Results of swimming competitions at the Paris Olympics:
Finals:
Men:
200 m v. zp.: 1. Popovici (Rum.) 1:44,72, 2. Richards (Brit.) 1:44,74, 3. Hobson (USA) 1:44,79, 4. Scott (Brit.) 1: 44.87, 5. Märtens (German) and Rapšys (Lit.) both 1:45.46.
100m breaststroke: 1. Ceccon (It.) 52.00, 2. Su Jiayu (China) 52.32, 3. Murphy (USA) 52.39, 4. Christu (Greece) 52.41, 5 .Coetze (JAR) 52.58, 6. González (Šp.) 52.73, … in the semi-finals 12. Knedla (CZ) 53.44.
Women:
200 m backstroke: 1. O’Callaghan 1:53.27, 2. Titmus (both Aus.) 1:53.81, 3. Haughey (Hong.) 1:54.55, 4. Harvey (Can .) 1:55.29, 5. Yang Yun-suan (China) 1:55.38, 6. Seemanová (Czech Republic) 1:55,47.
100m breaststroke: 1. Smith (South Africa) 1:05.28, 2. Tang Qian-ching (China) 1:05.54, 3. McSharry (Ir.) 1:05.59, 4. Pilat (It. ) and Kingová (USA) both 1:05.60, 6. Evansová (Britain) 1:05.85, … in the heats 28. Horská (CZ) 1:08.96.
400m medley: 1. McIntosh (Kan.) 4:27.71, 2. Grimes 4:33.40, 3. Weyant (both USA) 4:34.93, 4. Colbert (Britain) 4 :35.67, 5. Ramsay (Aust.) 4:38.01, 6. Narita (Japan) 4:38.83.
