Almost two weeks have passed since the swimming competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games ended, with the closing ceremony taking place on August 12. This year’s Games generated a lot of excitement, partly due to the questionable depth of the Defense Arena pool, where world records were slow to fall. Visible waves, more pronounced […]
In Paris, she triumphed in her flagship disciplines, the 800-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle swimming, in which she still holds the world record and the Olympic record. Ledecky is tied with Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for the most Olympic titles by a female athlete, and she is expected to surpass that record at the LA Olympics. […]
Athletes head to the Stade de France for the closing ceremony. (David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images) Almost as quickly as they arrived in Paris, the 2024 Summer Olympics are coming to an end. It seems like only yesterday that Céline Dion’s surprise appearance atop the Eiffel Tower capped off a rainy opening ceremony that […]
France’s Leon Marchand made history with a golden double in front of an enthusiastic home crowd, while American Katie Ledecky won her eighth Olympic gold medal, setting a new record, in an epic evening of swimming in Paris. In a remarkable, deafening atmosphere, Marchand achieved the rare feat of winning two gold medals in the […]
Katie Ledecky, A’ja Wilson and Tara Davis-Woodhall are just some of the Olympians who gave their fans a glimpse into the event on social media. ajawilson/Instagram A’ja Wilson shares an Olympic selfie.” src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/NodXnXTfIJNNWkRwLqPn2w–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTgwNA–/https://media.zenfs.com/ en/people_218/8332e224b82b74e70fc61fc53910d565″ class=”caas-img”/> ajawilson/Instagram A’ja Wilson shares an Olympic selfie. Related topics: Lady Gaga delights with “Mon Truc en Plumes” performance at the […]
Swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics is over and the USA has topped the medal table. Before the final session, Team USA trailed Australia by six gold medals to seven, but two world records of Bobby Finke and the women’s 4×100 m medley relay cemented the United States’ lead at the ninth consecutive Olympic Games. […]
