Olympic Games: USA shows outstanding results in swimming
30 july 2024 в 00:28
The Olympic Games officially began, and the first weekend ended with the USA team swimming to the top.
Swimming has always been a highly anticipated sport due to the records set by past Olympians. According to the official Olympic Games website, «Swimming competitions at the Olympic Games are held in a 50-meter pool. The four styles of Olympic swimming competitions — both individual and relay races — are breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, and freestyle; freestyle is predominantly used in freestyle races, and therefore the term freestyle is often used as a synonym for freestyle».
During this event, both men and women took the top 3 spots in several rounds. On Saturday, July 27, US swimmer Katie Ledecky won a bronze medal in the women’s 400-meter freestyle, and the women’s team won a silver medal in the 4×400-meter freestyle relay, coming in second place.
Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh were the stars of the weekend, as they took the first two spots in the women’s 100-meter butterfly on Sunday, July 28 — Torri won the gold medal, and Gretchen was awarded the silver medal. The first-place winner clocked in at 55.59 seconds, while the second-place finish was close behind at 55.63 seconds.
After winning the Olympic 100m butterfly for women, Torri Huske invited her partner Gretchen Walsh, who won silver, to the top of the podium to celebrate with the US national anthem. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/HVfqznWjp7
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 29, 2024
With her victory, 21-year-old Huske lifted her partner onto the podium to celebrate with the national anthem. She expressed her disbelief after the race, saying, «I feel like I’m in shock right now… I don’t even know how to process this, I feel like I’m going to cry, but I’m also smiling. It’s really unreal. Like you said, last time I just missed the podium by a hundredth of a second, so I’m so grateful to be here and to do this with Gretchen — it’s just amazing».
The men also had their moment of glory. Nick Fink won a silver medal in the men’s 400-meter individual medley, while Carson Foster secured a bronze medal in a separate race, and the USA team won a gold medal in the 4×400-meter freestyle relay
Swimming has always been a highly anticipated sport due to the records set by past Olympians. According to the official Olympic Games website, «Swimming competitions at the Olympic Games are held in a 50-meter pool. The four styles of Olympic swimming competitions — both individual and relay races — are breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, and freestyle; freestyle is predominantly used in freestyle races, and therefore the term freestyle is often used as a synonym for freestyle».
During this event, both men and women took the top 3 spots in several rounds. On Saturday, July 27, US swimmer Katie Ledecky won a bronze medal in the women’s 400-meter freestyle, and the women’s team won a silver medal in the 4×400-meter freestyle relay, coming in second place.
Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh were the stars of the weekend, as they took the first two spots in the women’s 100-meter butterfly on Sunday, July 28 — Torri won the gold medal, and Gretchen was awarded the silver medal. The first-place winner clocked in at 55.59 seconds, while the second-place finish was close behind at 55.63 seconds.
After winning the Olympic 100m butterfly for women, Torri Huske invited her partner Gretchen Walsh, who won silver, to the top of the podium to celebrate with the US national anthem. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/HVfqznWjp7
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 29, 2024
With her victory, 21-year-old Huske lifted her partner onto the podium to celebrate with the national anthem. She expressed her disbelief after the race, saying, «I feel like I’m in shock right now… I don’t even know how to process this, I feel like I’m going to cry, but I’m also smiling. It’s really unreal. Like you said, last time I just missed the podium by a hundredth of a second, so I’m so grateful to be here and to do this with Gretchen — it’s just amazing».
The men also had their moment of glory. Nick Fink won a silver medal in the men’s 400-meter individual medley, while Carson Foster secured a bronze medal in a separate race, and the USA team won a gold medal in the 4×400-meter freestyle relay
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