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Paris 2024, European Recap Day 2: Leon Marchand Answers The Hype With An Olympic Record

Leon Marchand lived up to the pressure of being the face of the host nation, earning his first Olympic medal in a 400 IM Olympic record (4:02.95).

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Adam Peaty Becomes First Man Ever To Medal Three Times In Olympic 100 Breaststroke

29-year-old Adam Peaty of Great Britain becomes first man ever to earn three Olympic medals in the 100m breaststroke event.

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Leon Marchand Breaks Michael Phelps’ Olympic Record With 4:02.95 400 IM

Leon Marchand captured his first Olympic medal, breaking Phelps’ old Olympic Record that stood since 2008.

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USA Takes Over Lead From Australia On Medal Table With Two Gold, Seven Total Medals

Torri Huske’s gold medal ties the US with Australia for 2 golds each. The US has 7 total medals while Australia has 4.

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Brett Hawke Replacing Mark Schubert as Head Coach of California’s The Swim Team

TST’s pro group will likely look very different with Brett Hawke and his “sprint revolution” replacing the distance-oriented Mark Schubert.

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Men’s 100 Breast Sees 0 Sub-59 Second Swims After 7 In Tokyo Finals (Day 2 Analysis)

7 men were under 59 seconds in the final of the 100 breast in Tokyo while it only took a 59.03 to win gold tonight.

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Paris 2024, Day 2 North America Recap: Torri Huske’s Gold Is A Symbol Of Perseverance

Torri Huske knew what was best for her and stayed at Stanford despite the school seeing a mass training exodus, and it paid off with Olympic gold.

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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Sees Record-Breaking Viewership and Engagement

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics attracted 28.6 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, marking the highest viewership since the 2012 London Games.

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2024 SwimSwam Olympic Fantasy Draft: Live Scoring Updates (Day 2)

In preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games, SwimSwam drafted fantasy teams to see who was truly the superior swim fan.

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Paraguayan National Record Holder and Two-Time Olympian Luana Alonso Announces Retirement

Alonso competed in the 100 fly at the Paris Olympics, an event where she holds the Paraguayan national record.

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Paris 2024, Asia Recap Day 2: Japan’s Matsushita Is Youngest 400 IM Medalist Since 1972

Tomoyuki Matsushita of Japan earned silver in the men’s 400m IM in Paris. He is just 18 years of age which makes him the 4th-youngest medalist in history.

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Finalista olímpico en 100 espalda: Hugo González confesó su objetivo en la definición

Volverá a pelear, como ya hiciera en Tokio, por las medallas tras lograr la clasificación con el octavo mejor tiempo de los finalistas (52.95).

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Katie Ledecky Gets Emotional in Post-400 Free Press Conference

Katie Ledecky gave an emotional post-race interview after the 400 free final, reflecting on her performance and the community around her.

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Paris 2024, Africa Recap: Day 2 – Pieter Coetze Crushes Own African Record in 100 Back

Breaking his own African, South African and Personal bests, Pieter Coetze enters tomorrow nights final as tied for the 3rd seed in the 100 back.

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Litchfield Nails British 400 IM Record, Finishes In Fourth At Third Consecutive Olympics

29-year-old Max Litchfield clocked a new 400 IM British record but finished in 4th place at his 3rd consecutive Olympic Games.

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