Top Swimming Seeds in the Day 5 Finals/Medals Events

• Women’s 100 Freestyle – (HKG) Siobhan Bernadette Haughey 
• Men’s 200 Butterfly – (HUN) Kristof Milak
  
• Women’s 1500 Freestyle – (USA) Katie Ledecky
  
• Men’s 200 Breaststroke – (FRA) Leon Marchand
  
• Men’s 100 Freestyle – (CHN) Pan Zhanle

Women – 100m Freestyle (Final)

Two  swimmers returning from the 2020 Olympic final: Siobhan Bernadette Haughey (HKG – Silver) and Sarah Sjostrom (SWE – 5th)

Siobhan Bernadette Haughey is the only swimming from (HKG) ever to reach an Olympic final (2024 – bronze 200 Free and 2020 Silver 100/200 Free)

Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) won bronze in 2016 in this event

It’s been 44 years since a swimmer has won both the 100/200 Freestyle combo at the same Olympic games; Barbara Krause (GDR)

Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) last swimmer from (NED) to reach an Olympic final in this event

Australia (AUS) in 2020 was (Gold - Emma McKeon) and (Bronze- Cate Campbell).

Men – 200m Butterfly (Final)

Two swimmers return from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic final; Kristof Milak (HUN- gold) and Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL – 8^th)

Michael Phelps (USA- gold2016, 2008, 2004) Phelps was the last swimmer to repeat back to back Olympic golds (2008 and 2004)

France (FRA) has only won 1 Olympic medal in this event; Franck Esposito (1992 – Bronze)

Leon Marchand won gold in 400 IM at 2024 Paris games

It’s been 36 years since a swimmer from Canada (CAN) has reached an Olympic final; Thomas Ponting (4^th and Jon Kelly – 7^th)

Kregor Zirk first swimmer for (EST) to reach an Olympic final in this event

Women – 1500m Freestyle (Final)

Two swimmers are returning from the 2020 Olympic final; Katie Ledecky (USA – Gold) and Simona Quadarella (ITA – 5^th)

This is the 2^nd time this event has been swum at the Olympic games

Katie Ledecky (USA) is looking to repeat her (800/1500 Freestyle) combo gold from 2020

Katie Ledecky (USA) has held the World Record for over 17 years; (17/6/2007) and bettered it 7 times.

Two swimmers in this field swam in the 400 Freestyle final earlier; Katie Ledecky (USA – Bronze) and Isabel Gose (GER – 5^th).

Men – 200m Breaststroke (Final)

No swimmer has won boith the 200 Fl/200 Br combo at the same Olympic games.

One swimmer returns from the 2020 Olympic final; Zac Stublety-Cook (AUS – gold)

Kosuke Kitajima (JPN – 2008 and 2004) was the last swimmer too repeat their Olympic gold performance in this event

Done Zhihao is the 1^st swimmer from (CHN) to reach an Olympic final in this event

Hugues Duboszq (2008 – Bronze) is the only swimmer to have won an Olympic medal in this event

Men – 100m Freestyle (Final)

Four swimmers are returning from the 2020 Olympic final in this event; Kyle Chalmers (AUS- silver), Maxime Grousset (FRA- 4^th), David Popovic (ROU- 7^th) and Nandor Nemeth (HUN- 8^th)

David Popovici (ROU) won gold in the 200 Freestyle earlier at the Paris 2024 Olympics