After a successful morning this Saturday , French swimming has not won no medals in the evening. Disappointment for Maxime Grousset, Anastasiia Kirpichnikova and the relay with Léon Marchand. The essential Live See you tomorrow for the last day of swimming at the 2024 Olympics. The last French medals could be won thanks to the men's and women's 4x100m medley relays. David Aubry and Damien Joly will also have their card to play in the final of the 1500m freestyle. 4th in the 4x100m mixed medley relay final, Léon Marchand, Béryl Gastaldello, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard and Marie Wattel will meet in Los Angeles: "Honestly, it was great. We weren't in the middle. We had a great race. We were in the game. We're battling with the best so it's cool. It's a very good fourth race for us," said Léon Marchand. "We had a lot of fun tonight. We can be proud of this fourth place. I was thinking about it but there is a way to end up in L.A., we'll see (laughs). We haven't said our last words yet,” added Béryl Gastaldello. “I don't swim as fast as in the series, it's a shame. It was still cool to experience this final. I was thrilled with this final. Congratulations to us,” declared Yohann Ndoye-Brouard. “We were at our level. “We wanted to dream. We are obviously disappointed but we had a great race. The podium is achievable in the future. We are not deserving of this fourth place,” replied Marie Wattel. This Sunday, four races will take place at La Défense Arena : Despite finals with French players, French swimming ended the day without a medal. Maxime Grousset in the 100m butterfly, Anastasiia Kirpichnikova in the 800m freestyle and the 4×100 mixed medley relay finished their races outside the podiums. With this fourth place tonight, Léon Marchand's medal count remains blocked at four Olympic titles. Despite a national record broken by more than three seconds, the French relay team does not win a medal! Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, Léon Marchand, Marie Wattel and Béryl Gastaldello finish at fourth place in 3'40"96 behind the United States, China and Australia.
22:35 – &See you tomorrow!
22:30 – The reaction of the French
22:25 – Sunday's program
22:20 – No medal for French swimming
22:15 – Marchand blocked
22:05 – Les Bleus poorly placed
Last relay for Béryl Gastaldello while the Blues are 4th.
22:04 – Come on Marie!
After Léon Marchand's excellent relay in breaststroke, Marie Wattel takes off in butterfly.
22:02 – Third position
After the first relay, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard hands over to Léon Marchand.
22:01 – Let's go!
Come on, Blues! Yohann Ndoye-Brouard starts in backstroke.
21:55 – The French in the call room
The relay is on! Léon Marchand, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, Béryl Gastaldello and Marie Wattel will compete in the final of the 4×100 mixed medley relay.
21:44 – Kirpichnikova: "A little complicatedé"
It was a little complicated, maybe after the silver medal. In my head, it was a little complicated. It was hard. When I dove, I didn't feel like I did in the 1500m.”
21:41 – Kirpichnikova 7th
No new medal for Anastasiia Kirpichnikova after silver in the 1500m. The Frenchwoman finished 7th in 8'22"80.
With a time of 8'11''04, Kathy Ledecky won her 9th Olympic title after her coronation in 800m freestyle . She is ahead of the Australian Ariarne Titmus and the American Paige Madden.
21:35 – Kirpichnikova far behind
&Halfway through the race, Kathy Ledecky is leading the race ahead of Ariarne Titmus while Anastasiia Kirpichnikova is currently 7th.
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When are the Olympic swimming events held ?
The swimming events will begin on Saturday, July 27, with the first medals awarded in the evening, with the finals of the 400 meters and the 4x100m freestyle. The tests will last nine days, until Sunday, August 4.
Where the tests will take place?
The pool swimming events will take place at the Paris Défense Arena in Nanterre. The open water swimming will be in the Seine, with a finish at the Pont Alexandre III. Finally, diving, water polo and artistic swimming will be at the Aquatique center in Saint-Denis.
- Saturday, August 3
- Morning, from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.:
- 50m freestyle – women, heats
- 1500m freestyle – men, heats
- 4x100m medley relay – men, heats
- 4x100m medley relay – women, heats
- Evening, from 8:30 p.m. 22:30:
- 100m butterfly – men, final
- 50m freestyle – women, semifinals
- 200m individual medley – women, final
- 800m freestyle – women, final
- 4×100 m medley relay – mixed, final
- Sunday August 4 ;t
- Evening, from 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.:
- 50m freestyle – women, final
- 1500m freestyle – men, final
- 4x100m medley relay – men, final
- Relay 4x100m medley – women, final
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