Stone Chilly Locks And Occasion Predictability In Paris (Ladies’s Version)

2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

Swimming begins in simply over two weeks in Paris on the 2024 Olympic Video games. As we preview every occasion totally in our separate occasion previews, this text will present the predictability of every occasion on the ladies’s aspect based mostly on the rostrum. What podiums look apparent and what occasions are extra up within the air?

Stone Chilly Locks

1. Ladies’s 400 free relay: Australia leads the way in which with 4 girls underneath the 53-second mark this yr. Comparably, the US girls solely have had 2.
2. Ladies’s 400 medley relay: The US girls enter the Olympics with three of the 4 World Data within the particular person stroke 100s. Regan Smith now holds the 100 again, Lilly King holds the 100 breast, and Gretchen Walsh holds the 100 fly. Australia seems to be to be the 2nd largest energy within the race.
3. Ladies’s 800 free relay: Just like the 400 free relay, Australia has led the world within the 200 free this season and look to be led by new World File holder Ariarne Titmus and former World File holder Mollie O’Callaghan. With the Australians up to now forward, the US and China look to their battle for the remainder of the rostrum alongside one other contender resembling Canada.

Grasp Locks

1. Ladies’s 200 again: Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith are the one swimmers within the discipline to be underneath the two:06 mark this yr as each have been within the 2:03 vary. The occasion loses “stone chilly lock” standing as bronze appears to nonetheless be up for grabs.
2. Ladies’s 100 fly: Gretchen Walsh set a brand new World File at US Trials and appears to be a favourite for gold however could be given “grasp lock” standing for a podium spot. Torri Huske additionally swam one of many quickest instances at US Trials, getting into her as one other podium favourite, though the 2 is not going to be with out a problem from swimmers resembling Maggie MacNeil, Zhang Yufei, and Angelina Kohler.
3. Ladies’s 800 free: Katie Ledecky seems to be to earn her 4th-straight win within the occasion and leads the sector as her finest time is the quickest by nearly 9 seconds. Ariarne Titmus has been on fireplace just lately and appears to be a podium lock as nicely.
4. Ladies’s 200 free: The occasion was the spotlight of Australian Trials with Titmus’s World File, adopted carefully behind by Mollie O’Callaghan. The 2 prepared the ground however the order is extra unknown. third place nonetheless appears open to quite a few contenders.

Unfastened Locks

1. Ladies’s 100 again: Just like the 200 again, Smith and McKeown prepared the ground however haven’t separated themselves from the pack as a lot which leaves the occasion looser. The highest 5 within the discipline have been underneath the 58-mark this season.
2. Ladies’s 1500 free: Ledecky as soon as once more leads the 1500 free however as an entire, the rostrum has one other slot open as Titmus doesn’t compete within the occasion.

Bubble Contenders

1. Ladies’s 400 free: Titmus upset Ledecky within the occasion in 2020(1) and appears to be the favourite within the occasion right here as soon as once more however Summer time McIntosh additionally enters as a contender. This race enters the “bubble” class as a result of though there are favorites, it’s a lot more durable to choose there order.
2. Ladies’s 200 fly: McIntosh and Smith enter as favorites. Smith received silver within the occasion in Tokyo behind Zhang Yufei so it’s more durable to see the end result of the rostrum because the group is tightly bunched.
3. Ladies’s 400 IM: McIntosh appears to have gold locked up right here however after that, the rostrum has some openings.
4. Ladies’s 100 breast: Lilly King was upset in Tokyo by Lydia Jacoby however Jacoby missed the US squad this yr. The World File holder King faces Tang Qianting who simply missed King’s World File in April.
5. Ladies’s 50 free: Sarah Sjostrom enters as a heavy favourite however after that, the sector has openings.

Let Chaos Reign

1. Ladies’s 200 breast: Tatjana Smith received the occasion in 2020 however is the three seed within the occasion. Kate Douglass is also within the combine together with Tes Schouten and Lilly King.  
2. Ladies’s 100 free: A number of entry modifications make this one spicier. Siobhan Haughey received silver within the occasion in Tokyo and Mollie O’Callaghan has been on fireplace. Sarah Sjostrom becoming a member of the occasion additionally throws in a curveball. 
3. Ladies’s 200 IM: The race many have been ready for appears to have a ultimate for the ages. It may very well be Kate Douglass, Summer time McIntosh, Kaylee McKeown, and Alex Walsh however becoming a member of the core names within the occasion just lately can also be Sydney Pickrem, Yu Yiting, and Anastasia Gorbenko.