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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):
A fter nine days of racing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the U.S. swim team managed to top both the medals count and gold tally in the pool. But the crucial golds didn’t come until the very last day.
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 1924 Olympics were the first to use the standard 50-metre pool with marked lanes (a standard that remains to this day). In the freestyle, swimmers originally dove from the pool walls, but diving blocks were first incorporated at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The flip-turn was developed by the 1950s. Swimming goggles were first allowed in 1976.
The event began with the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. Swimming: U.S. wins gold and sets world record in the 4x100-meter mixed relay ... Katie Ledecky is going for on the second-to-last day of ...
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
Day 9 of the 2024 Paris Olympics provided a 100 ... the U.S. women's swim team won the 4x100m medley relay and Bobby Finke won the 1,500m freestyle to beat out Australia for the most swimming gold ...
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Japan from 23 July to 8 August 2021 after being postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2,402 medals were won by 2,175 athletes in 339 events at the Games. [1]