time until Australia broke it last year.
Australian Emma McKeon Makes History With 12th Olympic Swimming Medal
30-year-old Emma McKeon made history as she captured her 12th Olympic medal, earning gold as a member of Australia’s women’s 4x100m free relay.
Huske Splits 52.06 To Help US Women Break American Record With 3:30.02 4×100 Free Relay
Huske had the fastest split of the American relay and had a 0.00 reaction time on the exchange. Manuel stays in the record books as she anchored today.
Germany’s Lukas Maertens Wins First Gold Medal In Swimming At The Olympics
Germany won 0 gold medals in the pool swimming events but already picked up one as Lukas Maertens won the first gold medal of Paris swimming.
Watch: Titmus, Märtens Win First Swimming Medals of Paris 2024 Olympics (Day 1 Race Videos)
With the first day of action done in Paris, its time to relive the excitement of the night with videos from each of the races conducted.
2024 Olympic Games Day 1 Pick’em: Swim-Off Required
A swim-off might be required for the Pick’em contest as StuartStewy and 10k prelims/finals tied for first place on day 1, scoring 126 points each.
Paris 2024, Euro Recap: Märtens Doesn’t “Give A Shit” About 400 Free WR Record As He Wins Gold
Lukas Märtens didn’t care about the time, all that mattered was that he finally got his hand on the wall first and won Olympic gold in the men’s 400 free.
Katie Ledecky On Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, “I Wouldn’t Consider it a Rivalry” (Day 1 Quotes)
Ledecky and Titmus were seen chatting it up in the ready room before the final of the women’s 400 free, where Titmus won gold and Ledecky won bronze.