{"id":592249,"date":"2024-07-31T11:30:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=592249"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:13:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T22:13:39","slug":"paris-olympics-day-6-prelims-heat-sheet-kaylee-mckeown-returns-to-pool-in-200-backstroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/paris-olympics-day-6-prelims-heat-sheet-kaylee-mckeown-returns-to-pool-in-200-backstroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Olympics, Day 6 Prelims Heat Sheet: Kaylee McKeown Returns to Pool in 200 Backstroke"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris Olympics, Day 6 Prelims Heat Sheet: Kaylee McKeown Returns to Pool in 200 Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sixth day of swimming heats at the Paris Olympics begins Thursday at 11 a.m. CEST (5 a.m. ET in the United States) with the women’s 200 breaststroke, men’s 200 backstroke and women’s 200 butterfly.<\/p>\n

Day Six Prelims Heat Sheet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> and Regan Smith<\/strong> renew their rivalry in the 200 back, with world-record holder and defending champion McKeown alongside Smith\u2019s American teammate Phoebe Bacon<\/strong> in the final heat and Smith racing 2023 Worlds bronze medalist Peng Xuwei<\/strong> one heat earlier.<\/p>\n

Ten heats of the men\u2019s 50 free will include France\u2019s Florent Manaudou, the 2012 Olympic champion, swimming in lane five of the eighth heat next to Ukraine\u2019s Vladyslav Bukhov<\/strong>. Ben Proud<\/strong> and Josh Liendo<\/strong> are one heat later while Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> makes his individual Paris debut in the final heat next to two-time world champion Cameron McEvoy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s 200 IM, Carson Foster<\/strong> races next to 2024 world champion Finlay Knox<\/strong> in heat two, and then Leon Marchand<\/strong> begins his final event in heat three, with Duncan Scott<\/strong> next to him. Defending champion Wang Shun<\/strong> races in the final heat with Tom Dean<\/strong> and Shaine Casas<\/strong> on either side of him.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s 800 free relay, heavy favorite Australia will swim in the second heat in between Canada and defending champion China while the Americans go one heat earlier.<\/p>\n

Day Seven Prelims Heat Sheet<\/strong><\/a> – Friday, August 2<\/p>\n

Day Eight Prelims Heat Sheet<\/strong><\/a> – Saturday, August 3<\/p>\n