2024 Paris Summer Olympics
Swimming in Paris starts in just five days, on July 27th, with nine days of competition taking place at La Défense Arena.
As with the women's competition, we've compiled a list of our podium predictions for Paris, and we've also got a more detailed preview of each event in our Preview Index.
Barring an upset, this is the podium.
Four competitors compete for three medals
- Men's 400m Individual Medley: Leon Marchand As the world record holder, he was the clear favorite to win, setting the fastest time by three seconds. Carson Foster, Chase Cullisand Louis ClarebertClarevert produced a brilliant swim to win gold at the 2024 World Championships, but will his momentum carry him to another international medal?
- Men's 50m Freestyle: The 50m Freestyle sparked some debate in the SwimSwam preview about podium contenders, but given the speed of the splash and dashes, a tie could explain a “three medal” situation. There is a three-way tie for silver (Phelps, Le Close, Choi), and a tie for bronze. Cam McEvoy, Florent Manaudou, Caleb Dresseland Ben Proud With their best times all in the low 21 second range, they look to be the favourites to win, but the rest of the field are at least 0.2 seconds behind.
- Men's 100m breaststroke: This is an event in which five swimmers compete for three medals. As with the 50m freestyle, a tie can be resolved. Last summer, Nick Fink, Arno CammingaNicolo Martinenghi won the silver medal. Qin HaiyangThe biggest difference is Adam Peaty I will rejoin the photo.
- Men's 200m backstroke: This event is similar to the first event, but Keaton Jones They seem to be throwing a curveball here by adding a fourth candidate. Ryan Murphy Aiming to win the Olympic title Hubert Koss and Hugo Gonzalez In the same way.
- Men's 100m Freestyle: This one's a 50-50 split. There are two world record holders. David Popovich and Pan Jianle2016 Champion Kyle Chalmersand local favorites Maxime Gourset.
- Men's 400m Freestyle: This event has improved significantly since the last Olympic cycle, with Lucas Martens Sam ShortElijah Winnington, and Kim Woo-min seem to be the four leaders. Felix Aubock His name may also be on the list.
- Men's 1500m Freestyle: Bobby Finke It seems to be a favorite Daniel Wiffen, Gregorio Paltrinieriand Florian Welbrock is also mixed in.
The winner is clear. What about the rest?
- Men's 200m Freestyle: David Popovich He is clearly a favorite to win and could break the world record. Luke HobsonLucas Martens, Hwang Sun-woo, Duncan Scottor Matthew Richards.
- Men's 200m Individual Medley: Leon Marchand He will enter the event as a favorite to win, but is less of a favorite than he was in the 400m individual medley. Carson Foster, Shane Casas, Duncan Scottor Wang Shun.
