Lacking A True “Superhero” At Root of U.S. Struggles At Paris Olympic Games
With the rest of the world catching up, the Americans no longer have that true game-changing superstar that sets them apart in the medal table.
Five Thoughts (Hot Takes?) On The Olympics & The Sport
Livestream Andy provides some insights to the Olympic swimming competition after a memorable nine days of racing in Paris.
Tallying Up Records At The Olympics
Summer McIntosh racked up three gold medals and set a pair of Olympic Records at the 2024 Games in Paris.
SwimSwam Awards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Women’s Swimming Edition)
Summer McIntosh’s Olympic performance in Paris was the best by a junior swimmer since at least Missy Franklin at the 2012 Olympics in London.
125 Swimmers Take Home Medals From the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
China’s Zhang Yufei, above, leaves Paris with the most Olympic swimming medals. She won 5 bronze and 1 silver for 6 total medals.
Paris 2024, Oceania Recap: Has There Been A Shuffle Among The Greatest Australian Olympians?
McKeown, Titmus, O’Callaghan, and McKeon all had strong 2024 Olympics, which has us wondering where they rank among the greatest Australian Olympians.
4 WR-Holders Dive into a Pool – Walk Away with Another (Women’s Medley Relay Analysis)
Led off by three individual World Record Holders, the USA’s Medley Relay was always going to be fast, but won by a huge margin thanks to the opening three legs.
SwimSwam Olympic Fantasy Draft: Day 9 Scoring Updates – Barry Runs Away with Olympic Draft
Barry dominated the last 2 days of competition behind USA’s double relay world records and ran away with the 2024 Olympic fantasy draft
Regan Smith Guida La 4×100 All’Oro Battendo Il Record Olimpico Nei 100 Dorso Di Kaylee McKeown
Regan Smith ha battuto il record olimpico appartenente a Kaylee McKeown nella prima frazione della staffetta 4×100 mista femminile.
La Staffetta 4×100 Mista Femminile USA Infrange Il Record Del Mondo E Chiude I Giochi
La staffetta statunitense ha battuto il suo record nella 4×100 mista femminile, conquistando l’oro olimpico. Questa era l’ultima gara di nuoto ai Giochi.
Regan Smith Breaks McKeown’s Olympic Record With 57.28 100 Backstroke Lead-Off
Smith’s time of a 57.28 would have won gold the other night but she won her 2nd gold medal of her career helping the US relay to gold.
US Women Break Own World Record In 4×100 Medley Relay With 3:49.63 To Close Paris Games
Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske anchored the US to Olympic gold in a new World Record, breaking the old record of a 3:50.40 that the US swam at 2019 Worlds.
My Top 17 Favorite Moments From Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
15 years after her international breakthrough, Sarah Sjostrom is STILL one of the best swimmers in the world. Paris was for her legacy.
Smith, King, G. Walsh & Huske Chasing sub 3:50 in Women’s Medley (Day 9 Relay Line-Ups)
The women’s relay line-ups are out and the US have reloaded with three WR holders as they attempt to chase the sub 3:50 magic barrier.
Leon Marchand’s Instagram Following Grows From 200K To 1.1 Million During 2024 Paris Olympics
Marchand had 51,000 followers as of May 2023 but has seen a massive addition to his following in the last year, with the largest jump coming this past week.