[Olympics] Titmus Wins 'Match of the Century' with McIntosh and Ledecky... 2 Consecutive 400m Titles

Australia wins women's 4x100m relay with Olympic record USA wins men's 4x100m relay with Dressel finishing

Ariane Titmus (22, Australia) won the 'match of the century' that caught the attention of the swimming world, and achieved a second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women's 400m freestyle.

Titmus won the women's 400m freestyle final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the La Defense swimming pool in Paris, France on the 28th (Korean time) with a time of 3 minutes 57.49 seconds.

Summer McIntosh (17, Canada), who touched the touchpad in 3 minutes 58.37 seconds, came in second, and Katie Ledecky (27, USA), who finished the race in 4 minutes 00.86 seconds, came in third. 온라인카지노사이트

The women's 400m freestyle was considered the highlight of the Paris Olympics.

The point where Tokyo Olympic champion Titmus, 'new star' McIntosh, and 'living legend' Ledecky collide is the '400m freestyle'.

All three currently hold or have held the women's 400m freestyle world record.

The current world record is 3:55.38, set by Titmus at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka.

Although Titmuss did not break her own world record, she did win the women's 400m freestyle title for the second consecutive time after the Tokyo Games.

I feel more relieved than I ever have, Titmus told The Associated Press after the race.

"Honestly, the pressure for this race was the most I've ever felt in my life.

I handled it well."

Ariane Titmus, who won two gold medals in the 200m and 400m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics, is aiming for another double in Paris.

Mackintosh won her first Olympic medal in silver.

Ledecky, who is competing in her fourth Olympics, has won her 11th medal (seven gold, three silver, and one bronze).

Ledecky said calmly, “It’s always nice to win a medal at the Olympics,” and “I have no regrets about the color of the medal.”

Titmus said of Ledecky, “It’s really an honor to be able to play with a legend like Ledecky,” and “I really respect Ledecky.”

In the women's 4x100m relay, Australia, led by Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon, and Meg Harris, won the event with a new Olympic record of 3:28.92.

Australia has won the event for the second time in a row, beating their previous Olympic record of 3:29.69, set at the 2020 Tokyo Games in 2021, by 0.77 seconds.

The United States, led by Kate Douglas, Gretchen Walsh, Tori Huske, and Simone Manuel, took second place with a time of 3:30.20.

China, led by Yang Junxuan, Cheng Yujie, Zhang Yufei, and Wu Qingcheng, took third place with a new Asian record of 3:30.30.

It is China's first Olympic medal in this event in 28 years since the 1996 Atlanta Games (where they placed second).

In the men's 4x100m relay, the United States (Jack Alexi-Chris Guilliano-Hunter Armstrong-Dressel), with Caleb Dressel as the last swimmer, won with a time of 3:09.28, beating Australia (Jack Cartwright-Flynn Southam-Kai Taylor-Kyle Chalmers) in 3:10.35.

On the first day of the Olympics, the 27th (local time), the finals of four events were held, and Korea also won a valuable medal.

Kim Woo-min (Gangwon Provincial Office) won the bronze medal in the men's 400m freestyle with a time of 3:42.50.

For the first time in 12 years since Park Tae-hwan at the 2012 London Games, Korean swimming produced a new Olympic medalist.

Lucas Martens (Germany) won with a time of 3:41.78, becoming the first champion in the swimming event at the Paris Olympics.

It was the first time in 36 years since Uwe Dassler (West Germany) won the men's 400m freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Games when the two countries were divided.

Elijah Winington (Australia) came in second with a time of 3:42.21, 0.29 seconds ahead of Kim Woo-min.

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