The traditional protocol of the closing ceremony normally features a victory ceremony for the marathon, the last event of the athletics schedule. Paris 2024’s Closing Ceremony is no different. Except this time, the last event was the women’s marathon rather than the men’s, to highlight the...
Ireland's first men's Olympic swimming champion, Wiffen had tipped a world record would be needed to take gold and hoped he would be the man. It was Finke, though, producing something special to hold on for the world record and send the La Defense Arena crowd into hysteria. ...
1500 meters:World14:41.66Kieren Perkins,AustraliaAug. 24, 1994Victoria, CAN Olympic14:43.48Kieren Perkins, AustraliaJuly 31, 1992Barcelona American15:01.51George DiCarloJune 30, 1984Indianapolis Backstroke DistanceTimeDate SetLocation 100 meters:World53.86rJeff Rouse,USAJuly 31, 1992Barcelona ...
Games, Sun Yang smashed his own world record in the Men’s 1500m Freestyle to win a gold medal in the event. Before that victory, the young champion won another gold in the Men’s 400m Freestyle. At the age of 21, he became the first Chinese man to win two Olympic swimming ...
Bobby Finke (L) of the United States celebrates after the men's 1500m freestyle final of swimming at Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan) "The world's getting faster, and I think it's a really good thing," Finke said of his new benchmar...
Holding a world record in any sport is an incredible achievement. Over the past 100 years, drastic changes to the speed of swimming has meant new records are hit almost evey year.
Many of the top male artistic swimmers from around the world came together for an elite camp in Barcelona. Under the guidance of expert coaches, the event showcased the growing prominence of men’s artistic swimming. The camp, Dec. 13-15, at Sant Cugat, Barcelona, brought together 36 male...
It's already been a sensational year for the sport of swimming, with the World Championships and TYR Pro Series offering sensational performances. The NCAA Champs, too, provided record-breaking efforts. And now, we are preparing for a summer show of speed, with the United States and Australian...
aSunYang won a gold medal in the men's 1,500m freestyle and broke the world record.He became the first Chinese gold in swimming.What I did showed what the Chinese men are capable of,Sun said. SunYang在人的1,500m自由式获得了一枚金牌并且打破了世界纪录。他在游泳成为了第一中国金子。
The 22-year-old was the first swimmer representing Ireland to win any gold at the championships – let alone the three he took home in the 400m, 800m and 1500m free. Not onlythatbut the Northern Ireland-born athlete secured ashort-course world record in the 800m– of 7:20.46 – taki...