Paris Olympics: Nice Britain Rests Duncan Scott in 800 Free Relay Prelims; U.S. Makes use of Chris Guiliano (Relay Names)
Prime-seeded Nice Britain will attempt to get by means of prelims of the lads’s 800 freestyle relay on the Paris Olympics with out both Matt Richards or Duncan Scott, whereas the U.S. goes with Chris Guiliano within the Tuesday morning session.
Nice Britain is the reigning Olympic champion and gained the 800 free relay at World Championships in 2023. It seems each bit the favourite after Richards gained silver and Scott completed fourth simply .08 off the rostrum Monday evening within the 200 freestyle remaining.
However Tuesday morning, neither are in prelims of the 800 free relay. Richards was to be anticipated, provided that he swims the 100 free prelims in the identical session. That leaves 2021 Olympic champ Tom Dean to anchor with veteran James Man, Jack McMillan and Kieran Chicken. The Brits are the one staff with a seed time underneath 7 minutes.
The U.S. has maybe the alternative downside, requiring Guiliano to show himself within the 200 free after a 1:47.60 that completed nineteenth in prelims. He had completed second at Olympic Trials.
Guiliano will swim prelims with Drew Kibler, Brooks Curry and Blake Pieroni. That leaves Kieran Smith for finals, after he completed fourth at Trials in 1:45.61. Although Smith didn’t make it again to the ultimate of the 400 free in Paris, he’s a relay stalwart who delivered a team-best anchor leg of 1:44.35 in main the U.S. to gold in Fukuoka and cut up 1:44.47 to assist the U.S. to silver in Budapest at Worlds in 2022.
Luke Hobson, a brand new bronze medalist within the 200 free, is assured for finals. Carson Foster, who has been 1:45.57, is probably going the fourth swimmer.
Elsewhere, South Korea fields a robust lineup with Kim Woo-Min anchoring. It can have Hwang Solar-Woo to enter if it progresses. Hwang is within the 100 free. Germany goes with Lukas Martens and Rafael Miroslaw, each of its 200 free particular person qualifiers, out entrance.
Australia will maintain in reserve Max Guiliani, who made the ultimate of the 200 free. It rolls with Kai Taylor, Zac Incerti, Flynn Southam and Thomas Neill, the latter having been eradicated from the 200 free in semifinals. China will likely be with out Pan Zhanle, who swims the 100 free. Ji Xinjie, Niu Guangsheng, Fei Liwei and Zhang Zhanshou are the quartet. Neither Pan nor Ji made it out of semis within the 200 free. Niu was resulting from swim the 200 butterfly Tuesday morning however didn’t begin.