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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.
2024 Paris Olympics results from Day 3: Team USA wins medals in swimming and men's gymnastics, and U.S. women's basketball debuts Yahoo Sports Staff July 29, 2024 at 11:29 PM
2024 Paris Olympics results: Team USA wins first gold medal, Katie Ledecky wins bronze on Day 1. Ryan Young. July 27, 2024 at 9:16 PM. ... Team USA men win gold in 4x100 swimming.
The victory sent the 17,000-seat swimming venue La Défense Arena into a frenzy and earned the 22-year-old swimmer a call from French President Emmanuel Macron. And he's not done.
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. Male swimmers wore full body swimsuits up until the 1940s, which caused more drag in the water than their modern swim-wear ...
The United States claimed their 3,000th Olympic medal when Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff won silver and bronze in the women's 100m backstroke on Tuesday, but they have struggled to reach the ...
Swimming at the 2020 Olympics featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This was a slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters unless stated):
U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials results. Results from Tuesday, June 18, 2024; the top 2 usually earn Olympic spots. ∎ Women's 100-meter backstroke. Regan Smith, 57.13 seconds (world record)