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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.
Ledecky who is one of the USA most popular athletes has the chance to become the most decorated female Olympic swimmer in history. The team relay is set for August 1 at 2.30pm airing on NBC.
On July 9, 2024, USA Track & Field officially announced the final roster of 120 athletes (59 men and 61 women) qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic track and field team. [29] 16-year-old Quincy Wilson was selected for the 4x400-meter relay team, becoming the youngest male U.S. track athlete in history. [30]
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 .
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS: Follow USA TODAY's full coverage here. ... Your guide to the 2024 Paris Olympics. 2024 Paris Olympics schedule. ... Swimming. Saturday, July 27.
PARIS — A Caeleb Dressel-anchored American relay roared to Team USA’s first gold medal of the 2024 Olympics with dominant swims, flexed muscles, tears and a full-circle moment.
United States: 22.09 Tom Jager United States: 22.30 1996 Atlanta details: Alexander Popov Russia: 22.13 Gary Hall Jr. United States: 22.26 Fernando Scherer Brazil: 22.29 2000 Sydney details: Anthony Ervin United States Gary Hall Jr. United States: 21.98 Not awarded as there was a tie for gold. Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands: 22.03 2004 ...
Matthew Fallon is an American competitive swimmer and 2024 Summer Olympics team member for the United States. [4] Fallon qualified for Paris at the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Team Trials where he placed first and set a new American record in the 200 meter (m) breaststroke.