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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.
Marchand's winning time of 4:02.95 broke Michael Phelps' Olympic record from Beijing 2008 and won him his first Olympic medal. [19] [20] It was also the biggest margin of victory ever for this event at the Olympics. [21] He went on to win three more gold medals at the same Games, in the 200 butterfly, 200 IM and 200 breaststroke. [22]
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
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 2 to 3 August 2024 at Paris La Défense Arena. [1]Defending Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel of the USA was the favourite going into the event, while defending Olympic silver medallist Kristóf Milák of Hungary, Canada's Josh Liendo and France's Maxime Grousset were also favourites.
Canada's Maggie Mac Neil was the defending champion going into the event, and six of the finalists (including Mac Neil) from the previous Olympics were returning. Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the event at the 2024 US Olympic Trials, where Torri Huske had swum 0.21 seconds slower to claim the second qualification spot for the USA.
China, who is always stellar at artistic swimming, took gold with an incredibly dominant performance. China finished with 996.1389 points, more than 81 ahead of the U.S. and nearly 300 points ...
The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 29 July 2024 in the Olympic Aquatics Centre at Paris La Défense Arena. [1]Canadian Summer McIntosh was the heavy favourite going into the event and ended up winning the race by over five seconds.
Unlike all of the swimming events in the pool, the men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races are held in open water. No preliminary heats are held, with only the single mass-start race being contested. The race is held using freestyle swimming, with a lack of stroke regulations. [4]