LIVE. Swimming at the 2024 Olympics: Marchand and the bronze relay, the summary

For the last evening of swimming this Sunday, August 4, the 4x100m medley relay takes bronze.

The essentials

• It's the end of swimming in these 2024 Olympics. After an incredible week, the French have finished their race. in apotheosis with a bronze medal in the 4x100m medley relay behind the USA and China.
• In the 1500m, David Aubry and Damien Joly did not achieve the feat of finishing on the podium, they finished 7th and 8th.
• Follow all the finals live

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20:00 – Have a good late evening & all!

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20:00 – Summary of the evening

The men's 4x100m medley won a nice bronze medal to put the cherry on the cake on this last day of swimming. The quartet composed of N'Doye-Brouard, Marchand, Grousset and Marchand broke the French record and could have even challenged China and the USA a little more for first place. For its part, the women's relay was far from the podium, sixth in the final, despite a French record shattered, the girls (Gastaldello, Bonnet, Terebo, Wattel) were never able to compete with the best, notably the United States who broke the world record. Almost identical scenario for David Aubry (7th) and Damien Joly (8th) in the 1500m. The two Frenchmen were not ridiculous (Aubry broke his record by 6 seconds) but they were in a very tough final dominated from start to finish by Bobby Finke, who broke the world record. Note the second gold medal of Sarah Sjostroem, who brilliantly won the competition. the 50 m freestyle swim.The Olympic Swimming events are over. Thanks to Léon Marchand, who won four gold medals and 1 bronze, France's results are more than positive (4 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze). The French team almost equalled the London medal record (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze). On an individual level, there is nevertheless a slight disappointment with average performances from certain swimmers, notably Emma Terebo in the backstroke and Maxime Grousset, disappointing in the 100m butterfly.

19:44 – Australia and China on the podium

Behind the United States, Australia finished second in the women's 4x100m medley in 3,5311. The podium was completed by China in 3,5323. It should be noted that the American Regan Smith broke the world record in the 100m backstroke during the first relay

The American relay went it alone in this 4x100m medley final, breaking the world record in 3,4963. France finished sixth in 3'56"29 (national record improved)

19:37 – The French finished fourth the 1st relay

After the backstroke, the French women are fourth. Charlotte Bonnet goes for the breaststroke. Note that a world record was set. beaten in the 100m backstroke during the first relay

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19:35 – Well done to our relay team

Congratulations to the French, bronze medalists in the 4x100m medley relay

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19:34 – Last race of the Olympics

The women's 4x 100m medley will close the Swimming events in these Paris Olympics. The French relay will be composed of Wattel, Gastaldello, Terebo and Charlotte Bonnet. Gold should be played between the United States and apos;Australia

19:30 – Weight and age got the better of me

Florent Manaudou, happy with his bronze medal, nevertheless admits to France 2 that he had difficulty in the last few meters“I swam well up to 75 meters, but 100 meters was a bit long for me. Weight and age got the better of me. I won't go that far. Birsbane, that's not true"

19:23 – Grousset libéré

Maxime Grousset ésparkling today is very happy for his first Olympic medal "This medal frees me. I'm having a great race, I feel the whole team behind me”

19:20 – Great time

The Blues have therefore beaten the French 4x100m medley record in 3'28"38. They are ahead of China (3'27"46) and the United States (3'28"01)

Despite a complicated last 100m by Florent Manaudou, the French relay team finished 3rd in the final behind China and the United States. The French record is broken

19:15 – Grousset makes up for lost time

Maxime Grousset runs a perfect race to regain 1st place before Florent Manaudou's launch

19:11 – Marchand launched in 3rd position

N'Doye Brouard finished his 100m backstroke in 3rd position behind the USA and China

19:06 – Final of 4x100m 4 swims

Place à our French men's relay who will try to win a medal in the 4x 100m medley (N"Doye Brouard, Marchand, Manaudou and Grousset)

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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 events will last nine days, until Sunday, August 4.

Where the events 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. 

• Sunday August 4th
• 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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