Olympic swimming: McKeown wins Australian gold as Wiffen makes Irish historical past | Information Paris 2024 Olympic Video games

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Daniel Wiffen turns into the primary Irishman to win gold in swimming; Australia’s Kaylee McKeown wins gold within the 100m backstroke.

Kaylee McKeown received back-to-back gold within the ladies’s 100m backstroke, whereas Daniel Wiffen made historical past by changing into the primary Irishman to win a gold medal in swimming, profitable the 800m freestyle on the Paris Olympics.

There was additionally pleasure available among the many British males, who defended their gold within the 4x200m freestyle relay with a convincing victory.

The Australian ladies continued to dominate in opposition to rivals the USA on the La Protection Enviornment, with McKeown defeating world document holder Regan Smith in one of the crucial anticipated duels of the Video games.

After Ariarne Titmus defeated Katie Ledecky within the 400m freestyle “race of the century” on opening evening and Mollie O’Callaghan received the 200m freestyle, the Dolphins collectively received gold within the 4x100m freestyle relay. It was one other tour de drive for Australia.

“It’s been an incredible day watching all of the Australians rise up and race so I simply needed to put my greatest foot ahead tonight,” mentioned McKeown, who has now received 4 golds on the Olympics and is aiming for one more gold medal within the 200m backstroke.

“To have all that ambiance, all that adrenaline and to have the ability to carry out like that, it is actually particular for me and I am blissful to have come this far,” she mentioned.

She is now one among two ladies, together with American Natalie Coughlin, to have received two golds within the occasion.

Smith, coached by Bob Bowman, the previous coach of Michael Phelps who additionally works with French sensation Leon Marchand, had raised hopes of gold final month by breaking McKeown’s world document on the U.S. trials.

Within the 50m, Smith was within the lead, with McKeown in fourth. Nonetheless, it was not the primary time that the Australian went all out with turbo energy within the final 30m, profitable in an Olympic document of 57.33 seconds. Smith was 0.33 seconds behind.

“Finally, I believe different individuals’s performances are utterly out of my management and Kaylee is… one-on-one, she’s a fully unbelievable racer and she or he is aware of what to do when it counts, however I am actually happy with myself,” the American mentioned.

Katharine Berkoff from the USA, who had prompted a shock, needed to accept bronze.

‘I do not usually cry’

In the meantime, Wiffen had already indicated forward of his ultimate that he can be pleased with any medal, particularly as Eire had by no means achieved a podium end within the males’s swimming occasion.

However he completed in epic style, leaving Tokyo champion Bobby Finke in second place. Skilled Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri took bronze with a brand new Olympic document of seven:38.19.

The one Irish swimming medals got here in Atlanta in 1996, when Michelle Smith received three golds, so it was no shock that Wiffen was emotional concerning the occasion.

“I do not usually cry, so I actually hope nobody sees that. Nevertheless it got here out of me, and it is only a particular second, clearly. I’ve by no means heard that anthem earlier than on the Olympics and it is simply loopy to be on a podium right here for the primary time on the Olympics,” he mentioned.

Wiffen will swim the 1,500 meters and plans to participate within the 10 km open water race on the River Seine.

Eire’s Daniel Wiffen wipes away tears as he celebrates after profitable and setting an Olympic document for his nation (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)

Duncan Scott was the decisive winner for Nice Britain as they defeated the USA and Australia within the 4x200m freestyle relay.

Led by James Man and with Scott main the pack, and Tom Dean and Matt Richards within the center, they led from begin to end, ending in 6 minutes and 59.43 seconds.

The identical group received gold on the Tokyo Video games, a feat that surpassed the silver they took in Rio in 2016.

Gold medallists James Man, Tom Dean, Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott of Nice Britain have a good time their victory on the rostrum (Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters)

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