All Times During Men’s 200 Butterfly Final Faster Than In Tokyo (Day 5 Analysis)
Leon Marchand and the whole heat of the 200 fly was faster tonight than the respective places in the final of the event in Tokyo.
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.
Pan Zhanle Unleashes 46.40 100 Freestyle for Olympic Gold, Obliterates World Record
Pan Zhanle obliterated the men’s 100 freestyle world record in the Olympic final, winning gold in 46.40 and breaking the first WR of these Games.
Pan Zhanle Riscrive La Storia: Record Del Mondo Nei 100 Stile Libero A 46.40
Pan Zhanle riscrive la storia del nuoto e dei suoi limiti distruggendo il Record del Mondo nei 100 stile libero con un 46.40
Leon Marchand Breaks Another Olympic Record With 2:05.85 200 Breaststroke
Marchand broke his own French national record and completed the dirty double with the 200 fly and 200 breaststroke.
Leon Marchand Becomes First Swimmer Since 1976 To Win Two Individual Gold Medals In One Day
Less than two hours after winning gold in the 200 butterfly, Leon Marchand brought the house down in Paris by winning the 200 breaststroke.
Katie Ledecky Ties Most Olympic Gold Medals Won by an American Woman with 8th Olympic Title
Ledecky turned in a historical performance in her 1500 free, smashing her own Olympic Record and earning a record-setting 8th Olympic gold medal.
Isabel Gose Breaks 1500 Freestyle German Record For Her First Olympic Medal
Isabel Gose shook off Simona Quadarella at the end of the women’s 1500 freestyle to win bronze in a German record of 15:41.16.
Kirpichnikova Wins 1500 Silver in French Record, 4th-Fastest Ever, After Defecting From Russia
Kirpichnikova demolished her own French record from last summer (15:48.53, which placed her 4th) by more than eight seconds en route to the runner-up finish.
París 2024: otra final olímpica para Hugo González
El español, sexto en los 100 espalda, afrontará la de 200 con la octava mejor marca de todos los participantes, tras concluir tercero en la primera semifinal
Ryan Murphy Misses Men’s 200 Back Final After 10th Place Finish In Semifinals
The US have medaled in the 200 backstroke in every Olympics since 1996. Keaton Jones moved on to the final as the #6 seed but Murphy will not be in the final.
Sarah Sjostrom Campionessa Olimpica Dei 100 Stile “L’Ho Sognato Più Volte”
Sarah Sjostrom, a 30 anni, conquista l’oro olimpico nei 100 stile libero e riporta le donne europee in cima al podio “Non ci credo, ma l’ho sognato”
Lukas Märtens Becomes First Man To Make 400 Free & 200 Back Olympic Final In 52 Years
Märtens became the third swimmer ever to make 400 free/200 back final at the Olympics and the fourth to do so in the 200 free/back.
Katie Ledecky Now Holds Top 20 Performances All-Time In Women’s 1500 Freestyle After 15:30.02
Ledecky broke her own Olympic Record today that she swam in 2020. She now holds the top 20 performances in the 1500 all-time.