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The Womens 200m Fly is looking very tight and Regan or Summer could win it. Dekkers is always improving and could be under 2.05 by trials as for Steenbergen,I understand she is a favourite for many of the Europeans in the 100m Free and Im sure she will lift for Paris. I think MOC and Haughey will be at another level. Steenbergen may be fighting it out for Bronze between Douglass and the second Australian (Jack,McKeon,Harris or C.Campbell) not sure on the love here for Gretchen Walsh. Sure she was fast doing tumbleturns in a Michigan High School bathtub but still has plenty to prove in a real 50m pool.

and the Womens 200m Free has progressed in the same time from Van Almsicks 1.56.64 to MOC’s 1.52.8.

In 20 years the 100Free WR has progressed one full second from PVH’s 47.8 now at Pan’s 46.8 in 20 years the 200Free hasn’t progressed anywhere and 1.44 low still remains a world leading time. Phelps and Popovic have progressed the time it but as it stands,it remains at 1.44 its about time that 1.44 low is about as common as a 47.8 100m Free Dont get me wrong,I love how competitive the 200m Free remains,but 1.42 high to 1.43 low should be where this race is won.

Its an Olympic year There is a large amount of 1.44 swimmers Its possible that 1.44 wont medal Therefore someone must go 1.43 Someone will pop I really dont know who but this event has been stagnent for way too long

The 200m Free is stacked with so many contenders at 1.44 it’s nearly impossible to pick. ignoring Popovici, 1.43 low will probably win it. its crazy that Thorpe was doing 1.44.0, 20 years ago

Im not writing anyone off,as swimmers that are not on this list will win Olympic Gold Medals That could be Wiffan As for the 4 x 100m Relay,as an Australian,we also have 3 x47s and a 48.0 (Chalmers,Southam,Cartwright and Taylor) also noting that Chalmers is an absolute weapon on anchor,BUT,USA will have too much depth even without Dressel (Alexy especially)

I think it would be bold to put Wiffen ahead of Hafanoui ,Short or Finke. They are up 3 seconds faster in the 800m and generally don't bother with Short course. Wiffen's time to win the Worlds this year would not have earned a medal in 2023 when everyone else swam. Peaty could be the deal breaker for the mens medley relay,but China look way too strong. I cant see Britain medaling in the mixed relay with of without Peaty As for Men's 4x100m Free,the USA are looking real good and I would expect 3-4 swimmers in low 47s by trials including Dressel,who will be even faster by Paris. The USA should win it easily.

My apologies! Kos is not Dutch! Now edited on my original post!

Anything apart from No1 will be a failure for the USA

Could be a risk not peaking at trials and holding that taper until Paris. But then again, I do not see any 3rd Australian challenging, therefore Short could still go 3.45 and still take the second spot. As for the Women's 100M Free at the trials,they all need to be at their peak!

Which events would the US likely win that I haven't listed? Maybe Dressel could back to form but that's a huge IF,based on his situation over the past 3 years Regan Smith maybe,but Kaylee doesn't show any signs of losing to anyone. Summer will take "normal" US Golds as will Marchand. Could be tough for the US

Actually,I think you are right Peaty is the best chance for GB and Qin could burst or bust.

USA ALWAYS rise up for the Olympics,but I think its clear that both Australia and China will challenge them. If China flop,then the USA will no doubt take full advantage especially on the Men's side.

It could go before Paris

Aa I mentioned,it will change over the next few months.Only GB have had their trials and plenty of swimming to be done before Paris. For the 200M IM, Marchand Wang Casas have all been quicker over the past 18 months that Duncan Scott's best 200IM time. Thats why he is just off my list. As for the 200m Free, If Popovici gets anywhere near the levels we know he can,no one will beat him He still 19? The 200m Free is easily the Brits best chance for an individual win, but there is so many current swimmers in the 1.44 range now 1.44s Dean Scott Richards Hwang Pan Martans Guilliani Hobson.

Great swim by Martens! in fact,there is no doubt I will be amending over the next 2 months Trials,especially Australia and US will be huge. Short and Hafnaoui also went 3.40 last year. I have no doubt the Beiderman WR is going this year. maybe at Australian trials first?

Paris Swimming Predictions M/W EVENT MEDAL NAME COUNTRY MENS 100m Backstroke 1.Gold Jiayu Xu China MENS 100m Backstroke 2.Silver Thomas Ceccon Italy MENS 100m Backstroke 3.Bronze Hunter Armstrong USA MENS 100m Breastroke 1.Gold Hayang Qin China MENS 100m Breastroke 2.Silver Adam Peaty Great Britain MENS 100m Breastroke 3.Bronze Nicolo Martinelli Italy MENS 100m Butterfly 1.Gold Dare Rose USA MENS 100m Butterfly 2.Silver Josh Liendo Canada MENS 100m Butterfly 3.Bronze Noe Ponti Switzerland MENS 100m Freestyle 1.Gold Zhanie Pan China MENS 100m Freestyle 2.Silver David Popovici Romania MENS 100m Freestyle 3.Bronze Kyle Chalmers Australia MENS 1500m Freestyle 1.Gold Ahmed Hafnaoui Tunisia MENS 1500m Freestyle 2.Silver Bobby Finke USA MENS 1500m Freestyle 3.Bronze Samuel Short Australia MENS 200m Backstroke 1.Gold Hubert Kos Hungary MENS 200m Backstroke 2.Silver Roman Nityukov Switzerland MENS 200m Backstroke 3.Bronze Ryan Murphy USA MENS 200m Breastroke 1.Gold Hayang Qin China MENS 200m Breastroke 2.Silver Zac Stubblety-Cook Australia MENS 200m Breastroke 3.Bronze Leon Marchand France MENS 200m Butterfly 1.Gold Leon Marchand France MENS 200m Butterfly 2.Silver Thomas Heilman USA MENS 200m Butterfly 3.Bronze Kristof Milak Hungary MENS 200m Freestyle 1.Gold Matt Richards Great Britain MENS 200m Freestyle 2.Silver Zhanie Pan China MENS 200m Freestyle 3.Bronze Maximillian Giulliani Australia MENS 200m IM 1.Gold Leon Marchand France MENS 200m IM 2.Silver Shaine Casas USA MENS 200m IM 3.Bronze Shun Wang China MENS 400m Freestyle 1.Gold Samuel Short Australia MENS 400m Freestyle 2.Silver Ahmed Hafnaoui Tunisia MENS 400m Freestyle 3.Bronze Elijah Winnington Australia MENS 400m IM 1.Gold Leon Marchand France MENS 400m IM 2.Silver Carson Foster USA MENS 400m IM 3.Bronze Tomoru Honda Japan MENS 4x100m Freestyle 1.Gold USA Mens USA MENS 4x100m Freestyle 2.Silver Australia Mens Australia MENS 4x100m Freestyle 3.Bronze Great Britain Mens Great Britain MENS 4x100m Medley 1.Gold China Mens China MENS 4x100m Medley 2.Silver USA Mens USA MENS 4x100m Medley 3.Bronze Australia Mens Australia MENS 4x200m Freestyle 1.Gold Great Britain Mens Great Britain MENS 4x200m Freestyle 2.Silver USA Mens USA MENS 4x200m Freestyle 3.Bronze Australia Mens Australia MENS 50m Freestyle 1.Gold Cameron McEvoy Australia MENS 50m Freestyle 2.Silver Jack Alexy USA MENS 50m Freestyle 3.Bronze Florent Manadou France MENS 800m Freestyle 1.Gold Ahmed Hafnaoui Tunisia MENS 800m Freestyle 2.Silver Samuel Short Australia MENS 800m Freestyle 3.Bronze Bobby Finke USA MIXED 4x100m Medley 1.Gold China Mixed China MIXED 4x100m Medley 2.Silver Australia Mixed Australia MIXED 4x100m Medley 3.Bronze USA Mixed USA WOMENS 100m Backstroke 1.Gold Kaylee McKeown Australia WOMENS 100m Backstroke 2.Silver Regan Smith USA WOMENS 100m Backstroke 3.Bronze Clare Curzan USA WOMENS 100m Breastroke 1.Gold Qiantin Tang China WOMENS 100m Breastroke 2.Silver Ruta Melutyte Lithuania WOMENS 100m Breastroke 3.Bronze Lily King USA WOMENS 100m Butterfly 1.Gold Torri Huske USA WOMENS 100m Butterfly 2.Silver Zhang Yufei China WOMENS 100m Butterfly 3.Bronze Maggie McNeal Canada WOMENS 100m Freestyle 1.Gold Mollie O'Callahan Australia WOMENS 100m Freestyle 2.Silver Siobon Haughey Hong Kong WOMENS 100m Freestyle 3.Bronze Kate Douglas USA WOMENS 1500m Freestyle 1.Gold Katie Ledecky USA WOMENS 1500m Freestyle 2.Silver Katie Grimes USA WOMENS 1500m Freestyle 3.Bronze Lani Pallister Australia WOMENS 200m Backstroke 1.Gold Kaylee McKeown Australia WOMENS 200m Backstroke 2.Silver Clare Curzan USA WOMENS 200m Backstroke 3.Bronze Regan Smith USA WOMENS 200m Breastroke 1.Gold Tatiana Shuemaker South Africa WOMENS 200m Breastroke 2.Silver Tes Schouten Netherlands WOMENS 200m Breastroke 3.Bronze Kate Douglas USA WOMENS 200m Butterfly 1.Gold Zhang Yufei China WOMENS 200m Butterfly 2.Silver Summer McIntosh Canada WOMENS 200m Butterfly 3.Bronze Elizabeth Dekkers Australia WOMENS 200m Freestyle 1.Gold Mollie O'Callahan Australia WOMENS 200m Freestyle 2.Silver Ariane Titmus Australia WOMENS 200m Freestyle 3.Bronze Siobon Haughey Hong Kong WOMENS 200m IM 1.Gold Summer McIntosh Canada WOMENS 200m IM 2.Silver Kaylee McKeown Australia WOMENS 200m IM 3.Bronze Kate Douglass USA WOMENS 400m Freestyle 1.Gold Ariane Titmus Australia WOMENS 400m Freestyle 2.Silver Summer McIntosh Canada WOMENS 400m Freestyle 3.Bronze Li Binjie China WOMENS 400m IM 1.Gold Summer McIntosh Canada WOMENS 400m IM 2.Silver Katie Grimes USA WOMENS 400m IM 3.Bronze Jenna Forrester Australia WOMENS 4x100m Freestyle 1.Gold Australia Womens Australia WOMENS 4x100m Freestyle 2.Silver USA Womens USA WOMENS 4x100m Freestyle 3.Bronze China Womens China WOMENS 4x100m Medley 1.Gold USA Womens USA WOMENS 4x100m Medley 2.Silver Australia Womens Australia WOMENS 4x100m Medley 3.Bronze Canada Womens Canada WOMENS 4x200m Freestyle 1.Gold Australia Womens Australia WOMENS 4x200m Freestyle 2.Silver China Womens China WOMENS 4x200m Freestyle 3.Bronze USA Womens USA WOMENS 50m Freestyle 1.Gold Sarah Sjostrum Sweden WOMENS 50m Freestyle 2.Silver Emma McKeon Australia WOMENS 50m Freestyle 3.Bronze Cate Campbell Australia WOMENS 800m Freestyle 1.Gold Katie Ledecky USA WOMENS 800m Freestyle 2.Silver Ariane Titmus Australia WOMENS 800m Freestyle 3.Bronze Li Binjie China

Its not unusual to see fast swims out of season.Kaylee McKeown can break a WR no matter what time or season.

A little early to read to much into those results Nothing fast but its January within an Olympic year,so that’s expected. Alexy looks good but with Pan,Chalmers and Popovici,he is up against it. Douglass is easy the best 100m Free swimmer in the US and a low 53 is a good swim Will need to be high 51s to challenge for a medal in Paris As i said earlier,bring on the trials!

Looking more forward towards the Australian Olympic Trials in June than the “ World Championships” Most likely,it will be the worst World Champs in history

Penny scratching again. no surprise

Mollie O’Callaghan will be the biggest swimming star in Paris 100m Freestyle in a WR time 200m Freestyle in a WR time 4x100m Free Relay (WR) 4x200m Free Relay. (WR)

Australia (12 G/14 S/20 B/46 T) Gold: Rugby Sevens- Men’s Tournament, Swimming- Men’s 400m Freestyle (Sam Short), Swimming- Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Swimming- Women’s 200m Freestyle (Ariarne Titmus), Rugby Sevens- Women’s Tournament, Swimming- Women’s 100m Backstroke (Kaylee McKeown), Swimming- Women’s 100m Freestyle (Mollie O’Callaghan), Swimming- Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay, Cycling- Women’s BMX Racing (Saya Sakakibara), Swimming- Women’s 200m Backstroke (Kaylee McKeown), Athletics- Women’s High Jump (Nicola Olyslagers), Canoe Slalom- Women’s Kayak Cross (Jessica Fox), Sailing- Men’s ICLA7 (Matthew Wearn), Skateboarding- Men’s Park (Keegan Palmer) Not a bad list but isnt that 14G?

Not bad,although I really see the Australian women dominating. MOC wont be beaten in the 100m Free with only Haughey pushing her Titmus will beat McIntosh in the 400m Free Regan Smith wont beat McKeown in the 100 Back but she may win the 200m Fly Trials in 2024 will offer a better insight USA could struggle as apart from Ledecky,there are no other heavy favourites

Could be an improved games for Australia 10-12 golds,but could be more if the swimming team raise their game