Top Swimming Seeds in Finals/Medals Events – Day 9

• Women’s 50 Freestyle- (SWE) Sarah Sjostrom
  Men’s 1500 Freestyle- (IRL) Daniel Wiffen
  Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay- (FRA) France
  Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay- (AUS) Australia

Women 50m Freestyle (Final)

Three swimmers are returning from the 2020 Olympic final field; Sarah Sjostrom (SWE- Silver), Katarzyna Wasick (POL- 5^th) and Wu Qingfeng (CHN- 5^th)

Three swimmers in this event reached the final in the 100 Freestyle earlier at these Games; Sarah Sjostrom (SWE- Gold), Shayna Jack (AUS- 5^th) and Gretchen Walsh (USA- 8^th)

Sarah Sjoestrom (SWE) is the world record holder in this event 23.61 on 29/7/2023. She broke the Olympic record in this event in the semi-final 23.66 yesterday

Shayna Jack (AUS) has won gold as part of the 4x100 Freestyle and 4x200 Freestyle relays at these games

Gretchen Walsh (USA) won gold as part of the 4x100Mixed Medley and 4x100 Freestyle Relays and silver in the 100 Butterfly, at these games

Zhang Yufei (CHN) won silver as part of the mixed 4x100 medley, bronze in the 100 and 200 Butterfly and bronze in the 4x100 Freestyle relay at these games

Men – 1500m Freestyle (Final)

Two swimmers are returning from the 2020 Olympic final field; Bobby Finke (USA- Gold) and Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA- 4^th)

Five swimmers in the field reached the final in the 800 Freestyle earlier at these games; Daniel Wiffin (IRL- Gold), Bobby Finke (USA- Silver), Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA- Bronze), Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN- 4^th) and David Aubry (FRA- 6^th)

Daniel Wiffen won Irland’s first male Olympic gold medal, in swimming, in the 800 Freestyle earlier at these games

Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) won gold in this event at the 2016 Olympic Games

Kuzey Tuncelli is the first swimmer from Turkey to reach an Olympic final

Damien Joly (FRA) was seventh in this event at the 2016 Olympic games

It’s been forty-four years (1980 Zoltan Wladar 7^th) since a swimmer from Hungary has reached an Olympic final in this event

Men – 4x100m Medley Relay (Final)

The United States of America (USA) has won gold in this event every time they have participated in it (15 times)

The United States of America (USA) holds the world and Olympic records in this event; 3:26.78 on 1/8/2021

France (FRA) has never won an Olympic medal in this event. They are the top seed after preliminaries

The People’s Republic of China (CHN) has never won an Olympic medal in this event. They are the second seed after preliminaries

Women – 4x100m Medley Relay (Final)

Six of the countries represented in this event are returning from the 2020 Olympic final; AUS- Gold, USA- Silver, CAN- Bronze, CHN- 4^th, SWE- 5^th. JPN- 8^th

Over the last six Olympic Games, the United States has won this event three times (2016, 2012, and 2000) and Australia has won this event three times (2020, 2008 and 2004)

The United States of America holds the world record in this event; 3:50.40 on 28/7/2019

Australia holds the Olympic record in this event; 3:51.60 on 1/8/2021