Top Seeds in the Day 3 Swimming Finals/Medals Events:

  • Women’s 400 Individual Medley – (USA) Emma Weyant
  • Men’s 200 Freestyle - (ROU) David Popovici
  • Men’s 100 Backstroke – (CHN) Xu Jiayu
  • Women’s 100 Breaststroke – (RSA) Tatjana Smith
  • Women’s 200 Freestyle – (AUS) Ariarne Titmus

Women’s – 400m Individual Medley (Final)

Summer McIntosh – Canada (CAN) broke the world record in this event on 16/5/2024

No swimmer for Canada has ever won an Olympic gold medal in this event

It’s been 48 years since Canada has won an Olympic medal in this event (1976 – Cheryl Gibson – Silver, Becky Smith – Bronze)

The United States of America (USA) has won an Olympic medal in this event at the last 5 games

Great Britian (GBR) has had a finalist in this event at the last 4 games but not won a medal

It’s been 28 years since Irland (IRL) has had a finalist in this event; Michelle Smith 1996 - gold

Women’s – 200 Freestyle (Final)

Australia (AUS) is looking to have 2 swimmers on the podium for the 1st time in this event at the Olympic games

Ariarne Titmus (AUS) broke the world record in this event on 12/7/2024

Siobhan Haughey is the only swimmer from (HKG) ever to reach an Olympic final in this event

Mary-Sophie Harvey is one of 3 swimmers from (CAN) ever to reach an Olympic final in this event. Penny Oleksiak (2020 – Bronze)

Barbora Seemanova is only the 2nd swimmer from CZE ever to reach an Olympic final in this event

Men’s – 100 Backstroke (Final)

Thomas Ceccon (ITA) has held the world record in this event for over 2 years and 1 month. He broke it from Ryan Murphy (USA) who is also in this final.

Thomas Ceccon (ITA) is looking to become the 1st swimmer from ITA to win a medal in this event

Xu Juayu (CHN) is the 2nd swimmer from the People’s Republic of China ever to reach an Olympic final in this event. He won silver in this event in 2016

The USA has won at least one medal in this event since 1936

Apostolos Christou is the 1st swimmer from GRE to reach an final in this event

It has been 72 years since a swimmer from RSA has reached a final in this event; 1952- Nicolas Meiring

No swimmer from ESP has won an Olympic medal in this event

Women’s – 100 Breaststroke (Final)

Lilly King (USA) has held the world record in this event for over 7 years – 25/7/2017

Lilly King (USA) won gold in this event in 2016

Last swimmer from RSA to win gold in this event was Penny Heyns (1996)

Mona McSharry is the only swimmer from IRL ever to reach an Olympic final in this event

Eneli Jefimova is the 1st swimmer from EST ever to reach a final in this event

Angharad Evans is looking to become the 1st swimmer from GBR to win an Olympic medal in this event.

Men’s – 200 Freestyle (Final)

David Popovici is the only swimmer from ROU ever to reach an Olympic final in this event

Ian Thorpe (2004 AUS) was the last person to win both the 200/400 combo

Michael Phelps (2008) is the last person from USA to win an Olympic medal in this event

Danas Rapsys (LTU) is looking to become the 1st male swimmer from LTU to win a medal in swimming

GBR went 1-2 in this event in 2020 (Tom Dean and Duncan Scott)

Katsuhiro Matsumoto (JPN) is the 3rd swimmer from JPN ever to reach an Olympic final in this event