Caeleb Dressel’s Individual Paris Olympic Campaign Concludes: “I trained to go faster.”
Dressel went through a range of emotions in the pool and on the deck last night, but spoke to the press after the 100 fly semifinals.
We’re Talking ‘Bout Prelims Relays? Did Extra Swims Cost US Individual Medals?
Caeleb Dressel had a tough double in finals on Friday, but his day perhaps began earlier than it needed to with a prelims mixed medley relay swim.
Sporting Globalism: What Do Simone Biles and Leon Marchand Have in Common?
While one of France’s best Leon Marchand is trained by American coach Bob Bowman, America’s top gymnast Simone Biles relies on a French coreographer.
Who Was Caeleb Dressel Hugging After Missing The 100 Butterfly Final?
Dressel finished 13th in the 100 fly tonight, about 30 minutes after swimming the 50 free final. He was visibly emotional after the race.
Caeleb Dressel Misses Olympic Final Of Men’s 100 Butterfly With 51.57 For 13th In Semifinals
Dressel swam in the final of the men’s 50 free just over 30 minutes before he swam in the first heat of the men’s 100 fly semifinals.
Paris 2024, NA Day 7: With A Third Silver, Regan Smith Shows Shades Of Laszlo Cseh
Smith, like Cseh, has the misfortune of competing against two of the best swimmers in the world, and constantly cannot get the best of them.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Bob Bowman
Bowman’s swimmers have thrived all year, both collegiately and internationally, and that success has been put on full display at the Paris Olympics.
Kate Douglass Describes “Surreal Moment” Winning 200 Breast, Ignoring Team USA Critics
“I don’t know if all the emotions have set in yet,” Douglass said after winning the first Olympic gold medal of her career on Thursday.
Olympic Champion Klete Keller, 42, Performs Life-Saving Rescue After Jet Ski Crash
“Probably on about the ninth breath, I said, ‘God, please save this boy,'” Klete Keller recalled. “And I gave him one more breath, and his eyes opened.”
2024 YMCA Summer Nationals: Erica Maltsev Drops 6 Seconds in 400 IM For Victory (Day 3 Recap)
17-year-old Erica Maltsev knocked 6 seconds off of her PB in the 400 IM, winning in a time of 4:53.72 to lead 3 victories for the Greater Somerset YMCA.
Paris 2024, North America Day 6: McIntosh Becomes First Canadian Woman With Two Indiv. Golds
Summer McIntosh is now the first Canadian female swimmer in Olympic history to win two individual gold medals, after she won both the 400 IM and 200 fly.
Kate Douglass Breaks Own American Record With 2:19.24 To Win Olympic Gold
Douglass won her first individual gold touching first in the 200 breaststroke, breaking her American Record that she swam in January.
USA Men Miss The Podium In 200 Backstroke For The First Time Since 1992
The streak of the US men and making the podium in the 200 backstroke is over. They had made the podium in every Olympic Games since 1996.
Regan Smith Clocks 2:03.84 200 Fly, Breaks American Record To Take Olympic Silver
Smith took 0.03 seconds off her previous American record time of 2:03.87, which was set at the 2023 Sun Devil Open in June of 2023.
Claire Weinstein, 17, Leads Off 4×200 Free Relay in 1:54.88, Fourth-Fastest American Ever
Among American women, only Allison Schmitt (1:53.61), Ledecky (1:53.73), and Missy Franklin (1:54.81) have been faster than Weinstein’s 1:54.88 on Thursday.