Summer Paris 2024 - Swimming

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Discuss all swimming events and related news in this thread.

Preview to come.

 

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I will update this post with useful links,

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/swimming

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024


World Aquatics Paris page

Olympic Games Paris 2024 - France | World Aquatics Official

Follow the latest schedule, medal table, results & more for Olympic Games Paris 2024 - France.

www.worldaquatics.com

World Aquatics Paris Swimming page

Competition Schedule | World Aquatics Official

The latest schedule information for Olympic Games Paris 2024 - France.

www.worldaquatics.com

Swimming Australia - To enrich and inspire the nation

Swimming Australia is the governing body for swimming in Australia from the grassroots to the elite. Swimming encompasses the sport, the lifeskill and the recreation.

www.swimming.org.au

Paris 2024 - SwimSwam

Paris 2024 swimming news on SwimSwam

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Swimming News | Swimming World

www.swimmingworldmagazine.com

Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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Swimswam's first 3 previews. They give 2 of the events to Aussies. They go thru a breakdown of each main swimmer for each event but I will just copy and past their verdict and top 8 picks.

2024 Olympic Games

Full coverage of 2024 Olympic Games on SwimSwam. 2024 Olympic Games results, recaps and video.

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Women's 200 IM.

2024 Olympics Preview: Will We Finally Get The Race We Anticipated In The Women's 200 IM?

For the first time ever, Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass, Kaylee McKeown, and Summer McIntosh will race against each other in a 200 IM. How will it end?

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SWIMSWAM’S PICKS​

Deciding between McKeown, Douglass, and McIntosh felt like splitting hairs, but we ultimately went with McKeown because of how well-rounded her race is — she doesn’t have to worry about one stroke messing her mojo up in the way that it would for her competitors. In addition, she also knows how to pull through in close races, as shown through her backstroke battles with Regan Smith where she’s won almost every single time. However, all three of these swimmers could emerge as the winner in a tightly-contested battle. So could Walsh, whom we put at fourth solely because she hasn’t been at the same level as the top three seeds recently, but could still pull off an upset.

If there’s one thing that’s certain though, it’s that this event has gotten so much faster since Tokyo. Ohashi’s winning time from then (2:08.52) would rank eighth in the World right now, while Douglass’s bronze medal time (2:09.04) likely would not even final this year.

RANKING	SWIMMER	COUNTRY	SEASON BEST	LIFETIME BEST
1	Kaylee McKeown	Australia	2:06.63	2:06.63
2	Kate Douglass	United States	2:06.79	2:06.79
3	Summer McIntosh	Canada	2:07.06	2:06.89
4	Alex Walsh	United States	2:07.63	2:07.13
5	Yu Yiting	China	2:07.75	2:07.75
6	Marrit Steenbergen	Netherlands	2:08.91	2:08.91
7	Sydney Pickrem	Canada	2:07.68	2:07.68
8	Yui Ohashi	Japan	2:09.17	2:07.91

Men's 400m Free.

2024 Olympics Previews: Is There Another Surprise Loading In The Men's 400 Freestyle?

After scaring the 400 freestyle world record this spring, Lukas Märtens will now face off against the last three world champions for Olympic gold.

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THE VERDICT​

After a few surprising winners taking advantage of wide open fields, it seems like some order has been established in the men’s 400 freestyle. It’s hard to see anyone breaking into the upper echelon of talent that Märtens, Short, Winnginton, and Kim have established (plus Hafnaoui if he’s there). But then again, that’s the point of an upset, right?

But even if there isn’t an upset, there’s still plenty of room for surprise in this race. It should certainly be an exciting race between the top four, with other swimmers like Costa, Klemet, and Auboeck looking to break up the party. And given the times that we’ve seen in the last year, maybe the surprise won’t be the podium but the times that they throw down–do we need to be on world record watch for the very first final of the meet?

SWIMSWAM’S PICKS​

PLACE	NAME	NATION	SEASON BEST	LIFETIME BEST
1	Sam Short	Australia	3:41.64	3:40.68
2	Lukas Märtens	Germany	3:40.33	3:40.33
3	Kim Woo-min	South Korea	3:42.42	3:42.42
4	Elijah Winnington	Australia	3:41.41	3:41.22
5	Guilherme Costa	Brazil	3:44.22	3:43.31
6	Oliver Klemet	Germany	3:42.81	3:42.81
7	Felix Auboeck	Austria	3:43.24	3:43.24
8	Lucas Henveaux	Belgium	3:44.61	3:44.61

Dark Horse: Ahmed Jaouadi (Tunisia)


Men's 100m Back

2024 Olympics Previews: Another Round Of Ceccon Vs. The Americans On Tap In The Men's 100 Back

All boasting sub-52 PBs, Ceccon, Murphy, and Armstrong controlled the podium at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships and aim to do the same in Paris.

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THE VERDICT​

Ceccon, Murphy, and Armstrong have been the three on the podium at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships. They arrive in Paris as the favorites for the podium and that’s likely where they’ll find themselves at the end of the final. Your mileage on the exact order likely varies by how much weight you put on factors like the distance between Ceccon’s personal best versus the rest of the field and Murphy’s consistency. We’ve decided to pencil Ceccon in for the gold but there’s certainly a case to be made for all three.

Xu is the best pick to disrupt the top three: he’s experienced, he’s got the hardware, and he’s shown himself to be on form this season.

Given how many times we’ve seen in the 52-high to 53-low range already this season, there will likely be a huge fight to make the final. The name of the game for all these swimmers: break 53 in the semifinals or don’t have the highest 53 low. There are several swimmers in this field that have shown flashes of brilliance but haven’t been able to put it together at the opportune moment. If at least one of them figures it out in Paris, there could be a major shake up.

SWIMSWAM’S PICKS​

PLACE	NAME	NATION	SEASON BEST	LIFETIME BEST
1	Thomas Ceccon	Italy	52.27	51.60
2	Ryan Murphy	United States	52.22	51.85
3	Hunter Armstrong	United States	52.68	51.98
4	Xu Jiayu	China	52.05	51.86
5	Apostolos Christou	Greece	52.23	52.09
6	Hugo Gonzalez	Spain	52.70	52.70
7	Yohann Ndoye-Brouard	France	52.90	52.50
8	Ksawery Masiuk	Poland	53.09	52.58

Dark Horse: Oleksandr Zheltyakov (Ukraine)

 

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Adam Petty's long term coach Mel Marshall will leave her coaching job in the UK and head to Griffith University Swim Club on the Gold Coast and take over from long time club and Aussie coach coach Michael Bol.

Mel Marshall Heads To Australia After Guiding Adam Peaty To Olympic Gold & Uncharted Territory

Mel Marshall – who has blazed a pioneering trail with Adam Peaty – will take up a high-performance role at Griffith University, Australia.

www.swimmingworldmagazine.com

Rob Woodhouse, CEO of Swimming Australia, said in a statement:

“Swimming Australia is committed to best practice, and this includes our coaching appointments. Mel Marshall is highly respected globally, including in Australia where she has brought her team out for training camps for many years.

“Mel’s coaching successes speak for themselves, and we’re delighted that she will be coaching in Australia in the future. I know Mel will also be fantastic in developing the skills of many of the outstanding young female and male coaches here in Australia.
“Additionally, we want the best coaches in the world working with our best talent to develop our current and emerging talent ahead of the LA Olympics and Mel ticks all these boxes.
“But for now our focus is on the Paris Olympics.”

Bol anniounced his retirement of some sort as will take at least 12 months off, a couple of days before the trials started.

Michael Bohl, One of the World's Top Swim Coaches, Will Test Retirement After Paris Olympics

Michael Bohl, coach of one of the world's top swimmers Kaylee McKeown, says he's stepping off deck after the Olympics - at least for a year.

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Interesting Trivia article.

Olympic Trivia Test: Stats To Know Before They Hit The Water In Paris

Michael Phelps holds several pieces of history in Olympic swimming, including most finals appearances and most gold medals in a single event (and much more).

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