Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 200-metre freestyle
Mollie O'Callaghan won gold with an Olympic record.
The women's 200-metre freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 28 and 29 July at Paris La Défense Arena, which was turned into a swimming venue. Australia's Ariarne Titmus, the defending champion and world record holder, and Mollie O'Callaghan were the top contenders. In the final, O'Callaghan set an Olympic record of 1:53.27 to win gold, with Titmus taking silver in 1:53.81 and Hong Kong's Siobhán Haughey earning bronze in 1:54.55.
Quick Facts
- Event
- Women's 200-metre freestyle
- Games
- 2024 Summer
- Venue
- Paris La Défense Arena
- Dates
- 28 July 2024 (Heats and Semis); 29 July 2024 (Final)
- Competitors
- 31
- Nations
- 27
- Win value
- 1:53.27 swimming
- Gold
- Mollie O'Callaghan
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Did You Know?
- Four heats took place on 28 July 2024 starting at 12:00; O'Callaghan qualified fastest with 1:55.79.
- Two semifinals on 28 July starting at 21:50 saw Titmus win the second semifinal with the fastest qualifying time of 1:54.64.
Background
Ariarne Titmus won the event at the previous Olympics, while Mollie O'Callaghan won it at the 2023 World Championships. At the 2024 Australian Olympic Trials, Titmus qualified with a new world record of 1:52.23; O'Callaghan finished second in that race with 1:52.48. SwimSwam predicted Titmus would win and O'Callaghan second, while Swimming World predicted the reverse; both predicted Haughey third.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee could enter up to two qualified athletes per individual event if both had attained the Olympic Qualifying Time of 1:57.26. World Aquatics then considered athletes through universality, giving each NOC one event entry per gender for any athlete regardless of time if spaces remained. Remaining spots were filled by athletes meeting the Olympic Consideration Time of 1:57.85. In total, 16 athletes qualified via the OQT, 14 via universality places, and one via the OCT.
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