By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024
- Open Water Swimming: August 8 – 9, 2024
- La Défense Arena — Paris, France
- LCM (50 meters)
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- Prelims Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
- Finals Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
DAY 4 PRELIMS HEAT SHEET
Buckle up everyone, after a very light day 3 schedule, day 4 prelims is going to be much, much longer. Now, that’s mostly due to the heats of the women’s 1500 free that will be taking place in the middle of the session this morning, but there are more events today overall.
DAY 4 PRELIMS SCHEDULE
- Men’s 200 Butterfly – Prelims
- Men’s 100 Freestyle – Prelims
- Women’s 1500 Freestyle – Prelims
- Women’s 100 Freestyle – Prelims
- Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Prelims
- Men’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay – Prelims
Though it will be a longer session this morning, there are a ton of races to be excited about. While most of the action will be going on in semis and finals, the ball still has to get rolling this morning. Out the gates we’ll have the men’s 200 fly, where Hungarian Kristof Milak is looking to defend his Olympic title. Milak, the World Record holder in the event, is the #2 seed, behind France’s Leon Marchand, who is still on the start lists. Milak at his peak is far and away the fastest 200 flyer in history, holding the World Record at 1:50.34 from 2022. He hasn’t been quite as fast of late, however, meanwhile Marchand just keeps getting faster. It should make for an incredible race when the final rolls around.
After the 200 fly, we’ll have the men’s 100 free, where China’s Pan Zhanle and Romania’s David Popovici will have to battle it out amidst a very tough field. Popovici is fresh off his first Olympic gold in the 200 free last night. Both swimmers have been 46.8 in their careers, so this should make for a great race as the phases progress. American Jack Alexy went 47.08 at the US Trials last month, so he’s one to keep an eye on as well.
The women’s 1500 free prelims will of course see Katie Ledecky looking to secure her lane for the final tomorrow night. She’s the top seed by 17 seconds, so there’s not that much to look at there.
The women’s 100 free should be a great race as we go through the phases. After giving the Australian duo of Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Tirmus a real battle in the 200 free final last night, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey comes in as the top seed in the 100 free. MOC is seeded 2nd in this event, while fellow Aussie Shayna Jack is high up there as well. World Record holder Sarah Sjostrom is in the mix as well, and cannot be overlooked. Though Sjostrom is much closer to the end of her career than the beginning, she has proven that age is just a number when it comes to her racing. She is still the fastest 50 freestyler in the world and will be a threat in this race.
China’s Qin Haiyang is looking to continue his stretch of great racing in the men’s 200 breast. The 25-year-old was the story of the summer last year, breaking the World Record in the event with a 2:05.48. Qin will be up against reigning Olympic champion and Olympic Record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook (Australia), so he’ll have his work cut out for him.
MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – HEATS
- World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2022)
- World Junior Record: 1:53.79 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)
- Olympic Record: 1:51.25 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2021)
- 2021 Winning Time: 1:51.25 – Kristof Milak, HUN
- 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 1:55.96
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – HEATS
- World Record: 46.80 – Pan Zhanle, CHN (2024)
- World Junior Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
- Olympic Record: 47.02 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021)
- 2021 Winning Time: 47.02 – Caeleb Dressel, USA
- 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 48.44
WOMEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – HEATS
- World Record: 15:20.48 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2018)
- World Junior Record: 15:28.36 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2014)
- Olympic Record: 15:35.35 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2021)
- 2021 Winning Time: 15:37.34
- 2021 Time to Advance to Finals: 15:58.96
WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – HEATS
- World Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2017)
- World Junior Record: 52.70 – Penny Oleksiak, CAN (2016)
- Olympic Record: 51.96 – Emma McKeon, AUS (2021)
- 2021 Winning Time: 51.96 – Emma McKeon, AUS
- 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 53.71
MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – HEATS
- World Record: 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang, CHN (2023)
- World Junior Record: 2:07.94 – Dong Zhihao, CHN (2024)
- Olympic Record: 2:06.38 – Zac Stubblety-Cook, AUS (2021)
- 2021 Winning Time: 2:06.38 – Zac Stubblety-Cook, AUS
- 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 2:09.95
MEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – HEATS
- World Record: 6:58.55 – USA (2009)
- Olympic Record: 6:58.56 – USA (2009)
- 2021 Winning Time: 6:58.58 – Great Britain
- 2021 Time to Advance to Finals: 7:07.73
Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2024 Paris Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
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