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The swimming competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 9 August 2024. Pool events (27 July to 4 August) took place at the Paris La Défense Arena, with the two-day marathon swimming (8 to 9 August) staged at Pont Alexandre III through the Seine River.
The United States led the final medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games, with 40 gold and 126 total medals, while China finished second with 40 gold and 91 medals in total. [15] The occasion marked the first time a gold medal tie among the two most successful nations has occurred in Summer Olympics history. [ 16 ]
not included in the Olympic program: 1908 London details: Charles Daniels United States: 1:05.6 WR: Zoltán Halmay Hungary: 1:06.2 Harald Julin Sweden: 1:08.0 1912 Stockholm details: Duke Kahanamoku United States: 1:03.4 set WR in semifinal: Cecil Healy Australasia: 1:04.6 Ken Huszagh United States: 1:05.6 1920 Antwerp details: Duke Kahanamoku ...
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from 2020.
The 1904 Olympics' races were the only ones ever measured in yards, instead of the usual metres. A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and was located in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbor, marked the beginning of electrical timing.
Paris 2024 was the first Olympics in history to reach full gender parity on the field of play, with equal numbers of male and female athletes. [12] The United States topped the medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games and 19th time overall, with 40 gold and 126 total medals. [13]
Sweden men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the bronze medal at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. [10] Team roster. A 17-player roster was announced on 10 June 2024. [11] On 21 June, Felix Möller replaced Andreas Nilsson who had to withdraw. [12] The final roster was revealed on 24 July. [13]
5 All-time medal table 1912–2024. 6 See also. 7 References. ... List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships;