The U.S. men’s 4×100 free relay team won gold. Caeleb Dressel anchored the relay and earned his eighth Olympic gold medal.
Ariarne Titmus of Australia reacts after winning the won gold as Katie Ledecky,center, of the United States finished third at the La Defense Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Ariarne Titmus of Australia won gold in the women’s 400m freestyle at the La Defense Arena during the Olympic Games on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France.
Gretchen Walsh of the United States sets a Olympic record with a time of 55:38 in the semifinals of the 100m butterfly at the La Defense Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Katie Ledecky of the United States finished third in the 400m freestyle as Ariarne Titmus of Australia won gold at the La Defense Arena during the Olympic Games on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France.
Caeleb Dressel of the United States reacts after anchoring the team to gold in the men’s 400m freestyle relay at the La Defense Arena during the Olympic Games on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. Titmus left Katie Ledecky in her wake at La Defense Arena, leading from start to finish to win the 400-meter freestyle Saturday night.
Ledecky, 27, remains at six individual gold medals in her brilliant career, still the most of any female swimmer in Olympic history. Ledecky isn’t done yet. She skipped a chance to face Titmus again in the 200 free, but the American is favored to take gold in both the 800 and 1,500.“It’s a friendship, if anything,” Ledecky said. “We have a lot of respect for each other and we love competing against each other. It brings the best out of each of us and I’m sure, you know, pushes each of us in training knowing that we have each other to race at these kinds of meets.
The U.S. capped the night with another gold medal for Caeleb Dressel, who anchored a dominating victory in the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay.The two youngsters who beat Dressel at the U.S. trials in the 100 freestyle, Jack Alexy and Chris Guiliano, started things off for the Americans. Then it was Hunter Armstrong turning the fastest leg of all to give Dressel a commanding lead to work with at the end.
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