The final day of swimming at the 2024 Olympics is here.
After eight days of nonstop action in the La Defense Arena pool, the final four events on the swimming docket are set for Sunday in Paris. There have been world records broken, new Olympic marks set and plenty of medals handed out.
There are only two individual events lined up today — one extremely short race and one lengthy competition. In the women's 50m final, Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom aims to collect gold after setting a new world record in the semifinal heats on Saturday. Team USA sends Gretchen Walsh into the pool looking for a medal.
After is the men's 1500m freestyle, and there is pressure on Americans Bobby Finke and David Johnston. Team USA has not yet won a medal in a men's individual swimming event, and if neither Finke or Johnston finish atop the podium on Sunday, it breaks a 120-year streak of the USA claiming at least one men's individual swimming gold.
Wrapping up the action is the men's and women's 4x100m medley relay. The United States has won 10 Olympics in a row on the mens' side, putting a 30-year streak on the line. For the women, it's set to be another battle between the United States and Australia. The two countries have either won gold or silver at the last seven Olympics, with the Aussies set to defend their gold from Tokyo.
The Sporting News has you covered on full updates, results and highlights from Day 9 of swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Olympic swimming results
| Event | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| Women's 50 Freestyle (Finals) | Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden) | Meg Harris (Australia) | Zhang Yufei (China) |
| Men's 1500 Freestyle (Finals) | Bobby Finke (USA) | Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy) | Daniel Wiffen (Ireland) |
| Men's 4x100 Medley Relay (Finals) | China | United States | France |
| Women's 4x100 Medley Relay (Finals) | United States | Australia | China |
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
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1:40 p.m. — The United States dominates the women's 4x100 medley relay and wins gold! Torri Huske closes out a record-setting performance to give the USA the gold medal advantage over Australia in swimming. Australia wins silver, while China takes bronze.
1:20 p.m. — China prevails in the men's 4x100 medley relay, a key pickup in the gold medal race with the U.S. USA earns silver, while France gets bronze with Leon Marchand unable to make up the gap. The women will be up next.
THE CLOSEST OF FINISHES.
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2024
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12:56 p.m. — Finke extends his lead and wins his second consecutive 1500m gold! It's a world record of 14:30.67! Team USA men will not be shut out of gold in swimming this year after a wire-to-wire win for Finke. Gregorio Paltrinieri wins silver, while Daniel Wiffen takes bronze.
WORLD RECORD! @Robert_Finke goes back-to-back in the 1500m freestyle 🥇
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 4, 2024
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12:55 p.m. — It's effectively down to Finke and Paltrinieri, with Finke ahead by more than a second with 50m to go.
12:51 p.m. — Finke has gained some separation on Paltrinieri, who trails by about 2.5 meters. Ireland's Daniel Wiffen is a distant third.
12:49 p.m. — Paltrinieri is starting to close that gap just a bit, pulling within less than a meter of Finke.
12:48 p.m. — Finke is maintaining a small lead over Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri as the halfway point approaches.
12:42 p.m. — They're off in the 1500m, and Bobby Finke has the early lead as he hunts for USA's first (and only) gold medal in men's swimming this year.
12:38 p.m. — Sjostrom has now medaled in three consecutive Olympics, and she's competed in the last five. A remarkable run of longevity.
12:34 p.m. — Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom wins gold in the women's 50m! The favorite prevails, and USA's Gretchen Walsh misses the podium by one one-hundredth of a second. Australia's Meg Harris wins silver, while China's Zhang Yufei wins bronze.
12:20 p.m. — The major storyline today is whether the U.S. will snap a 120-year streak of winning at least one gold medal in Olympic swimming. Bobby Finke, who won gold in the 1500 free in Tokyo, is the last hope.
12:05 p.m. — Here's the schedule for today's four swimming finals:
- 12:30 p.m. ET) Women's 50m freestyle
- 12:37 p.m. ET) Men's 1500m freestyle
- 1:10 p.m. ET) Men's 4x100m medley relay
- 1:32 p.m. ET) Women's 4x100m medley relay
How to watch Olympic swimming
- Dates: July 27-Aug. 4
- Time: 5 a.m. ET, 2:30 p.m. ET
- TV channel: NBC, USA Network
- Live stream: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, Fubo
Olympic swimming begins at 5 a.m. ET each day from July 27-Aug. 3. There will only be heats in the morning session. Every day will have an afternoon session that begins at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Aug. 4 is the final day of competition and will only feature an afternoon session with five finals races.
Fans can tune into the swimming competitions on NBC and USA Network. Those streaming can watch via Peacock, NBCOlympics.com or Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Olympic swimming schedule 2024
Olympic swimming begins on Saturday, July 27, and goes until Sunday, Aug. 4.
Swimmers begin at 5 a.m. ET each morning with heats that run until 2:30 p.m. ET when the afternoon session begins. The afternoon features semifinal and final races.
Aug. 4 will not have any morning races and will feature four finals in the afternoon.
Saturday, July 27
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|
| Women's 100 Butterfly (Heats) | Women's 100 Butterfly (Semifinals) |
| Women's 400 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 400 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 100 Breaststroke (Heats) | Women's 400 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 400 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 100 Breaststroke (Semifinals) |
| Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Heats) | Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Finals) |
| Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Heats) | Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Finals) |
Sunday, July 28
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|
| Men's 200 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 400 Individual Medley (Finals) |
| Men's 400 Individual Medley (Heats) | Women's 100 Butterfly (Finals) |
| Women's 100 Breaststroke (Heats) | Men's 200 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| Men's 100 Backstroke (Heats) | Women's 100 Breaststroke (Semifinals) |
| Women's 200 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 100 Backstroke (Semifinals) |
| — | Men's 100 Breaststroke (Finals) |
| — | Women's 200 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
Monday, July 29
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|
| Women's 400 Individual Medley (Heats) | Women's 400 Individual Medley (Finals) |
| Women's 100 Backstroke (Heats) | Men's 200 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 800 Freestyle (Heats) | Women's 100 Backstroke (Semifinals) |
| — | Men's 100 Backstroke (Finals) |
| — | Women's 100 Breaststroke (Finals) |
| — | Women's 200 Freestyle (Finals) |
Tuesday, July 30
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|
| Men's 200 Butterfly (Heats) | Men's 100 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| Men's 100 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 200 Butterfly (Semifinals) |
| Women's 1500 Freestyle (Heats) | Women's 100 Backstroke (Finals) |
| Women's 100 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 800 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 200 Breaststroke (Heats) | Women's 100 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (Heats) | Men's 200 Breaststroke (Semifinals) |
| — | Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (Finals) |
Wednesday, July 31
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|
| Women's 200 Breaststroke (Heats) | Women's 100 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 200 Backstroke (Heats) | Men's 200 Butterfly (Finals) |
| Women's 200 Butterfly (Heats) | Women's 200 Butterfly (Semifinals) |
| — | Women's 1500 Freestyle (Finals) |
| — | Men's 200 Backstroke (Semifinals) |
| — | Women's 200 Breaststroke (Semifinals) |
| — | Men's 200 Breaststroke (Finals) |
| — | Men's 800 Freestyle (Finals) |
Thursday, Aug. 1
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|
| Women's 200 Backstroke (Heats) | Women's 200 Butterfly (Finals) |
| Men's 50 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 200 Backstroke (Finals) |
| Men's 200 Individual Medley (Heats) | Men's 50 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| Women's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (Heats) | Women's 200 Breaststroke (Finals) |
| — | Women's 200 Backstroke (Semifinals) |
| — | Men's 200 Individual Medley (Semifinals) |
| — | Women's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (Finals) |
Friday, Aug. 2
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|
| Men's 100 Butterfly (Heats) | Men's 50 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Women's 200 Individual Medley (Heats) | Women's 200 Backstroke (Finals) |
| Women's 800 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 200 Individual Medley (Finals) |
| Mixed 4x100 Medley Relay (Heats) | Men's 100 Butterfly (Semifinals) |
| — | Women's 200 Individual Medley (Semifinals) |
Saturday, Aug. 3
| Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|
| Women's 50 Freestyle (Heats) | Men's 100 Butterfly (Finals) |
| Men's 1500 Freestyle (Heats) | Women's 50 Freestyle (Semifinals) |
| Men's 4x100 Medley Relay (Heats) | Women's 200 Individual Medley (Finals) |
| Women's 4x100 Medley Relay (Heats) | Women's 800 Freestyle (Finals) |
| — | Mixed 4x100 Medley Relay (Finals) |
Sunday, Aug. 4
| Afternoon |
|---|
| Women's 50 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 1500 Freestyle (Finals) |
| Men's 4x100 Medley Relay (Finals) |
| Women's 4x100 Medley Relay (Finals) |
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