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Summer rolls on as Ledecky scales new heights
PARIS : Summer McIntosh showed the Paris Olympic pool the thrill of the new with a second gold medal for Canada on Thursday, but it was golden oldie Katie Ledecky standing alone at the end of day six as the most decorated female swimmer of all time.
Paris 2024: Summer McIntosh rolls on as Katie Ledecky scales new heights
Summer McIntosh showed the Paris Olympic pool the thrill of the new with a second gold medal for Canada on Thursday, but it was golden oldie Katie Ledecky standing alone at the end of day six as the most decorated female swimmer of all time.
Kate Douglass, Summer McIntosh win Olympic swimming gold - ESPN
NANTERRE, France — Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh claimed her second victory of the Paris Olympics with another dominating performance, while Kate Douglass brought home gold for an American team that has endured a whole bunch of runner-up finishes.
US win 3,000th Olympic medal but struggle for golds in Paris pool
PARIS : The United States claimed their 3,000th Olympic medal when Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff won silver and bronze in the women's 100m backstroke on Tuesday, but they have struggled to reach the top step of the swimming podium at La Defense Arena.
Queen McKeown extends reign, Wiffen the toast of Ireland
PARIS : Australian dominator Kaylee McKeown crushed Regan Smith to extend her reign over the 100 metres backstroke before Irish trailblazer Daniel Wiffen became his nation's first man to win an Olympic swimming medal with 800m freestyle gold on Tuesday.
Memory of father gives McKeown 'superpower' to retain gold
PARIS : Kaylee McKeown lost her father to a terminal illness a year before the Tokyo Games, but his memory continues to drive her to ever-higher achievement at the Olympics.
Australia's backstroke queen McKeown extends 100m reign
PARIS :Australia's Kaylee McKeown successfully defended her Olympic 100 metres backstroke title at the Paris Games on Tuesday, edging out American world record holder Regan Smith in a dominant win in the final at La Defense Arena.