{"id":591172,"date":"2024-07-24T08:25:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T15:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=591172"},"modified":"2024-07-24T08:25:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T15:25:52","slug":"olympic-swimming-predictions-day-6-kos-murphy-mcintosh-smith-among-gold-medal-matchups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-swimming-predictions-day-6-kos-murphy-mcintosh-smith-among-gold-medal-matchups\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Swimming Predictions, Day 6: Kos-Murphy, McIntosh-Smith Among Gold-Medal Matchups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Olympic Swimming Predictions, Day 6: Kos-Murphy, <\/strong><strong>McIntosh-Smith Among Gold-Medal Matchups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>After one hundred years, the world\u2019s premier sporting event returns to Paris. The 2024 Summer Olympics will begin July 26, and there will be 329 events in 32 sports, with roughly 10,500 athletes from 184 countries. This year\u2019s Games mark the third time that Paris will have hosted the event, becoming only the second city to do so. Swimming\u2019s 35 pool events will begin on Saturday, July 27, and will continue for nine days through Aug. 4 at the Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena. Following is how Swimming World sees the action unfolding.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2024-olympic-games-coverage-paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/paris-2024\/sports\/swimming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-swimming-predictions-day-one-ariarne-titmus-favored-in-loaded-400-freestyle\/\">Day 1 Predictions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-swimming-predictions-day-2-leon-marchand-heavily-favored-for-first-gold-medal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 2 Predictions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-swimming-predictions-day-3-summer-mcintosh-david-popovici-to-claim-gold-medals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 3 Predictions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-swimming-predictions-day-4-regan-smith-kaylee-mckeown-face-off-in-100-backstroke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 4 Predictions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-swimming-predictions-day-5-100-freestyle-finals-bookend-busy-middle-night\/\">Day 5 Predictions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><b>WOMEN\u2019S 200 BUTTERFLY<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Summer McIntosh<\/b><\/strong> has won two world titles in this event, but <strong><b>Regan Smith<\/b><\/strong> owns a quicker best time. McIntosh clocked a mark of 2:04.06 to pull away from the field for gold in Fukuoka last year, but Smith clocked 2:03.87 earlier in 2023 to break a 14-year-old American record. Smith usually sets an aggressive pace in the 200 fly, with McIntosh sure to need a closing burst to secure gold.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s <strong><b>Elizabeth Dekkers<\/b><\/strong> has emerged as a global force in the event, running down Smith for silver at Worlds last year, while defending Olympic champion <strong><b>Zhang Yufei<\/b><\/strong> is a wild card after scratching the race at last year\u2019s Worlds. Watch also for teenagers <strong><b>Alex Shackell<\/b><\/strong> (USA), <strong><b>Abbey Connor<\/b><\/strong> (Australia) and <strong><b>Airi Mitsui<\/b><\/strong> (Japan).<strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>World Record: <\/b><\/strong>2:01.81 Liu Zige, CHN (Jinan 10-21-09)<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>2024 World Rankings:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>2:04.33\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. Summer McIntosh, CAN (5-18)<br \/>\n2:05.20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. Elizabeth Dekkers, AUS (4-18)<br \/>\n2:06.40\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5. Zhang Yufei, CHN (4-24)<br \/>\n2:06.43\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6. Abbey Connor, AUS (6-13)<br \/>\n2:06.54\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7. Airi Mitsui, JPN (3-22)<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Team USA:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>2:04.80\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. Regan Smith (3-8)<br \/>\n2:06.10\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04. Alex Shackell (6-19)<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Gold:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Summer McIntosh, <\/i><\/em><em><i>Canada<br \/>\n<\/i><\/em><strong><b>Silver:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Regan Smith, USA<br \/>\n<\/i><\/em><strong><b>Bronze:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Zhang Yufei, China<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><b>MEN\u2019S 200 BACKSTROKE<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American <strong><b>Ryan Murphy<\/b><\/strong> will try to reclaim the gold medal he first won in 2016, but he faces a tough opponent in Hungarian <strong><b>Hubert Kos<\/b><\/strong>, who has yet to record a top-rate 200 back this year, but ran down Murphy to capture the world title last year in a time of 1:54.14. Murphy, meanwhile, swam his best time in three years to win the U.S. Olympic Trials in this event in 1:54.33.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s top-three times in 2024 actually belong to Cal-trained swimmers with Murphy, Spain\u2019s <strong><b>Hugo Gonzalez<\/b><\/strong> and American <strong><b>Keaton Jones<\/b><\/strong>. Ukrainian teenager <strong><b>Oleksandr Zheltiakov<\/b><\/strong> might be his country\u2019s best chance at earning a swimming medal, while Switzerland\u2019s <strong><b>Roman Mityukov<\/b><\/strong> won Worlds medals in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>World Record: <\/b><\/strong>1:51.92 Aaron Peirsol, USA (Rome 7-31-09)<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>2024 World Rankings:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>1:54.51\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. Hugo Gonzalez, ESP (6-20)<br \/>\n1:55.39\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5. Oleksandr Zheltiakov, UKR (2-16)<br \/>\n1:55.40\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6. Roman Mityukov, SUI (2-16)<br \/>\n1:55.42\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7. Apostolos Siskos, GRE (6-19)<br \/>\n1:55.54\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8. Mewen Tomac, FRA (6-20)<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Team USA:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>1:54.33\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. Ryan Murphy, USA (6-20)<br \/>\n1:54.61\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. Keaton Jones, USA (6-20)<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Gold:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Hubert Kos, Hungary<br \/>\n<\/i><\/em><strong><b>Silver:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Ryan Murphy, USA<br \/>\n<\/i><\/em><strong><b>Bronze:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Hugo Gonzalez, Spain<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><b>WOMEN\u2019S 200 BREASTSTROKE<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_534110\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534110\" data-attachment-id=\"534110\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-swimming-predictions-day-6-kos-murphy-mcintosh-smith-among-gold-medal-matchups\/20th-world-aquatics-championships-fukuoka-2023-384\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa competes in the 200m Breaststroke Women Final during the 20th World Aquatics Championships at the Marine Messe Hall A in Fukuoka (Japan), July 28th, 2023.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1690545167&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20th World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20th World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/19\/23 &#038; 7\/30\/24&lt;br \/&gt;\nTatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa competes in the 200m Breaststroke Women Final during the 20th World Aquatics Championships at the Marine Messe Hall A in Fukuoka (Japan), July 28th, 2023. Sport, Swimming, FINA, Aquatics, World Championships, World Aquatics, Fukuoka, 2023, Fukuoka 2023, Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa, 200m Breaststroke Women Final&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-534110 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa competes in the 200m Breaststroke Women Final during the 20th World Aquatics Championships at the Marine Messe Hall A in Fukuoka (Japan), July 28th, 2023.\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-1350x900.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-world-championships-day-6-18-533x355.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-534110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tatjana Smith (n\u00e9e Schoenmaker) &#8212; Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The world record holder will be absent here, with <strong><b>Evgeniia Chikunova<\/b><\/strong> among the majority of Russians banned from the Games. That sets up a showdown for gold between defending champion and world champion <strong><b>Tatjana Smith <\/b><\/strong>(n\u00e9e <strong><b>Schoenmaker<\/b><\/strong>) of South Africa, <strong><b>Kate Douglass<\/b><\/strong> of the United States and <strong><b>Tes Schouten<\/b><\/strong> of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, the former world record holder at 2:18.95 from 2021, owns this year\u2019s fastest time at 2:19.01, while Douglass and Schouten each broke 2:20 for the first time this year. <strong><b>Lilly King<\/b><\/strong>, the silver medalist three years ago, could swim her way into contention, with Ireland\u2019s <strong><b>Mona McSharry<\/b><\/strong>, Denmark\u2019s <strong><b>Thea Blomsterberg<\/b><\/strong> and Australia\u2019s <strong><b>Ella Ramsay<\/b><\/strong> among the wild cards. China\u2019s <strong><b>Ye Shiwen<\/b><\/strong> will try to return to the Olympic podium here, 12 years after sweeping the IM events in London.<strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>World Record: <\/b><\/strong>2:17.55 Evgeniia Chikunova, RUS (Kazan 4-21-23)<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>2024 World Rankings:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>2:19.01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. Tatjana Smith, RSA (4-10)<br \/>\n2:19.74\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. Evgeniia Chikunova, RUS (1-13)<br \/>\n2:19.81\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4. Tes Schouten, NED (2-16)<br \/>\n2:22.49\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7. Mona McSharry, IRL (2-22)<br \/>\n2:22.55\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8. Ye Shiwen, CHN (4-24)<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Team USA:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>2:19.30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. Kate Douglass (1-13)<br \/>\n2:21.93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5. Lilly King (6-20)<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Gold:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Kate Douglass, USA<br \/>\n<\/i><\/em><strong><b>Silver:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Tatjana Smith, South Africa<br \/>\n<\/i><\/em><strong><b>Bronze:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Tes Schouten, Netherlands<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><b>WOMEN\u2019S 800 FREESTYLE RELAY<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Australia was favored for Olympic gold in this race in Tokyo before falling to bronze, but this time, the Aussie lead on the rest of the world should be insurmountable. That\u2019s because <strong><b>Ariarne Titmus<\/b><\/strong> and <strong><b>Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/b><\/strong> are the two fastest swimmers in history, with both women clocking 1:52s to break the existing world record at Australia\u2019s Olympic Trials, while <strong><b>Lani Pallister<\/b><\/strong>, <strong><b>Brianna Throssell<\/b><\/strong> and <strong><b>Shayna Jack<\/b><\/strong> are all great options to finish out this squad.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. still has <strong><b>Katie Ledecky<\/b><\/strong>, while <strong><b>Paige Madden<\/b><\/strong> returns from a silver-medal-winning team three years ago, but <strong><b>Claire Weinstein<\/b><\/strong> needs to perform well at her first Olympics for the Americans to even secure silver. China, the surprise gold medalists in Tokyo, will be led by <strong><b>Yang Junxuan<\/b><\/strong>, while Canada has <strong><b>Summer McIntosh<\/b><\/strong> and <strong><b>Mary-Sophie Harvey<\/b><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>World Record: <\/b><\/strong>7:37.50 Australia (Fukuoka 7-27-23)<br \/>\nMollie O\u2019Callaghan 1:53.66, Shayna Jack 1:55.63, Brianna Throssell 1:55.80, Ariarne Titmus 1:52.41<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Gold:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Australia<br \/>\n<\/i><\/em><strong><b>Silver:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>United States<br \/>\n<\/i><\/em><strong><b>Bronze:<\/b><\/strong> <em><i>Canada<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympic Swimming Predictions, Day 6: Kos-Murphy, McIntosh-Smith Among Gold-Medal Matchups After one hundred years, the world\u2019s premier sporting event returns to Paris. 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