Tag: swimming
Swimming: Sarah Sjöström fastest of all in the 50 meter free trials
Sjöström’s main focus this Paris Olympics has been the 50 meter freestyle and in the trials she managed a fine 23.85. She was thus alone for 24 seconds and a…
LIVE. Swimming at the 2024 Olympics: 4th gold medal for Marchand, bronze for Manaudou, legendary evening!
22:10 – Good evening to all! Thank you for following this great evening with us. See you tomorrow with the finals of Grousset (100m butterfly) and Kirpichnikova (800 meters). Have…
Why are athletics and swimming the king sports of the Olympics?
During these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, 77,000 spectators will be able to attend the 48 athletics events, while two Olympic pools will host the 37 swimming events at the Paris…
and four gold medals for the masterful Léon Marchand
He is indeed the greatest swimmer of these 2024 Olympic Games. Already the holder of three gold medals, Léon Marchand won his fourth Olympic title in Paris on Friday, August…
Nova, 9, was bitten while swimming – by a pike
When Nova, 9, was swimming with a friend at the end of June, something very unexpected and nasty happened. She had just jumped from a jetty at the Lulusundet bathing…
Joséphine Baker in Paris, a swimming pool on the Seine!
The Joséphine Baker swimming pool is located at: quai François Mauriac, 75013 Paris. © Paris City Hall The Joséphine Baker swimming pool is moored along the Quai François Mauriac, at…
Burundian Lois Eliora Irishura, the youngest African who hopes to survive in Paris
She is only 14 years old and is experiencing her first Olympic Games. Lois Eliora Irishura is not the youngest athlete at the 2024 Olympics – she is the Chinese…
Tatjana Smith, after a fourth Olympic medal, retirement?
Three days after her victory in the 100m breaststroke, Tatjana Smith went for silver in these 2024 Olympic Games. On Thursday, August 1, the swimmer failed to retain her Olympic…
LIVE. Swimming at the 2024 Olympics: Manaudou had a scare, but is heading to the final with Grousset, Marchand expected… Live
The swimming evening started well for the French with Florent Manaudou and Maxime Grousset making it to the 50m final. Summary The essential Florent Manaudou and Maxime Grousset had a…
“Marchand mania” takes over the Olympic Games after swimmer Léon Marchand’s triumph
In just a few days, he has become the darling of the French. It was a double victory for swimmer Léon Marchand on Wednesday evening, July 31, in just two…