Swimming Paris 2024 Olympics: Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1500m freestyle, Leon Marchand wins two gold medals on historic night

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• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 1:55pm MST

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  That concludes the evening’s swimming program, and it was a historic evening

  Leon Marchand, Katie Ledecky, Sarah Sjöström and Zhanle Pan had incredible nights to take gold in Paris. It was an incredible night in the pool at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 1:48pm MST

  China’s Zhanle Pan sets world record to win men’s 100m freestyle

  Pan swam the race of his life, setting a new record for the fastest 100m, holding off Australian Kyle Chalmers who took silver. Americans Jack Alexy and Chris Guilano finished seventh and eighth.

  

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 1:44pm MST
• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 1:38pm MST

  Leon Marchand completes the double in Paris

  Marchand sets a new Olympic record of 2:05.85 before an electric crowd in Paris. With the victory, he becomes the first French swimmer to win three gold medals.

  

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 1:30pm MST

  Frenchman Leon Marchand is going for a second gold medal in the 200m breaststroke today

  After a simply thrilling comeback victory to take home a gold medal in the 200m butterfly, Marchand will be attempting to win two individual gold medals on the same day. He posted a top qualifying time and will be swimming in lane 4 in the middle of the pool alongside Australia’s Zac Stubblety-Cook, who set the Olympic record when he took home gold in the event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

  

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 1:10pm MST

  More medals are being handed out in the pool, with the men’s 200m breaststroke and 100m freestyle still to come

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 12:47pm MST

  Ledecky continues to make history

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 12:46pm MST
• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 12:33pm MST

  Katie Ledecky wins gold medal in women’s 1500 meters at the Paris Olympics

  Ledecky set a new Olympic record with the gold medal performance in a time of 15:30.2. It is the eighth Olympic gold medal for Ledecky, who has now won the women’s 1500m at both Olympic Games where it has been held.

  

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 12:21pm MST

  Ledecky with a big lead 2/3 of the way through

  Nearly 1,100 meters into the race, and Ledecky has a lead of more than 15 seconds over the rest of the field. A coronation was expected, and the best female swimmer in American history performs in her signature event

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 12:19pm MST

  Katie Ledecky is now in the pool for the 1500m in pursuit of another gold medal

  Ledecky has long been the world’s best at this event, holding the world record for more than a decade and all of the top 15 times ever. Early in the race, at the 150m mark, she is slightly ahead of her own world record pace.

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 12:08pm MST

  An incredible performance in front of his home crowd

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:46am MST

  Watch the gold medal won by Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström in the women’s 100m freestyle

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:45am MST

  Frenchman Marchand wins gold in thrilling comeback in men’s 200m butterfly

  Trailing in the final 25 meters, Marchand set an Olympic record by passing Hungary’s Kristof Milak to take home gold for the second time at the Paris Olympics.

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:41am MST

  French star Léon Marchand is next in the pool, for the men’s 200m butterfly

  Marchand is a big favorite to take home gold for his home country

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:38am MST

  Torri Huske takes silver in the 100m freestyle, Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström takes gold

  Huske surprisingly stands on the podium in Paris for the second time, while favourite Mollie O’Callaghan finishes just off the podium.

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:34am MST

  The first race of the night session is about to start, the women’s 100m

  Team USA’s Gretchen Walsh (two silver medals in Paris) and Torri Huske (one gold in Paris) are the Americans looking to beat Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan, who is the odds-on favorite to win. She set an Olympic record in the 200m freestyle by winning a gold medal on Monday.

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:22am MST

  Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh finished 1-2 in the 100m butterfly and that race was three years in the making

  Huske and Walsh will try to win another medal in the 100m freestyle final today

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:14am MST

  COVID-19 disrupts program for several swimmers

  Multiple swimmers, including two members of Team USA, have tested positive for COVID-19 at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The virus is not being treated in the same way as it will be at the 2021 Games in Tokyo, but the two U.S. athletes have been sent to quarantine at a hotel away from the Olympic Village.

• Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:07am MST

  The first event of today’s medal final is the women’s 100m freestyle

  Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh are hoping to return to the podium for Team USA after finishing first and second in the 100-meter butterfly on Sunday.