Day 1 Finals Dwell Recap

2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

Day 1 Finals Warmth Sheet

Girls’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay Lineups 

Males’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay Lineups 

It’s time for the primary night time of finals on the 2024 Paris Olympics. We’ve bought 4 medal rounds on faucet: the boys’s and ladies’s 400 freestyle, and the boys’s and ladies’s 4×100 freestyle relay last. As well as, there are two semifinals on the schedule with the ladies’s 100 butterfly beginning the session and the boys’s 100 breaststroke wrapping up the session’s particular person occasions.

Day 1 Finals Schedule

• Girls’s 100 butterfly semifinals — high seed: Zhang Yufei (CHN) – 56.50
• Males’s 400 freestyle last — high seed: Lukas Märtens (GER) – 3:44.13
• Girls’s 400 freestyle last — high seed: Katie Ledecky (USA) – 4:02.19
• Males’s 100 breaststroke semifinals — high seed: Caspar Corbeau (NED) – 59.04
• Girls’s 4×100 freestyle relay last — high seed: Australia – 3:31.57
• Males’s 4×100 freestyle relay last — high seed: China – 3:11.62

The lads’s 400 freestyle is the primary last of the Video games. Lukas Märtens turned heads earlier this season with a 3:40.33, coming simply .26 seconds away from Paul Biedermann‘s super-suited world report. Swimming in the identical warmth, Märtens and Elijah Winnington flipped on the 200-meter mark below that world report tempo. They fell off on the again half, however Märtens held on to submit the highest time of the morning in 3:44.13. 4 different swimmers broke 3:45 within the heats: Guilherme Costa (3:44.23), Fei Liwei (3:44.60), Winnington (3:44.60), and Sam Quick (3:44.88), promising a quick Olympic last the place solely Winnington returns from the Tokyo subject.

Then it’s time for the ladies’s 400 freestyle last, the place we’ll see a rematch of the highest 4 from the 2023 World Championships. It’s Katie Ledecky who leads Ariarne Titmus, Erika Fairweather, and Summer season McIntosh into the ultimate. Ledecky swam 4:02.19; the others have been additionally within the 4:02 vary as everybody saved their playing cards near their chests for the ultimate. Titmus, the world report holder, has not misplaced this race internationally since 2019 and is the heavy favourite for the win. In the meantime, each McIntosh and Fairweather are aiming for his or her first Olympic medals.

It’s all about Australia within the ladies’s 4×100 freestyle relay. The world report holders on this occasion, they’re the one nation that’s been sooner than 3:31 on this occasion. Nonetheless, they’ll’t afford any errors as america has a powerful quartet as properly. Emma McKeon and Sarah Sjöström have been the spotlight of this occasion within the morning, each placing up sub-52 splits. McKeon posted a 51.94, one of the best she’s regarded in years, and Sjöström clocked 51.99 on Sweden’s relay.

China swam the quickest prelims time of the boys’s 4×100 freestyle relay (3:11.62), powered by world report holder Pan Zhanle‘s 46.98 anchor leg. The highest 4–China, Australia, Nice Britain, and america–are separated by lower than a second after prelims, foreshadowing the chaos to return on this race. On paper, america is the group to beat however China, Nice Britain, Australia, and Italy are all sturdy candidates for a podium end as properly. As at all times, the relay lineup and order shall be essential.

WOMEN’S 100-Meter BUTTERFLY – Semifinals

• World Document: 55.18 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024)
• World Junior Document: 56.43 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)
• Olympic Document: 55.48 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2016)
• 2021 Profitable Time: 55.59 – Maggie MacNeil, CAN
• 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 57.19

Advancing to Finals: 

1. Gretchen Walsh (USA), 55.38 OR
2. Torri Huske (USA), 56.00
3. Zhang Yufei (CHN), 56.15
4. Angelina Kohler (GER)/Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 56.55
5. —
6. Emma McKeon (AUS), 56.74
7. Mizuki Hirai (JPN), 56.80
8. Louise Hansson (SWE), 56.93

Gretchen Walsh introduced the gang to their toes within the very first warmth of the session. On the U.S. Olympic Trials, Walsh broke the 100 butterfly world report within the semifinals. On this semifinal she put collectively one other record-breaking efficiency, taking down Sarah Sjostrom‘s Olympic report on this occasion by a tenth. Walsh was out below her world report tempo, turning at 25.29. She introduced it dwelling in 30.09, touching in 55.38 for a brand new Olympic report and the third-fastest swim of her profession.

The second semifinal noticed the highest 4 swimmers from Tokyo reconvene. Torri Huske, who was fourth at these Video games, led the race from begin to end. She turned in 25.69, four-tenths off Walsh’s tempo from the primary semifinal. Huske held on towards the defending champion Maggie MacNeil, Zhang Yufei, and Emma McKeon to seize the win within the second semifinal. Along with her 56.00, the Individuals take the highest two seeds heading into the ultimate.

Zhang strikes by means of in third, whereas MacNeil tied with Angelina Koehler from the primary semifinal in 56.00.

It took sub-57 seconds to make the Olympic last on this occasion, properly below the 57.19 it took in Tokyo.

MEN’S 400-Meter FREESTYLE – Closing

• World Document:  3:40.07 — Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
• World Junior Document: 3:44.31 — Petar Mitsin, BUL (2023)
• Olympic Document: 3:40.14 — Solar Yang, CHN (2012)
• 2021 Profitable Time: 3:43.36 – Ahmed Hafnaoui, TUN
• 2021 Bronze Medal Profitable Time: 3:43.94

Closing: 

1. GOLD: Lukas Märtens (GER), 3:41.78
2. SILVER: Elijah Winnington (AUS), 3:42.28
3. BRONZE: Kim Woo-Min (KOR), 3:42.50
4. Sam Quick (AUS), 3:42.64
5. Guilherme Costa (BRA), 3:42.76
6. Fei Liwei (CHN), 3:44.24
7. Oliver Klemet (GER), 3:46.59
8. Aaron Shackell (USA), 3:47.00

This race was all about Lukas Märtens. He stamped his authority on the race from the start, setting the tempo early and flipping on the first 100 meters in 52.01. The German turned the primary German to win gold on this occasion since 1988. After the opening 100 meters, he saved per 28-point splits for all the race. Although he was off his 3:40.33 lifetime finest from earlier this season, he nonetheless claimed gold in 3:41.78. Märtens has been so constant on this race for the final two years, medalling at every Worlds however hadn’t managed to assert gold till right here on the Video games.

Each Märtens and Kim Woo-Min, the 2024 world champion, have been properly below world report tempo on the 200-meter mark. The Australian duo of Elijah Winnington and Sam Quick started to push on the third 100 as Kim, Winnington, and Quick all turned at 3:14. Kim had held second for almost all of the race, however was unable to carry off Winnington’s late cost. Winnington tore dwelling in 27.33 on the ultimate 50 and moved up from 4th on the last flip to take silver in 3:42.28. Winnington was seventh on this occasion in Tokyo.

Kim held on to take bronze in 3:42.50, withstanding Quick’s 27.83 last 50. Quick, the 2023 world champion, simply missed the medals in 3:42.64, .14 seconds behind Kim.

Guilherme Costa was visibly emotional after his Fifth-place end. He swam 3:42.76, setting a brand new Americas report.

WOMEN’S 400-Meter FREESTYLE – Closing

Closing: 

1. GOLD: Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 3:57.49
2. SILVER: Summer season McIntosh (CAN), 3:58.37
3. BRONZE: Katie Ledecky (USA), 4:00.86
4. Erika Fairweather (NZL), 4:01.12
5. Isabel Gose (GER), 4:02.14
6. Paige Madden (USA), 4:02.26
7. M.F Costa (BRA), 4:03.53
8. Jamie Perkins (AUS), 4:04.96

Like Märtens within the males’s 400 freestyle last, Ariarne Titmus didn’t wait to take management of the ladies’s 400 freestyle last. She cut up 56.92 on the primary 100 meters, with 17-year-old Summer season McIntosh operating second and Erika Fairweather in third. McIntosh bought inside .35 seconds of Titmus on the midway level as the 2 turned in 1:56.97 and 1:57.27.36.

Titmus prolonged her lead with a 59.95 third 100, making a .82 second hole to McIntosh, who was the one one throughout the realm of difficult her at that time within the race. Titmus outsplit McIntosh once more on the ultimate 100 and clocked a 3:57.49 to defend her Olympic title on this occasion and maintain her successful streak alive.

After lacking the medals in Fukuoka, McIntosh bounced again with a 3:58.37 for silver and claimed her first particular person Olympic medal. She and Titmus have been the one two swimmers sub-4:00. Each Ledecky and Fairweather have been below that barrier a number of instances however neither cleared it on this last. After turning 4th on the 100, Ledecky moved into third place on the 250m mark and stayed there, by no means actually in a position to mount a problem to tackle Titmus or McIntosh. Fairweather completed 4th in 4:01.12.

Isabel Gose set a German report of 4:02.14 for Fifth, catching Paige Madden on the ultimate 50 meters. Madden made the ultimate flip in 4th however ended up sixth in 4:02.26, .12 seconds behind Gose.

MEN’S 100-Meter BREASTSTROKE – Semifinals

• World Document: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2019)
• World Junior Document:  59.01 – Nicolo Martinenghi, ITA (2017)
• Olympic Document: 57.13 – Adam Peaty, GBR  (2016)
• 2021 Profitable Time: 57.37 – Adam Peaty, GBR
• 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 59.18

Advancing to Finals: 

1. Adam Peaty (GBR), 58.86
2. Qin Haiyang (CHN), 58.93
3. Arno Kamminga (NED), 59.12
4. Nic Fink (USA), 59.16
5. Caspar Corbeau (NED), 59.24
6. Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 59.28
7. Lucas Matzerath (GER), 59.31
8. Melvin Imoudu (GER)/Ludovico Viberti (ITA), 59.38*

*Swim-off required

The time to advance to finals continues to be slower than it was in Tokyo, however we’ve gotten our first sub-59s of the Video games within the males’s 100 breaststroke. Adam Peaty bought the ball rolling within the first semifinal, clocking a 58.86. That point held up over the second semifinal because the quickest time, so Peaty can have lane 4 as he goes for his three-peat within the occasion throughout tomorrow’s finals session.

Nic Fink took second within the first semifinal, clocking a 59.16 that strikes him by means of to the ultimate in 4th and bettering on the 59.66 he swam in prelims.

Qin Haiyang, the 2023 world champion, gained the second semifinal in 58.93, becoming a member of Peaty below the 59-second mark. He’s the person most able to disrupting Peaty’s Olympic successful streak on this occasion, and the 2 shall be swimming proper subsequent to one another within the last. Evaluating the 2 semifinal swims, Peaty was out sooner, splitting 26.90 on the primary 50 meters. Qin opened in 27.12 however closed the hole to Peaty with a 31.81 closing cut up.

Arno Kamminga and Caspar Corbeau touched second and third within the second semifinal, guaranteeing that there shall be two Dutch swimmers within the last.

There may additionally be two Germans, however we’ll want to attend a bit of longer to know for certain. That’s as a result of we’ve bought a swim-off for the ultimate, as Melvin Imoudo and Ludovico Viberti tied for eighth in 59.38. Particulars concerning the swim-off are forthcoming.

WOMEN’S 4×100-Meter FREESTYLE RELAY – Closing

• World Document: 3:27.96 – Australia (M. O’Callaghan, S. Jack, M. Harris, E. McKeon), 2023 
• World Junior Document: 3:36.19 – Canada (T. Ruck, P. Oleksiak, R. Smith, Okay. Sanchez), 2017
• Olympic Document: 3:29.69 – Australia (B. Campbell, C. Campbell, M. Harris, E. McKeon), 2021
• 2021 Profitable Time: 3:29.69 – Australia (B. Campbell, C. Campbell, M. Harris, E. McKeon)
• 2021 Bronze Medal Profitable Time: 3:32.81

Closing: 

1. GOLD: Australia (O’Callaghan, Jack, McKeon, Harris), 3:28.92 OR
2. SILVER: USA (Douglass, G. Walsh, Huske, Manuel), 3:30.20
3. BRONZE: China (Yang, Cheng, Zhang, Wu), 3:30.30
4. Canada, 3:32.99
5. Sweden, 3:33.79
6. France, 3:34.99
7. Nice Britain, 3:35.25
8. Italy, 3:36.51

The Australian ladies went to work within the ladies’s 4×100 freestyle relay. Mollie O’Callaghan took over the lead early, posting the quickest lead-off at 52.24. China was in 2nd place on the first change after Yang Junxuan opened in 52.48, getting the higher of Sjostrom (52.53), and Kate Douglass (52.98).

The Australian ladies didn’t path on this race, as Shayna Jack (52.35), Emma McKeon (52.39), and Meg Harris (51.94) adopted O’Callaghan, giving the Australians the gold medal in an Olympic report time of three:28.92. That was an enormous swim from Harris, matching the cut up that McKeon put up on the prelims relay.

The Individuals have been nonetheless operating 4th on the midway level after a 52.55 from G. Walsh, however Huske moved them into 2nd place with a 52.06, an unbelievable cut up for her. Each she and G. Walsh swam the 100 butterfly semifinals earlier on this session, the place they took the highest two instances for the ultimate. Simone Manuel anchored the Individuals with a 52.61, stopping the clock at 3:30.20 for a silver medal in an Americas report time. That’s the primary time the U.S. has been sub-3:31 on this relay.

China was only a tenth behind america, swimming an Asian report of three:30.20 for the bronze medal. After Yang’s Chinese language report lead-off, Cheng Yujie cut up 52.76, Zhang cut up 52.75, and Wu Qingfeng anchored in 52.31.

MEN’S 4×100-Meter FREESTYLE RELAY – Closing

• World Document: 3:08.24 — United States: M. Phelps, G. Weber-Gale, C. Jones, J. Lezak (2008)
• World Junior Document: 3:15.49 — United States: D. Diehl, M. Williamson, H. Williams, J. Zhao (2023)
• Olympic Document: 3:08.24 — United States: M. Phelps, G. Weber-Gale, C. Jones, J. Lezak (2008)
• 2021 Profitable Time: 3:08.97 — United States: C. Dressel, B. Pieroni, B. Becker, Z. Apple
• 2021 Bronze Medal Profitable Time: 3:10.22

Closing: 

1. GOLD: United States (Alexy, Guiliano, Armstrong, Dressel), 3:09.28
2. SILVER: Australia (Cartwright, Southam, Taylor, Chalmers), 3:10.35
3. BRONZE: Italy (Miressi, Ceccon, Conte, Frigo), 3:10.70
4. China, 3:11.28
5. Nice Britain, 3:11.61
6. Canada, 3:12.18
7. Germany, 3:12.29
8. Hungary, 3:13.11

Pan Zhanle bought the get together began within the males’s 4×100 freestyle relay last. He anchored the relay in prelims, however the Chinese language coaches moved him onto the lead-off for the ultimate. There, he fired off a 46.92, shifting one forward of David Popovici for many sub-47 swims. It’s the Fifth quickest swim in historical past.

The Individuals have been second after the primary change, with Jack Alexy swimming 47.67 to get forward of Hungary’s Nandor Nemeth (47.76) and Matt Richards (47.83). Chris Guiliano dove in for the Individuals on the second leg and grabbed the lead with a 47.33 cut up. Hunter Armstrong prolonged their lead with an enormous 46.75 cut up, and Caeleb Dressel anchored in 47.53, bringing the Individuals their first gold medal of the meet with an total time of three:09.28.

Australia began the relay in sixth place with a 48.03 from Jack Cartwright, however they made their method by means of the sphere after that. Flynn Southam moved them into Fifth (48.00), Kai Taylor swam 47.73 to place them in 4th place and Kyle Chalmers utterly took over after that, splitting a 46.59 to place them onto the rostrum with the silver medal in 3:10.35. That’s the eighth quickest 100 free relay cut up of all-time.

Italy rounded out the rostrum in 3:10.70. They, like Australia, have been within the again half of the race after the primary 100 meters with Alessandro Miressi swimming 48.04. Thomas Ceccon (47.44), Paolo Bonin Conte (48.16), and Manuel Frigo (47.06) mixed with Miressi to earn bronze, returning to the rostrum after a silver in Tokyo.

MEN’S 100-Meter BREASTSTROKE – Swim-Off

1. Melvin Imoudu (GER), 59.69
2. Ludovico Viberti (ITA, 59.90

Germany’s Melvin Imoudu gained the boys’s 100 breaststroke swim-off, securing his place in tomorrow’s last. He lead from begin to end, making the flip .17 seconds forward of Italy’s Ludovico Viberti. However the Italian put in an enormous push down the closing meters, pulling himself degree with Imoudu. On the contact, Imoudu was in a position to put in a late dig and lengthen into the end, which made the distinction.

Imoudu touched in 59.69, slower than what each he and Viberti went within the unique semifinal. Viberti swam 59.90. Which means that there shall be two Germans within the 100 breaststroke last as Imoudu joins Matzerath.