2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
Welcome to the ultimate prelims session of the 2024 Paris Olympics! At present is the penultimate day of the meet, nonetheless, there will probably be no prelims session tomorrow (Sunday). As such, the schedule will get a bit of wonky the remainder of the best way. There are 4 occasions this morning: the ladies’s 50 free, males’s 1500 free, males’s 4×100 medley relay, and girls’s 4×100 medley relay. The trick is that the ultimate of all 4 occasions this morning will probably be swum at tomorrow evening’s finals session. Semifinals of the ladies’s 50 free will probably be throughout tonight’s finals session.
DAY 8 PRELIMS SCHEDULE
Girls’s 50 Freestyle – Prelims
Males’s 1500 Freestyle – Prelims
Males’s 4×100 Medley Relay – Prelims
Girls’s 4×100 Medley Relay – Prelims
After profitable her first gold of her profession within the 100 free a couple of days in the past, all eyes will probably be on Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom within the girls’s 50 free. One of the vital legendary sprinters we’ve ever seen within the sport, the 30-year-old remains to be the quickest girl on the planet within the occasion. She set the World Document of 23.61 ultimately 12 months’s World Championships, and, as such, enters as the highest seed by a stable margin this morning. Poland’s Katarzyna Wasick, who’s 32, is the #2 seed with a 23.95, whereas Australia’s Shayna Jack is #3 with a 23.99.
There are 4 heats of the boys’s 1500 free this morning, which can take a bit of over an hour to finish. This can be a loaded subject of the 1500, nonetheless, so these guys must be a minimum of fairly sharp this morning to make sure they make it into the ultimate tomorrow evening. American Bobby Finke enters as the highest seed, coming in with a 14:31.59. Of notice, that point is simply 0.57 seconds off the longstanding World Document, which is held by China’s Solar Yang from 2012. The sphere additionally options Eire’s Daniel Wiffen, who gained gold within the 800 free a pair days in the past. Wiffen is the #2 seed coming into the occasion, coming into with a 14:34.07.
WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
World Document: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2023)
World Junior Document: 24.17 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)
Olympic Document: 23.81 – Emma McKeon, AUS (2021)
2021 Profitable Time: 23.81 – Emma McKeon, AUS
2021 Time to Advance to Semifinals: 24.82
Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden) – 23.85
Katarzyna Wasick (Poland) – 24.27
Gretchen Walsh (United States) – 24.37
Shayna Jack (Australia) – 24.38
Meg Harris (Australia) – 24.50
Zhang Yufei (China) – 24.54
Michelle Coleman (Sweden) – 24.55
Wu Qingfeng (China)/Taylor Ruck (Canada) – 24.57 (TIE)
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Beryl Gastaldello (France) – 24.60
Julie Jensen (Denmark)/Neza Klancar (Slovenia) – 24.64 (TIE)
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Sara Curtis (Italy) – 24.67
Florine Gaspard (Belgium) – 24.69
Anna Hopkin (Nice Britain)/Valerie van Roon (Netherlands) – 24.72 (TIE)
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Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom was magnificent within the heats of the 50 free this morning. The 30-year-old celebrity gained the ultimate warmth of the morning with a 23.85, getting her fingers on the wall 1st within the warmth by an enormous margin. Sjostrom was 0.52 seconds forward of American Gretchen Walsh, who touched 2nd within the warmth. Along with her prelims efficiency, Sjostrom was simply 0.04 seconds off the Olympic Document within the occasion.
Poland’s Katarzyna Wasick, 32, was 2nd this morning with a 24.27. Wasick was 1 of three swimmers on this subject entered beneath 24 seconds within the occasion.
The opposite swimmer who was entered beneath 24 seconds is Shayna Jack. The Aussie got here in 4th this morning with a 24.38. She was entered with a 23.99.
Sweden noticed their 2nd swimmer make it by way of as nicely, as Michelle Coleman took seventh this morning with a 24.55.
American Simone Manuel, the American Document holder within the occasion, didn’t advance to the semifinals tonight. Manuel clocked a 24.87, which tied for 18th this morning.
MEN’S 1500 Freestyle – PRELIMS
World Document: 14:31.02 – Solar Yang, CHN (2012)
World Junior Document: 14:46.09 – Franko Grgic, CRO (2019)
Olympic Document: 14:31.02 – Solar Yang, CHN (2012)
2021 Profitable Time: 14:39.65 – Bobby Finke, USA
2021 Time to Advance to Finals: 14:52.66
Daniel Wiffen (Eire) – 14:40.34
Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy) – 14:42.56
Ahmed Jaouadi (Tunisia) – 14:44.20
David Aubry (France) – 14:44.90
Kuzey Tuncelli (Turkey) – 14:45.27
Bobby Finke (United States) – 14:45.31
Damien Joly (France) – 14:45.52
David Betlehem (Hungary) – 14:45.59
After profitable the 800 free earlier within the meet, Eire’s Daniel Wiffen regarded terrific this morning within the males’s 1500 free prelims. Wiffen clocked a 14:40.34, profitable the third warmth this morning and posting the quickest time general by 2 seconds. His pacing was phenomenal this morning, as he really improved his tempo as he went by way of the race. That units him up nicely for tomorrow evening’s closing.
Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri wasn’t far behind Wiffen, clocking a 14:42.56. The veteran regarded as regular as ever, and will probably be a really actual menace tomorrow evening.
This raucous French crowd had one thing to cheer for this morning, as each French swimmers, David Aubry and Damien Joly made it by way of to the ultimate. Aubry clocked a 14:44.90 for 4th, whereas Joly was 14:45.52 for seventh.
Defending Olympic Champion Bobby Finke got here in sixth this morning with a 14:45.31.
Turkey’s Kuzey Tuncelli, simply 16 years previous, wasn’t even in one of many circle seeded heats this morning, however made it by way of to the ultimate, The teen swam a 14:45.27, which was good for Fifth.
MEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – PRELIMS
World Document: 3:26.78 – USA (2021)
Olympic Document: 3:26.78 – USA (2021)
2021 Profitable Time: 3:26.78 – USA
2021 Time to Advance to Finals: 3:32.37
France (Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, Leon Marchand, Clement Secchi, Rafael Fente-Damers) – 3:31.36
China (Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Wang Changhao, Pan Zhanle) – 3:31.58
United States (Hunter Armstrong, Charlie Swanson, Thomas Heilman, Jack Alexy) – 3:31.62
Netherlands (Kai van Westering, Caspar Corbeau, Nyls Korstanje, Stan Pijnenburg) – 3:31.80
Nice Britain (Oliver Morgan, Adam Peaty, Joe Litchfield, Matt Richards) – 3:32.13
Australia (Isaac Cooper, Joshua Yong, Ben Armbruster, Kyle Chalmers) – 3:32.24
Canada (Blake Tierney, Finlay Knox, Ilya Kharun, Javier Acevedo) – 3:32.33
Germany (Ole Braunschweig, Lucas Matzerath, Luca Armbruster, Josha Salchow) – 3:32.51
France placed on a present for his or her dwelling crowd within the first warmth of the boys’s 4×100 medley relay this morning. Leon Marchand, who hadn’t been swimming on relays up up to now, joined the fold this morning, giving the French group a 59.03 breaststroke cut up. Mix that with Yohann Ndoye-Brouard‘s 52.99 on the backstroke leg, and France was out to an excellent begin. A 51.39 from Clement Secchi on fly, and a 47.95 from Rafael Fente-Damers on free obtained France into the end 1st with a 3:31.36. This French relay may make some noise tomorrow evening within the closing, as Maxime Grousset will most likely enter the fold as nicely. France’s time from the first warmth would stand because the quickest of the morning.
China put their strongest relay ahead this morning, seeing Xu Jiayu (53.58), Qin Haiyang (58.51), Wang Changhao (51.75), and Pan Zhanle (47.74) mix for a 3:31.58. Qin’s breast cut up was notable, as he’d been struggling a bit right here in Paris. China additionally is aware of they’ll get sooner legs out of Xu and Pan, so this relay is wanting good for tomorrow evening.
The Individuals had a pleasant exhibiting this morning as nicely. Hunter Armstrong clocked a 53.26 on the lead-off, then Charlie Swanson was 59.73 on breaststroke. Thomas Heilman supplied a 51.15 fly cut up, and Jack Alexy anchored in 47.48. The US gained the 2nd warmth, however ended up third general.
Italy didn’t make it by way of to the ultimate, which is surprising, since they have been one of many strongest gold medal contenders on this occasion. Thomas Ceccon (53.56), Nicolo Martinenghi (59.54), Luca Armbruster (51.01), and Alessandro Miressi (48.17) mixed for a 3:32.71, which was good for ninth. You by no means need to level fingers on the subject of relays, nonetheless, it’s price noting that Ceccon and Martinenghi, who gained gold of their particular person occasions right here in Paris, weren’t almost as quick this morning.
WOMEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – PRELIMS
World Document: 3:50.40 – USA (2019)
Olympic Document: 3:51.60 – AUS (2021)
2021 Profitable Time: 3:51.60 – AUS
2021 Time to Advance to Finals: 3:57.70
Australia (Iona Anderson, Ella Ramsay, Alexandria Perkins, Meg Harris) – 3:54.81
Canada (Ingrid Wilm, Sophie Angus, Mary-Sophie Harvey, Penny Oleksiak) – 3:56.10
China (Wang Xueer, Tang Qianting, Yu Yiting, Wu Qingfeng) – 3:56.34
United States (Katharine Berkoff, Emma Weber, Alex Shackell, Kate Douglass) – 3:56.40
Japan (Rio Shirai, Satomi Suzuki, Mizuki Hirai, Rikako Ikee) – 3:56.52
Sweden (Hanna Rosvall, Sophie Hansson, Louise Hansson, Sarah Sjostrom) – 3:57.33
France (Emma Terebo, Charlotte Bonnett, Marie Wattel, Mary-Ambre Moluh) – 3:57.40
Netherlands (Maaike de Waard, Tes Schouten, Tessa Giele, Marrit Steenbergen) – 3:57.48
Australia’s ‘B’ group was fairly dominant this morning within the girls’s 4×100 medley relay. Iona Anderson, the Fifth-place finisher within the 100 again earlier within the meet, led the group off in 58.67, placing Australia within the lead on the first warmth. Ella Ramsey, who didn’t race the 100 breast individually at this meet, cut up 1:06.79 on the breast leg this morning. Alexandria Perkins clocked a really good 56.59 on the fly leg, and Meg Harris anchored in 52.76. The Aussies clocked a 3:54.81 this morning. They’ll be scary within the closing tomorrow evening, as they’ll swap out all 4 of their legs for sooner swims.
Canada gained the 2nd warmth with a 3:56.10. Ingrid Wilm (59.42), Sophie Angus (1:06.07), Mary-Sophie Harvey (57.68), and Penny Oleksiak (52.93) mixed to get it achieved. They have been main the race, then American anchor Kate Douglass pulled into the lead coming off the ultimate flip, however Oleksiak discovered one other gear to shut and pulled again into the lead.
Talking of the Individuals, they posted the 4th-fastest time general. Katharine Berkoff led the group off in 58.98, then Emma Weber clocked a 1:07.39 on the breast leg. Alex Shackell swam fly for the US, posting a 57.32, then Douglass anchored in 52.71. The US swam a 3:56.40.
France made it by way of as soon as once more as nicely, giving the group one thing to cheer for.
