Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh are sure to star in the pool at Paris Olympics
1 year, 5 months ago

Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh are sure to star in the pool at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — Watch out for these two young swimmers when you take in next year’s Paris Olympics: 21-year-old Leon Marchand of France and 16-year-old Summer McIntosh of Canada. “It was amazing, and I’m very proud of it,” said Marchand, who pushed British teammates Duncan Scott to silver and Tom Dean to bronze. “Almost killed me, but it was good.” Marchand trains at Arizona State University under Bob Bowman, who coached Phelps to 23 Olympic gold medals. It’s unfair to say that McIntosh’s first two races were disappointing, but she did lose her world record in the 400 free to Ariarne Titmus of Australia.

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2024, Year in Sports, Swimming: China’s doping scandal; Schooling and McKeon’s retirement; Ledecky- the most decorated female Olympic swimmer
1 week, 3 days ago

2024, Year in Sports, Swimming: China’s doping scandal; Schooling and McKeon’s retirement; Ledecky- the most decorated female Olympic swimmer

The Hindu  

In 2024, the world of swimming saw major milestones, with athletes retiring and new records being set. Record-breaking performances, including Ariarne Titmus’s world record in the 200m freestyle and Ledecky’s historic achievements, kept the sport in the spotlight, culminating in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where new champions emerged. Gretchen Walsh sets 100m fly world record at the U.S. Olympic swimming …

Elijah Winnington claims gold for Australia at the swimming world short course championships
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Elijah Winnington claims gold for Australia at the swimming world short course championships

ABC  

Elijah Winnington has produced a beautifully timed swim to take gold in the world short course championships at the same Budapest venue where he first made his name as a Dolphins' powerhouse. Still more than half a second behind American Kieran Smith with 75m left, Winnington only got on terms on the penultimate lap, and from there, he was never …

Olympic medallist Summer McIntosh named Canada’s athlete of the year
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Olympic medallist Summer McIntosh named Canada’s athlete of the year

The Hindu  

Swimmer Summer McIntosh won the Northern Star Award as Canada’s top athlete of 2024 on Tuesday after a year in which she became the first athlete from her country to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. The 18-year-old McIntosh was announced as the Northern Star Award winner shortly after she broke the world record in the short-course …

China's Jiang Yuyan grabs fourth gold in swimming
4 months ago

China's Jiang Yuyan grabs fourth gold in swimming

China Daily  

Jiang Yuyan celebrates on the podium. PARIS -- Chinese para swimmer Jiang Yuyan claimed her fourth gold in Paris by breaking the world record in the women's 100m freestyle S7 at the Paralympic Games on Wednesday. Jiang, who won two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze at the Tokyo Paralympic Games three years ago, lost her right arm and …

China's Jiang Yuyan grabs fourth gold in swimming
4 months ago

China's Jiang Yuyan grabs fourth gold in swimming

China Daily  

Jiang Yuyan celebrates on the podium. PARIS -- Chinese para swimmer Jiang Yuyan claimed her fourth gold in Paris by breaking the world record in the women's 100m freestyle S7 at the Paralympic Games on Wednesday. Jiang, who won two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze at the Tokyo Paralympic Games three years ago, lost her right arm and …

U.S. again beats China in Olympic medals table after they tie for gold; France exceeds expectations
4 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. again beats China in Olympic medals table after they tie for gold; France exceeds expectations

Associated Press  

PARIS — The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States. At the Tokyo Games, the U.S. also edged China in the medal count, finishing with 113 overall and 39 golds, compared to 89 medals with 38 gold for China. According to Nielsen’s Gracenote virtual medal-table forecast, which …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet Leon Marchand, the most decorated male Olympian at the Summer Games
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet Leon Marchand, the most decorated male Olympian at the Summer Games

The Hindu  

Swimming events at the Paris 2024 Olympics brought along with it the arrival of “Marchand-mania” Since the beginning of the Games, home favourite Leon Marchand stunned crowds with his performances, where he won five medals, gold in all four of his individual events, and a bronze medal in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. Men’s 200m breaststroke and butterfly FILE PHOTO: …

Young players come of age at this year's Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Young players come of age at this year's Paris Olympics

China Daily  

China's Zheng Qinwen celebrates scoring a crucial point against Croatia's Donna Vekic during their women's singles tennis gold-medal match at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday. Zheng Qinwen, the women's singles tennis player, and the Chinese men's swimming team made history, breaking the long-standing Western monopoly in these categories and demonstrating the confidence of the young Chinese generation. Zheng, 21, …

Young players come of age at this year's Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Young players come of age at this year's Paris Olympics

China Daily  

China's Zheng Qinwen celebrates scoring a crucial point against Croatia's Donna Vekic during their women's singles tennis gold-medal match at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday. Zheng Qinwen, the women's singles tennis player, and the Chinese men's swimming team made history, breaking the long-standing Western monopoly in these categories and demonstrating the confidence of the young Chinese generation. Zheng, 21, …

Summer McIntosh: The history-making Canadian swimming sensation experiencing a summer like no other
5 months ago

Summer McIntosh: The history-making Canadian swimming sensation experiencing a summer like no other

CNN  

Paris CNN — What have you been up to so far in the summer? An underwater view shows Canada’s Summer McIntosh competing in the heats of women's 400m individual medley swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 29, 2024. “To see what she’s done in the …

How Summer McIntosh’s Olympics stacks up historically and what’s next for the Canadian star
5 months ago

How Summer McIntosh’s Olympics stacks up historically and what’s next for the Canadian star

New York Times  

Summer McIntosh was already a sensation in Canada by the time she arrived in France for her second Olympics. McIntosh’s Paris program began with what some dubbed the “race of the century”: the 400m freestyle featuring Australian world record holder Ariarne Titmus and American swimming icon Katie Ledecky. Putting McIntosh’s Paris achievements into context McIntosh is the first Canadian athlete …

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title

The Hindu  

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, adding to the 100 title the Swede won last week. The 30-year-old Sjostrom is swimming as well as ever in her fifth Olympics and smashed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s Olympic record in the preliminaries. The Swede could not match that time in Sunday’s …

When Léon Marchand swims, nearly all of France watches - even fans at other Olympic events
5 months ago

When Léon Marchand swims, nearly all of France watches - even fans at other Olympic events

Associated Press  

PARIS — The popularity of French swimmer Léon Marchand has caused some problems at the Olympics. In La Défense Arena, a rugby stadium-turned Olympic swimming pool, Marchand soared to another victory in the 200 individual medley while setting a new Olympic record of 1 minute, 54.06 seconds. Fans gathered every time Marchand swims At Club France, where a staggering 20,000 …

What makes Leon Marchand a superstar? He’s smaller, lighter and unbelievable underwater
5 months ago

What makes Leon Marchand a superstar? He’s smaller, lighter and unbelievable underwater

New York Times  

Leon Marchand is an enigma. “This efficiency is maximized in butterfly and breaststroke, which are strokes where it’s challenging to maintain cadence since the body is constantly accelerating and decelerating, leading to quick fatigue,” says Cuenca-Fernandez. “It’s evident that his race strategy is based on being strong in these two strokes,” says Cuenca-Fernandez, explaining that Marchand’s natural strengths work tactically. …

Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win an event at four straight Summer Games, holding off Ariarne Titmus to win the 800-meter freestyle Saturday night. Phelps had been the only swimmer to win the same event at four straight summer Olympics, taking gold in the 200 individual medley at Athens, Beijing, London and …

France's Léon Marchand claims his crown as the next big thing in Olympic swimming
5 months ago

France's Léon Marchand claims his crown as the next big thing in Olympic swimming

NPR  

France's Léon Marchand claims his crown as the next big thing in Olympic swimming toggle caption Quinn Rooney/Getty Images NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. "It was crazy," Marchand said of his final individual performance in the men’s 200 meter individual medley final at Paris's La Defense arena in a Paris suburb. toggle caption Natacha Pisarenko/AP Notably, …

Canadian teen Summer McIntosh is bringing home an impressive haul of Olympic medals
5 months ago

Canadian teen Summer McIntosh is bringing home an impressive haul of Olympic medals

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Summer McIntosh is really headed for a golden birthday. “The first night when I put the silver on my neck I was actually in shock how heavy it was,” she said, “because no other medal has been that heavy before.” McIntosh is getting a feel for those weighty medallions now — and has already collected quite a …

Phenomenon Leon Marchand wins historic fourth gold as Duncan Scott lands superb silver
5 months, 1 week ago

Phenomenon Leon Marchand wins historic fourth gold as Duncan Scott lands superb silver

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Marchand seals fourth medal of Summer Games, McKeown completes double
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Marchand seals fourth medal of Summer Games, McKeown completes double

The Hindu  

French favourite Leon Marchand took his fourth gold medal of the Paris Olympics when he won the men’s 200 metres Individual Medley in an Olympic record time on Friday. McKeown completes backstroke double with 200m gold Australia’s Kaylee McKeown cemented her place among the greats of Olympic swimming on Friday as she became the first woman to retain both of …

Léon Marchand captures 4th Olympic swimming gold, setting off a party across Paris
5 months, 1 week ago

Léon Marchand captures 4th Olympic swimming gold, setting off a party across Paris

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — The party for Léon Marchand spread beyond the pool, quickly sweeping all across Paris. “He’s our hero.” With French President Emmanuel Macron among the more than 15,000 fans cheering him on in a rugby stadium-turned-natatorium, Marchand soared to another runaway victory in the 200-meter individual medley Friday night. “It was just perfect.” The 22-year-old French phenomenon left …

Paris 2024 Olympics: China’s Wang and Long win gold in men’s synchronised diving 3m springboard
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: China’s Wang and Long win gold in men’s synchronised diving 3m springboard

The Hindu  

China’s Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi retained China’s men’s synchronised 3-metre springboard title at the Paris Olympics on Friday, claiming the country’s fourth gold in the sport and keeping alive their goal of taking all eight on offer. The 22-year-old Wang won gold in the 3-metre synchronised event in Tokyo three years ago with partner Xie Siyi. Wang and Mexico’s …

No rest for Léon Marchand: Hours after winning 2 golds, French swimming star was back in the pool
5 months, 1 week ago

No rest for Léon Marchand: Hours after winning 2 golds, French swimming star was back in the pool

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Hours after winning a pair of gold medals, French star swimmer Léon Marchand was back in the pool Thursday morning in front of his adoring fans. His American coach Bob Bowman — he coached Michael Phelps to 23 Olympic gold medals — knows the next phase may be more demanding for the 22-year-old. “He’s gotta come out …

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels
5 months, 1 week ago

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels

China Daily  

Li Lingwei, a member of the International Olympic Committee executive board and a former world champion badminton player from China, congratulates Chinese diver Quan Hongchan, who won the women's synchronized 10-meter platform diving event at the Paris Olympics with her teammate Chen Yuxi, during the victory ceremony in Saint-Denis, France, on July 31, 2024. China, known as a diving superpower, …

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels
5 months, 1 week ago

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels

China Daily  

Li Lingwei, a member of the International Olympic Committee executive board and a former world champion badminton player from China, congratulates Chinese diver Quan Hongchan, who won the women's synchronized 10-meter platform diving event at the Paris Olympics with her teammate Chen Yuxi, during the victory ceremony in Saint-Denis, France, on July 31, 2024. China, known as a diving superpower, …

Leon Marchand is toast of Paris with astonishing Olympic double in the pool
5 months, 1 week ago

Leon Marchand is toast of Paris with astonishing Olympic double in the pool

The Independent  

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Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Turns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren’t far fetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand. Marchand completed one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history Wednesday night, winning the 200-meter butterfly and the 200 breaststroke about two hours apart in front of a home crowd cheering his every stroke. They’re amazing to me, …

Unflappable Canadian teen Summer McIntosh has 2 Olympic swimming medals and chances for more
5 months, 1 week ago

Unflappable Canadian teen Summer McIntosh has 2 Olympic swimming medals and chances for more

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Not so long ago at her Ontario elementary school, Summer McIntosh and her peers would practice singing the Canadian national anthem in both English and French. “But just being able to give them a big group hug, it was very amazing.” Summer McIntosh, of Canada, is embraced by her family after winning the women’s 400-meter individual medley …

Olympic swimming: Ledecky is fastest in heats of 1500; Marchand advances in 2 more races
5 months, 1 week ago

Olympic swimming: Ledecky is fastest in heats of 1500; Marchand advances in 2 more races

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Katie Ledecky got started on what she hopes will be her first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, topping the field in the preliminaries of the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle on Tuesday. Marchand goes for two more golds Coming off his dominating victory in the men’s 400 individual medley, Léon Marchand of France took on a daunting double. …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Canada’s McIntosh storms to 400 metres individual medley gold
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Canada’s McIntosh storms to 400 metres individual medley gold

The Hindu  

Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh blew away the field to win the gold medal in the women’s 400-metre individual medley at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday, securing her second medal of the meet. World record holder McIntosh touched the wall in four minutes 27.71 seconds, far ahead of American silver medallist Katie Grimes and her bronze-winning U.S. teammate Emma Weyant. …

Swimming’s next generation, from all over the globe, claims the spotlight at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Swimming’s next generation, from all over the globe, claims the spotlight at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Swimming’s next generation of stars claimed the spotlight at the Paris Olympics on Monday night, a brash group that comes from all over the globe. Then perhaps the biggest surprise of all: Titmus, the world-record holder and defending gold medalist in the women’s 200 free, was knocked off by O’Callaghan. McIntosh collected her first medal of any …

Paris Olympics 2024: Majestic Marchand puts France in a frenzy with first pool gold
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Majestic Marchand puts France in a frenzy with first pool gold

Firstpost  

Leon Marchand carried the expectations of a nation on the strongest of shoulders as he stormed to gold in the 400m individual medley in a cathartic victory at his home Olympics. 🏊 🏊🏻‍♀️ 🏊‍♂️ #jeuxolympiqueparis2024 pic.twitter.com/hVs8ekn98w — Valerie Faudon July 29, 2024 With hands on hearts, fans belted out “La Marseillaise”, the French national anthem, with Marchand as he beamed …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Marchand fulfills hopes of his nation, Martinenghi edges Peaty
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Marchand fulfills hopes of his nation, Martinenghi edges Peaty

The Hindu  

Leon Marchand carried the comparisons to Michael Phelps and the hopes of a nation on his broad shoulders. I’m proud of myself.” Zhang Yufei of China claimed the bronze in 56.21, which is sure to raise eyebrows since she was one of nearly two dozen swimmers from her country who tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo …

Leon Marchand arrives at Paris Olympics with gold medal confirming new era
5 months, 1 week ago

Leon Marchand arrives at Paris Olympics with gold medal confirming new era

The Independent  

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Vive la France! Léon Marchand fulfills the hopes of his nation with a swimming gold in 400 IM
5 months, 1 week ago

Vive la France! Léon Marchand fulfills the hopes of his nation with a swimming gold in 400 IM

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Leon Marchand carried the comparisons to Michael Phelps and the hopes of a nation on his broad shoulders. With a flag-waving crowd cheering his every stroke, Marchand delivered a swimming gold for France with a dominating victory in the men’s 400-meter individual medley Sunday night. Huske and Walsh go 1-2 for the U.S. women in the 100 …

Ariarne Titmus defeats rival Katie Ledecky to cement Olympic crown in 400m freestyle final
5 months, 1 week ago

Ariarne Titmus defeats rival Katie Ledecky to cement Olympic crown in 400m freestyle final

The Independent  

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Australian women off to a dominant start in their Olympic swimming rivalry with the US
5 months, 1 week ago

Australian women off to a dominant start in their Olympic swimming rivalry with the US

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — The Australian women are about the surest thing in swimming, and they showed it Saturday on the first night at the Paris Olympic pool. They picked up two gold medals, led by Ariarne Titmus in the 400-meter freestyle and another by the quartet in the 4x100 freestyle relay, their fourth straight Olympic victory in that event. “It’s …

Australia’s Ariarne Titmus beats Summer McIntosh, Katie Ledecky to win second straight gold in women’s 400-meter freestyle
5 months, 1 week ago

Australia’s Ariarne Titmus beats Summer McIntosh, Katie Ledecky to win second straight gold in women’s 400-meter freestyle

New York Times  

NANTERRE, France — Australian star Ariarne Titmus won her second consecutive gold medal in the women’s 400-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics to earn the first women’s swimming medal of the Games. 🇦🇺 Ariarne Titmus of Australia defeated 🇨🇦 Summer McIntosh of Canada and 🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky of the U.S. in the 400-meter freestyle. So I’m really happy to have …

A massive race to start the Olympics: Get ready for the women’s 400-meter freestyle
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A massive race to start the Olympics: Get ready for the women’s 400-meter freestyle

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games. Australian Ariarne Titmus, 23, is the defending Olympic gold medalist in the event and the favorite entering Saturday’s competition. For example, New Zealand’s 20-year-old Erika Fairweather would certainly like to play spoiler here; she out-touched McIntosh at 2023 worlds to earn bronze and finish behind Titmus and Ledecky. With none of the …

With plenty of swimming stars at the 2024 Olympics, France’s Marchand may shine brightest
6 months ago

With plenty of swimming stars at the 2024 Olympics, France’s Marchand may shine brightest

Associated Press  

Most of the big stars from the last Olympics will be back at the pool in Paris. At last summer’s world championships in Fukuoka, Marchand broke Phelps’ 15-year-old world record in the 400-meter individual medley, to go along with victories in the 200 IM and 200 butterfly — two more of Phelps’ signature events. I know I can improve this.” …

U.S. Olympic swim trials takeaways: Caeleb Dressel is back, Katie Ledecky is still here
6 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Olympic swim trials takeaways: Caeleb Dressel is back, Katie Ledecky is still here

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — Two world records fell. Ledecky, 27, became the first woman to win the same event in four consecutive U.S. Olympic swimming trials by winning the 800-meter freestyle final this weekend. Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel won both the 100-meter butterfly and 50-meter freestyle finals, so he’ll swim both individual events in Paris in addition to the 4×100 …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Titmus, McKeown and McKeon to lead Australia in pool
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Titmus, McKeown and McKeon to lead Australia in pool

The Hindu  

Double individual gold medallists Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown and Emma McKeon will lead Australia’s 41-strong squad in the pool at the Olympic Games in Paris next month as Swimming Australia confirmed another powerful line-up on Sunday. “This team is balanced by debutants through to record breakers and stalwarts – from Cam McEvoy and Bronte Campbell at their fourth Games, through …

Aussie swimmers Cameron McEvoy, Bronte Campbell reach 4th Olympics, singer Cody Simpson misses out
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Aussie swimmers Cameron McEvoy, Bronte Campbell reach 4th Olympics, singer Cody Simpson misses out

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — The Australian Olympic Committee has selected a 41-member swim team to represent Australia in the pool at the Paris Olympics, including Cameron McEvoy and Bronte Campbell, who will compete at their fourth games. The team announced Saturday at the conclusion of the Olympic trials in Brisbane also features three athletes representing Australia at their third Olympics, 13 …

At 17, swimmer Summer McIntosh is ready to be a breakout star at Paris Olympics
7 months ago

At 17, swimmer Summer McIntosh is ready to be a breakout star at Paris Olympics

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. The 10 fastest women's 400m IMs ever Rank Swimmer Nationality Time Year Event 1 Summer McIntosh Canada 4:24.38 2024 Canadian Olympic trials 2 Summer McIntosh Canada 4:25.87 2023 Canadian swimming trials 3 Katinka Hosszu Hungary 4:26.36 2016 Rio Olympics 4 Summer McIntosh Canada 4:27.11 2023 World Aquatics championships 5 …

Summer McIntosh lowers her own world record in 400 IM at Canadian Olympic trials
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer McIntosh lowers her own world record in 400 IM at Canadian Olympic trials

The Hindu  

Summer McIntosh lowered her own world record in the 400-meter individual medley at the Canadian Olympic trials on Thursday. The 17-year-old touched the wall in 4 minutes, 24.38 seconds, nearly 1 1/2 seconds better than her time of 4:25.87 at last year’s world championships trials, also held at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. McIntosh, a two-time world champion in …

Swimming: Titmus fires Olympic warning with fastest 400m freestyle of year
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Swimming: Titmus fires Olympic warning with fastest 400m freestyle of year

The Hindu  

World record holder Ariarne Titmus fired a warning shot on Friday to Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh ahead of the Paris Olympics with the fastest 400m freestyle of the year. Titmus beat Ledecky in a thrilling final at the Tokyo Olympics then broke the American great’s long-standing world record in 2022, only for Canadian teenager McIntosh to better the mark …

O’Callaghan, McKeown in ominous Olympic form at Australian championships
8 months, 3 weeks ago

O’Callaghan, McKeown in ominous Olympic form at Australian championships

The Hindu  

Two-time world champion Mollie O’Callaghan fired a Paris Olympics warning Wednesday with a blistering 100m freestyle at the Australian championships, while Kaylee McKeown joined an elite group in the 200m medley. Meg Harris, Tokyo Olympic champion Emma McKeon and Shayna Jack were all under the qualifying time needed to make Paris, while Cate Campbell and Brianna Throssell narrowly missed it. …

Pan swims fastest 100 meters in history to help China win relay gold at aquatics worlds
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Pan swims fastest 100 meters in history to help China win relay gold at aquatics worlds

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Despite the absence of many of the sport’s biggest names, the first day of the swimming events saw a world record at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday. Teenager Pan Zhanle swam the fastest 100 meters in history as he led off China’s gold medal-winning 4x100 freestyle relay team. Erika Fairweather became New Zealand’s first ever gold …

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky’s 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle
11 months ago

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky’s 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Katie Ledecky’s 13-year unbeaten streak in the 800-meter freestyle is over, setting up a potential challenge from Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh at the Paris Olympics. The 17-year-old McIntosh finished almost 6 seconds ahead of Ledecky at a sectional meet in Orlando on Thursday, becoming the second-fastest female in the history of a grueling event that Ledecky has …

Summer McIntosh, at 17, has everyone’s attention. Now she’s after Olympic glory
1 year ago

Summer McIntosh, at 17, has everyone’s attention. Now she’s after Olympic glory

New York Times  

Editor’s note: This article is part of our “Origin Stories” series, focusing on the backstories of athletes and topics around the Summer Olympics. “Cheers to Summer McIntosh.” McIntosh is already a four-time world champion and has set two world records in 2023. “Motivation isn’t something that you always have every single day,” McIntosh said. “I don’t think it would be …

Australia names slimmed down team for Qatar world championships
1 year ago

Australia names slimmed down team for Qatar world championships

The Hindu  

Swimming Australia has named a slimmed-down team of 24 to compete at February’s world championships in Qatar with a slew of big names skipping the meet as they continue preparations for the Paris Olympics. A team of 38, including six open water swimmers, won 30 medals at this year’s world championships in Fukuoka but only 18 Australians will compete in …

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