2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
We’ve made it to day 2 of swimming on the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games. At present marks the primary look of France’s Léon Marchand, anticipated to turn into a breakout star of those house video games. This morning, he’ll contest the prelims of the 400 IM the place he’s the world document holder. Final summer season, Marchand took down Michael Phelps‘ legendary document beneath the tutelage of Bob Bowman, Phelps’ coach.
There are solely two heats of the boys’s 400 IM, and eight lanes within the last. Different main gamers embrace the U.S.’s Carson Foster, Japan’s Daiya Seto, and reigning Olympic champion Chase Kalisz additionally of the USA.
However first, Romania’s David Popovici will take to the water within the males’s 200 freestyle. He’s the third quickest performer in historical past, and the one athlete to dip into the 1:42s exterior of the supersuit period. We’ll additionally see final night time’s 400 free gold medalist Lukas Maertens hit the water, in addition to Nice Britain’s Duncan Scott and Matt Richards who swam the relay final night time.
The ladies’s 100 breaststroke will characteristic world document holder Lilly King, however she isn’t the favourite on this race. As an alternative, that honor goes to China’s Tang Qianting, whose greatest time from this season is only a quarter of a second behind King’s 2017 document. Maintain a watch out for Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania, who in recent times has staged a heroic comeback after breaking out with Olympic gold on this occasion at simply 15-years-old in 2012. There’s additionally Olympic document holder Tatjana Smith (née Schoenmaker), who will look to enhance on her Tokyo silver.
With Russian athletes out of the sphere, it appeared the street was vast open for American Ryan Murphy to reclaim the 100 again title. Nevertheless, after dropping the second-fastest break up on the 4×100 freestyle final night time, teammate Hunter Armstrong will likely be one to be careful for. There’s additionally world document holder Thomas Ceccon to deal with; he had Italy’s second-fastest break up on their bronze medal relay final night time.
Lastly, the session will conclude with the Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan present within the ladies’s 200 free. They’re in a league of their very own after dropping the quickest two occasions in historical past at Australian Trials. Each athletes have already earned gold to date at these Video games; Titmus within the 400 free and O’Callaghan within the 4×100 free relay. The frontrunners for bronze are Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong, the defending silver medalist, and Yang Junxuan of China, recent off an Asian document within the 100 free.
All in all, it guarantees to be an thrilling session the place we’ll see many extra athletes in motion.
Males’s 200-Meter Freestyle – Prelims
- World Report: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
- World Junior Report: 1:42.97 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
- Olympic Report: 1:42.96 – Michael Phelps, USA (2008)
- 2021 Successful Time: 1:44.22 – Tom Dean, GBR
- 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 1:46.69
Males’s 400-Meter Particular person Medley – Prelims
- World Report: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2023)
- World Junior Report: 4:10.02 – Ilya Borodin, RUS (2021)
- Olympic Report: 4:03.84 – Michael Phelps, USA (2008)
- 2021 Successful Time: 4:09.42 – Chase Kalisz, USA
- 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 4:10.20
Girls’s 100-Meter Breaststroke – Prelims
- World Report: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017)
- World Junior Report: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013)
- Olympic Report: 1:04.82 – Tatjana Smith (Schoenmaker), RSA (2021)
- 2021 Successful Time: 1:04.95 – Lydia Jacoby, USA
- 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 1:06.96
Males’s 100-Meter Backstroke – Prelims
- World Report: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, ITA (2022)
- World Junior Report: 52.34 – Miron Lifintsev, RUS (2024)
- Olympic Report: 51.85 – Ryan Murphy, USA (2016)
- 2021 Successful Time: 51.98 – Evgeny Rylov, ROC
- 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 53.77
Girls’s 200-Meter Freestyle – Prelims
- World Report: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2024)
- World Junior Report: 1:53.65 – Summer season McIntosh, CAN (2023)
- Olympic Report: 11:53.50 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2021)
- 2021 Successful Time: 1:53.50 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS
- 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 1:58.33
