LIVE. Swimming at the 2024 Olympics: Olympic champion Léon Marchand launches the French delegation, other medals in sight ?

With a first 1st Olympic medal in the 400m 4 nages, Léon Marchand on a mission, has started his golden collection. Monday, July 29, other tricolor medals are expected ;eacute;es with notably Yohann Ndoye-Brouard.

The essential

• Léon Marchand starts the tricolor counter in swimming with a first gold medal in the 400m medley!
• Other Frenchmen could also collect a medal on Monday, July 29, like Yohann Ndoye-Brouard in the 100m backstroke.
• Follow all the finals live

Live

23:30 – See you tomorrow!

From 11am, find the first series with the men's 200m butterfly.

23:00 – The French to follow on Monday July 29

Emma Terebo, Pacome Bricout, Beryl Gastaldello and David Aubry will be involved tomorrow in the pools of the Arena D'fense. In the evening, there will obviously be finals, including the 100m backstroke with Yohann Ndoye-Brouard.

22:45 – Le programme de Léon Marchand

Léon Marchand does not intend to stop there. After his Olympic title in the 400m medley, the Frenchman will line up in the 200m butterfly, the 200m breaststroke, ;the 200m medley and the 4x100m relay.

22:30 – The last medleys beings of Léon Marchand in video

Relive the Olympic coronation of Léon Marchand in the 400 m 4 swims. 

22:15 – An evening full of emotions for our tricolors!

Leon Marchand was crowned Olympic champion in the 400m medley and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard qualified for the 100m backstroke final. A slight disappointment, however, for Mewen Tomax who did not manage to reach the 100m backstroke final.

22:09 – Australians qualify for the final!

Ariarne Titmus has qualified for the final of the 200m freestyle like her compatriot and rival Mollie O'Callaghan.

22:06 – Ariarne Titmus for a second final ?

Olympic champion in the 400m freestyle, Ariarne Titmus hopes to qualify for a new final Olympic. 

22:03 – Claire Weinstein in first position joins the final

The American Claire Weinstein dominated ; this first semi-final of the 200m freestyle. 

What an intense race! Adam Peaty, who had the advantage for a good part of the final, lost in the last few metres, having been overtaken by Nicolo Martinenghi. The Italian is the new Olympic champion in the discipline in 59:03. Adam Peaty is second and Nic Fink gets the bronze. 

21:52 – XXL Final

There is an extraordinary cast for this enticing 100m breaststroke final with Adam Peaty, Caspar Corbeau, Arno Kamminga and Qin Haiyang. 

Mewen Tomac will unfortunately not be in the 100m backstroke final after finishing 7th in his heat. His time of 53"63 is insufficient. 
 

21:45 – Tomac acclaimed; !

Like Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, Mewen Tomac will receive the cheers of the French public.

21:44 – Mewen Tomac to imitate him ?

Lane number 1, Mewen Tomac hopes to imitate his compatriot to reach the 100m backstroke final. 

Under the eyes of Antoine Griezmann, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard accelerated in the second 50m to take second place in 52"63

21:29 – It's gold medal time for Torri Huske

Yufei Zhang invited herself onto this very American podium in the 100m butterfly with the bronze medal. Almost predestined to gold, Gretchen Walsh settles for silver, beaten by her compatriot Torri Huske.

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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 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. 

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• Sunday, July 28
• Morning, from 11 a.m. to 13h :
• 200 m freestyle – men, heats
• 400 m individual medley – men, heats
• 100 m breaststroke – women, heats
• 100 m backstroke – men, heats
• 200 m freestyle – women, series
• Evening, from 8:30 p.m. 10:30 PM:
• 400m Individual Medley – Men, Final
• 100m Butterfly – Women, Final
• 200m Freestyle – Men, Semifinals
• 100m Breaststroke – Women, Semifinals
• 100m backstroke – men, semifinals
• 100m breaststroke – men, final
• 200m freestyle – women, semifinals
• Monday, July 29
• Morning, 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.:
• 400m Individual Medley – Women, Heats
• 100m Backstroke – Women, Heats
• 800m Freestyle – Men, Heats
• Evening, from 8:30 p.m. to 22:30:
• 400m individual medley – women, final
• 200m freestyle – men, final
• 100m backstroke – women, semifinals
• 100m backstroke – men, final
• 100 m breaststroke – women, finale
• 200m Freestyle – Women, final
• Tuesday, July 30
• Morning, 11 a.m. to 13h :
• 200 m butterfly – men, heats
• 100 m freestyle – men, heats
• 1 500 m freestyle – women, heats
• 100 m freestyle – women, heats
• 200 m breaststroke – men, heats
• 4x200m freestyle relay – men, heats
• Evening, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 PM:
• 100m freestyle – men, semifinals
• 200m butterfly – men, semifinals
• 100m backstroke – women, final
• 800m freestyle – men, final
• 100m Freestyle – Women, Semifinals
• 200m Breaststroke – Men, Semifinals
• 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Men, final
• Wednesday, July 31
• Morning, 11am – 1 p.m.:
• 200 m breaststroke – women, series
• 200 m backstroke – men, series
• 200& ;nbsp;m butterfly – women, series
• Evening, from 8:30 p.m. 10:30 PM:
• 100m freestyle – women, final
• 200m butterfly – men, final
• 200m butterfly – women, semifinals
• 1500m freestyle – women, final
• 200m backstroke – men, semi-finals
• 200m Breaststroke – Women, Semifinals
• 200m Breaststroke – Men, final
• 100m Freestyle – Men, final
• Thursday, August 1
• Morning, 11am to 1:00 p.m.:
• 200m backstroke – women, heats
• 50m freestyle – men, heats
• 200m individual medley – men, heats
• 4x200m freestyle relay – women, heats
• Evening, of 8:30 p.m.  à 22:30:
• 200m butterfly – women, final
• 200m backstroke – men, final
• 50m freestyle – men, semifinals
• 200m breaststroke – women, final
• 200m Individual Medley – Men, Semifinal
• 200m Backstroke – Women, Semifinal
• 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Women, final
• Friday, August 2
• Morning, 11am to 1:00 p.m.:
• 100m butterfly – men, heats
• 200m individual medley – women, heats
• 800m freestyle – women, heats
• 4x100m medley relay – mixed, heats
• Evening, of 8:30pm  to 10:30pm:
• 50m freestyle – men, final
• 200m backstroke – women, final
• 200m individual medley – men, final
• 100m Butterfly – Men, Semifinals
• 200m Individual Medley – Women, Semifinals
• Saturday, August 3
• Morning, 11am 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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