On the conclusion of the second day of finals, we noticed first-time Olympic medalists, veterans persevering with to ascertain their legacies, and even an Olympic document from the hometown hero Leon Marchand. With three finals and three semifinals in Sunday’s afternoon program, the swimming portion of the Olympics is totally underway. nations and numbers alike, listed here are some enjoyable information concerning the swimmers from at the moment’s session.
WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE
- Australia’s Ariarne Titmus has the possibility to be the primary double-gold medalist within the historical past of the 200 freestyle. Because the world document holder on this occasion, Titmus comes into the ultimate as the highest seed, swimming in lane 4 with a 1:54.64.
- Each Titmus and Siobhan Haughey have an opportunity to win their second medals within the 200 free, hoping to affix a choose crowd of 4 swimmers who’ve received two medals on this occasion, together with Federica Pelligrini and Claudia Ballot. Haughey will likely be swimming in lane six because the fourth seed going into the ultimate, with a 1:55.51.
- New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather, no matter the place she finishes within the closing, will likely be New Zealand’s highest finisher within the historical past of this occasion. The earlier highest place was from Rebecca Perrott in 1976.
- The Czech Republic stands an opportunity to win their first ever Olympic Swimming medal with Barbora Seemanova, who will likely be swimming out of lane seven.
- This upcoming closing will characteristic 4 of the all-time high 10 quickest performers earlier than the Olympics, with Titmus (1), Mollie O’Callaghan (2), Haughey (7), and Yang Junxuan (10).
MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE
- Duncan Scott, the one returning medalist from the Tokyo podium, will likely be again within the closing with hopes of profitable his second medal within the 200 freestyle. If he does so, he would be the first swimmer from Nice Britain to win two medals on this occasion.
- David Popovici and Danas Rapsys look to earn the primary medals for his or her international locations after multiple-year droughts. Popovici appears to be like to win Romania’s first medal since 2004, and Rapsys appears to be like to win Lithuania’s first since 2012.
- Seven of the eight swimmers on this yr’s closing have been inside the high 20 quickest performers of all time earlier than the Olympics: David Popovici (3), Lukas Märtens (7), Duncan Scott (9), Matt Richards (10), Danas Rapsys (11), Katsuhiro Matsumoto (15), and Maximilian Giuliani (20).
WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE
- No matter the place she finishes within the closing (barring a DQ), Eneli Jefimova will likely be Estonia’s highest finisher within the nation’s historical past for the 100 breast. Their earlier greatest efficiency got here from Jefimova in 2021, the place she completed sixteenth. If she wins a medal, she is going to win Estonia’s first ever medal within the sport.
- If she wins a medal, Eire’s Mona McSharry would be the nation’s first medalist since 1996. McSharry will likely be in lane 5 in tomorrow’s closing.
- Monday’s closing will characteristic six pre-Olympics top-20 performers, Lilly King (1), Tang Qianting (4), Tatjana Smith (6), Benedetta Pilato (16), and Angharad Evans (20).
MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE
- Nicolo Martinenghi is the primary Italian to win this occasion on the Olympics since Domencio Fioravanti in Sydney 2000.
- Together with his silver medal swim, Adam Peaty grew to become the primary swimmer to win three medals within the 100 breaststroke. Martinenghi joined an unique crowd, together with Kosuke Kitajima and Cameron van der Burgh, to win two medals on this occasion.
- The profitable time of 59.03 was the slowest profitable time we’ve seen at an Olympic Video games since 2004, regardless of a number of the quickest swimmers of all time being within the closing. 59.03 would’ve positioned eighth on the 2021 video games.
- Adam Peaty (1), Qin Haiyang (2), Arno Kamminga (3), Nicolo Martinenghi (5), Nic Fink (7), and Lukas Matzerath (20) are all inside the top-20 performers of all time.
WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY
- Regardless of all three of the ladies’s 100 fly podium from Paris making this yr’s closing (Maggie MacNeil, Zhang Yufei, Emma McKeon) solely Zhang returned to the rostrum.
- That is the primary time since 1988 that two swimmers from the identical nation have completed 1-2 within the ladies’s 100 fly, with Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh from the USA this yr, and Kristin Otto and Brite Weigang from East Germany in 1988.
- This closing featured seven of the eight quickest performers of all time earlier than the Olympics, with Gretchen Walsh (1), Torri Huske (3), Maggie MacNeil (4), Zhang Yufei (5), Emma McKeon (7), Angelina Köhler (11), and Louise Hansson (14).
MEN’S 400 IM
- Leon Marchand set the widest margin of victory within the 400 IM on the olympics over second place finisher Tomoyuki Matsushita, profitable the occasion by 5.67 seconds.
- Leon Marchand stays as the one swimmer to ever swim a 4:02 (or a 4:04) on this occasion, and he provides an Olympic record-setting 4:02.95 to notch the second quickest efficiency of all-time.
- Max Litchfield has positioned fourth on this occasion at every of the previous 3 Olympic Video games, with a 4:11.62 in Rio, a 4:10.59 in Tokyo, and now a 4:08.85 in Paris. This 4:08.85 is a British nationwide document.
- The next swimmers have been all within the high 20 performers earlier than the Olympics: Leon Marchand (1), Daiya Seto (6), Carson Foster (8), Lewis Clareburt (12), Max Litchfield (15), and Alberto Razzetti (19)
