2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
With the Paris Olympics full, it’s time to have a look at the highest swims on the meet. After so many good performances, narrowing an inventory all the way down to solely 30 swims could be very tough however listed here are the highest 30 swims from the 9-day meet.
30. Leon Marchand‘s 4:02.95 400 IM
Marchand already is the World File holder within the males’s 400 IM after swimming a 4:02.50 final summer time on the World Championships to interrupt Michael Phelps‘ file of a 4:03.84. Marchand swam a 4:02.95 in Paris to win the occasion by over 5 and a half seconds.
29. Qin Haiyang 57.98 Breaststroke Cut up
Qin threw down this cut up and had his finest swim of the meet when he wanted to. Regardless of being the World File holder, Qin missed the 200 breast last and in addition missed the rostrum within the 100 breast. He didn’t break the 59-second mark in any of his 3 swims within the particular person 100 breast, making it appear because it a 58-mid was possible for the relay. As a substitute, he threw down a 57.98, a cut up that was mandatory to finish the US streak within the males’s 4×100 medley relay to shut the meet.
28. Mollie O’Callaghan 52.24 Free Lead Off
O’Callaghan missed the rostrum within the particular person 100 freestyle however swam a 52.24 on the lead off leg for the Australian girls’s 4×100 free relay, giving them a lead from the beginning. Her swim would have gained silver within the particular person race.
27. Paige Madden 8:13.00 800 Free
Madden has soared up the all-time rankings within the girls’s 800 freestyle within the final yr. She swam a private finest to make the occasion at US Olympic Trials, swam one other lifetime finest in prelims, after which went even quicker for bronze in finals. She dropped a complete of 14.99 seconds from when she swam the occasion on the 2023 Pan Am Video games final fall.
26. Roman Mityukov 1:54.85 200 Again
Mityukov swam a brand new nationwide file en path to bronze on the meet, profitable the one medal for Switzerland within the pool as properly. He additionally grew to become the primary man from Switzerland to ever last within the 200 backstroke, guaranteeing they’d a spot on the medal desk.
25. Anastasiia Kirpichnikova 15:40.35 1500 Free
Kirpichnikova swam to a brand new lifetime finest and French nationwide file in entrance of the house crowd as she gained silver behind Katie Ledecky of the US within the 1500 free. Kirpichnikova swam for Russia on the Tokyo Olympics however gained French citizenship final yr and has seen success for the reason that transfer.
24. Sarah Sjostrom 52.16 100 Free
Sjostrom didn’t even plan to swim the 100 freestyle in the beginning of the yr and even after swimming on the relay on day 1, however her coach inspired her to remain within the race. As a substitute of scratching the occasion, she earned gold with a 52.16 incomes her 2nd ever Olympic gold medal.
23. Tatjana Smith 1:05.28 100 Breast
After profitable silver within the 100 breast in Tokyo, Smith earned gold in Paris, touching in a 1:05.28. She introduced her retirement from the game as properly however was capable of finish on a excessive word with gold within the 100 and silver within the 200 breast. Her medal(s) additionally earned South Africa a spot on the medal desk.
22. Caeleb Dressel 49.41 100 Fly Cut up
Dressel got here by for the US males splitting a 49.41 on the butterfly leg for the 4×100 medley relay. After lacking the person last within the occasion with a 51.57 in semifinals, throwing down a 49.41 is a giant rebound and was clutch to maintain the US forward of France for silver.
21. Kaylee McKeown 57.33 100 Backstroke
McKeown swam to a brand new Olympic file for a number of days and a gold medal with a 57.33 within the 100 again. That additionally tied her personal Oceania file that she swam final fall which stood because the World File till Regan Smith of the US swam a 57.13 at US Trials.
20. Apostolos Christou 1:54.82 200 Again
Christou grew to become the primary medalist for Greece within the pool in over a century, profitable silver within the 200 again in a brand new nationwide file as properly. He was not even seeded within the high 16 within the occasion however moved up the rankings along with his historic swim.
19. Josh Liendo 49.99 100 Butterfly
Liendo broke a barrier with this swim, changing into the fifth man to ever break the 50-second mark within the 100 fly as he swam to silver. He additionally led a 2-3 end alongside Ilya Kharun who gained bronze. The 2 grew to become the primary Canadian males to face on the rostrum collectively.
18. Torri Huske 52.29 100 Free
Huske was seeded seventh coming into the 100 free and it appeared as if the Australians would stand on the rostrum as a substitute of the US. That was not the case as Huske gained silver and no Australians made the rostrum. She got here into the meet with a finest time of a 52.90, a time that might have been seventh in finals.
17. Mona McSharry 1:05.59 100 Breast
With some momentum coming into the meet, McSharry seemed to be a contender within the breaststroke occasions and she or he got here by. She grew to become the 2nd swimmer to ever medal in swimming for Eire with bronze within the 100 breast and her second on the rostrum is one to recollect.
16. Regan Smith 57.28 100 Again Lead Off
Smith’s lead off for the ladies’s 4×100 medley relay would have gained gold within the particular person occasion earlier within the week and it sits because the #2 efficiency all-time as Smith is the World File holder with a 57.13 from US Trials in June. She began the US relay out on the best foot as they went on to win gold in a brand new World File.
15. Katie Ledecky 15:30.02 1500 Free
Defending her title in a brand new Olympic File time, Katie Ledecky now holds the highest 20 performances within the 1500 free all-time as her time of a 15:30.02 sits at #8. She is the one lady to ever win the occasion on the Olympic degree.
14. Kate Douglass 2:19.24 200 Breast
Successful her first particular person Olympic gold medal, the legend of Kate Douglass grows as she captured the 200 breaststroke title. She broke her personal American File that she swam in January.
13. Katie Ledecky 8:11.04 800 Free
Making historical past together with her swim, Ledecky grew to become the primary lady and 2nd swimmer all-time to win the identical occasion at 4 Olympics as solely Michael Phelps has performed so profitable the 200 IM 4 instances. Ledecky holds the highest 17 performances all-time as this swim is #14.
12. Daniel Wiffen 7:38.19 800 Free
The opposite 800 freestyle winner, Daniel Wiffen of Eire additionally made historical past within the course of. Wiffen grew to become the primary man from Eire to ever make an Olympic last and went past that, capturing gold as properly. He is also the third Irish swimmer to ever medal.
11. Leon Marchand 2:05.85 200 Breast
On the again half of his “soiled double,” Marchand swam to develop into the #2 performer all-time within the 200 breaststroke. He broke Zac Stubblety-Prepare dinner‘s Olympic File within the course of in addition to Stubblety-Prepare dinner swam to silver within the race.
10. Leon Marchand 1:51.25 200 Fly
Chasing down Kristof Milak on the ultimate 50 fueled by a powerful flip, Marchand swam an Olympic File on the entrance half of his soiled double as properly. He grew to become the #2 performer all-time to take a seat solely behind Milak and now forward of Michael Phelps within the course of.
9. Sarah Sjostrom 23.66 50 Free (Semifinals)
Sjostrom set an Olympic File and had the #3 efficiency all-time in semifinals of the ladies’s 50 free earlier than occurring to win gold within the race as properly. She was simply off her World File of a 23.61 that she swam final yr.
8. Torri Huske 51.88 Free Relay Cut up
Swimming the quickest relay cut up of her profession to date, Huske saved the US forward of China within the blended medley relay with a 51.88 anchor leg. China’s Yang Junxuan got here house in a 51.92 so Huske’s 51.88 was essential to hold the US forward of China as Huske earned the contact on the finish solely 0.12 forward of Yang.
7. Summer time McIntosh 2:03.03 200 Fly
The Canadian teenager swam to a brand new Olympic File within the 200 fly and in addition grew to become the #2 performer all-time as she gained gold within the girls’s 200 fly. She additionally broke her personal World Junior File.
6. Leon Marchand 1:54.06 200 IM
Within the #2 efficiency all-time, Marchand got here so near holding one other World File as Ryan Lochte of the US holds the 200 IM World File with a 1:54.00. Nonetheless, Marchand broke Michael Phelps‘ Olympic File en route to a different gold in entrance of his house crowd.
5. Gretchen Walsh 55.03 Fly Cut up
Walsh swam what’s tied for the quickest 100 fly cut up of all-time with Sarah Sjostrom with a 55.03 within the girls’s 4×100 medley relay. After profitable silver within the particular person race, the World File holder threw down a cut up that might assist the US girls to a brand new World File.
4. Pan Zhanle 45.92 100 Free Cut up
One other relay cut up, Pan swam quicker than Jason Lezak‘s cut up on the 2008 Olympics. Pan grew to become the primary sub-46 cut up of all-time, simply certainly one of his many massive swims whereas in Paris. Pan dove in third on the last change and his historic cut up was sufficient to overhaul France and the US, ending the US males’s medley relay streak within the course of.
3. Summer time McIntosh 2:06.56 200 IM
In a race that was given numerous hype, McIntosh delivered with a 2:06.56, breaking Katinka Hosszu‘s Olympic File within the course of. McIntosh additionally grew to become the primary Canadian to ever win three gold medals in the identical Olympics together with her swim.
2. Pan Zhanle 100 Free 46.40
Pan broke his personal World File of a 46.80 that he swam in February on the 2024 World Championships. He dominated the sector in Paris, profitable by over a full second forward of Kyle Chalmers‘ 47.48.
1. Bobby Finke 14:30.67 1500 Free
What places Finke’s swim at #1 is the truth that he didn’t maintain the World File earlier than. He additionally gained the occasion virtually 9 seconds quicker than he did in Tokyo as he was a 14:39.65 then, breaking Solar Yang’s World File from 2012 as properly.
