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Paris 2024: McIntosh, Popovic, Ceccon, Smith and O’Callaghan take a gold bath

Day 3 activities in the pool La Defense ArenaThis Monday he committed affirmative, vindictive and unexpected actions; he also left with empty hands of gold strong American Navy.

Mackintosh, a show of force

Young Canadian Summer McInstosh lived up to the predictions and was crowned the new cOlympic champion in the 400 complex events.having won a victory with overwhelming superiority.

Even more than what the Frenchman showed the day before Leon Marchandwho beat his closest rival by 5.67 seconds in the men’s long style final, a margin that was small compared to The Canadian beat American Katie Grimes by 5.69 seconds.

Time 4:27.71 minutes, signed by Macintoshwho will turn 18 next August, was unattainable for any of the other seven finalists that there are 150 meters left until the endand they resigned themselves to the fight for the silver medal.

And superiority Summer Mackintosh what besides rThe world record holder holds three of the four best marks of all timesuch that few, if any, doubted his victory.

The favourite sign of a Canadian who has already hung up her hat silver medal in 400 meters freeHe was responsible for confirming departure.

The minutes he signed are 4:27.71 Mac in the La Defense Arena pool was enough to climb onto the podium ahead of the Americans Katie Grimes silver and Emma Weyant, bronze, which had no choice but to surrender to the undisputed “queen” of styles.

Popovich returns to the top

Young Romanian swimmer David Popovich returned to the top of world swimming after winning 200m freestyle with time 1.44.72 minutes.

After breaking the legendary Brazilian world record in the 100m freestyle in 2022. Cesar CieloRomanian was a year later, pushed into the background not making the podium in either the 100 or 200 races World Cup in Fukuoka.

A dizzying journey from planetary glory to the background that would have confused anyone but David Popovich who, at 19 years old, displays a maturity matched only by his fantastic technique.

Smooth and delicate swimming that allows you to glide on water, while the rest of his rivals fight with the liquid element, as their time reflects.

But this Monday, the Romanian, who arrived at the competition with the best world record of the year, 1:43.13 minutes, with which he won last June in Belgrade Europeans, Because of the German’s resistance, he was forced into the mud. Lucas Martens.

Buoyed by the gold medal he won last Saturday in the 400m freestyle, nThe German adator came out like a shotpassing below the world record in the first 50 meters.

The rhythm that did not waver in the second segment, which Martens closed the scoring with a 0.60 lead over Popovici. who fought side by side with the British Matt Richards and the Japanese Katsuhiro Matsumoto so as not to lose second place.

The position in which the Romanian swimmer entered the race the last fifty meters with a deficit of 38 hundredths behind Lukas Martens who began to show signs of fatigue and eventually drowned in fifth place.

Quite the opposite David Popovich who, after reaching first place, withstood the final attack of the British Richards and American Luke Hobson win the victory and gold in time 1:44.72 seconds.

Just two hundredths less than Matt Richards, who had to make do with money, and seven less than the American Hobson which completed the podium, which returns to the young Popovich at the top of world swimming.

Ceccon puts things in their place

Thomas Ceccon He restored order by dominating the 100m backstroke with a time of 52:00 seconds.

Chinese Jiayu Xu, who reached the final with the best time (an impressive 52.02 seconds in the semi-final), demanded that Cecconeworld record holder (51.60).

At the moment of truth The Italian played exactly 52 seconds. Bye Xu won silver with a score of 52.32. and the bronze went to the American Ryan Murphy from 52.39.

Smith wows in 100m breaststroke

South African swimmer Tatyana Smith took the gold medal in 100 meters chesthis second Olympic gold medal.

Smithwho came second in this test three years ago in Tokyo 2020 and the winner of the competition 200 meters breaststroke, was imposed over time 1:05.28 minutesahead of the favorite, the Chinese Tang Qianting (1:05.54) and the Irish Mona McSharry (1:05.59).

Molly Grace O’Callaghan

Meanwhile, the Australian Ariarna Titmus couldn’t become the first woman to confirm the title Olympic champion of the city. 200m freestyle when she was surprised by a compatriot Mona O’Callaghanwho decorated his triumph with something new Olympic record (1:53.27).

If only someone could stop the victory Titmuswho sought to add his own second gold in the French capital after winning 400 meters freestyle, what happened O’Callaghan, who took revenge for what happened last June when Titmus took back the world record he held.

The circumstance that forced Ariarn Titmus is the favourite to retain gold which he won three years ago in Tokyo.

But O’Callaghan seemed to have learned the lesson of what happened at the Australian Olympic trials very well, and He saved his strength for the final stage of the test.

The complete opposite of Hong Kong. Siobhan Hoagy who tried to blow up the test with an explosive device, which allowed the Asian, silver three years ago at the Tokyo Games in the 100 and 200 meter freestyle, arrived with an advantage in the final distance over two Australian swimmers.

A difference that was completely leveled out in the last 50 meters, which Hoagie, visibly tired, swam the race in 29.58 seconds. almost a second longer than Australia’s Titmus.

But when it seemed that everything was destined for triumph Ariarna Titmus, burst onto the scene like a flash Molly O’Callaghanwho, with an impressive final time of 27.98, won the gold medal with a time of 1:53.27.

Half a second behind Titmus, who not only had to settle for silver with a time of 1:53.81 but also saw O.“Callaghan also took back the Olympic record he set in Tokyo.

Hong Kong, for its part, Siobhan Hoagy He held on and won the bronze medal with a time of 1:54.55 minutes.

(according to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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