Each Olympic Game There are many decisive sporting moments, such as Usain Bolt in the 100 metres in Beijing 2008 or Sidney Crosby’s golden goal for Canada in ice hockey in Vancouver in 2010.
Some come out of nowhere and others can be scheduled as in Paris 2024, where on the evening of the first full day of competition (this Saturday, at 3:52 p.m. in our country) in the La Défense swimming pool, three world record holders could give an explosive start to the Olympic Games in a duel of the women’s 400-meter freestyle that is already being announced as a candidate for the “Race of the Century.”
The American Katie Ledeckyalready considered one of the best swimmers of all time, the Australian Ariarne Titmuscurrent world record holder, and the young Canadian sensation Summer McIntoshare preparing to light up the Parisian night in a race for gold that could lead to a splash in history.
“Ariarne is amazing, what she did last week (at the Australian Olympic trials) and what Summer has done, it’s going to be great,” Ledecky said.
Personalities create irresistible rivalries and the three women, all at different stages of their careers, arrive in Paris conveying different feelings.
Ledecky is the oldest, a seven-time Olympic gold medalist who chooses her words carefully so as not to add motivation to a race that could be decided in the blink of an eye.
McIntosh, who made her Tokyo Olympic debut at just 14, has matured into a skilled competitor, but her confidence in the pool belies her trepidation in the spotlight.
For his part, Titmus brings a confidence that sometimes borders on arrogance, respectfully assuring that Ledecky won’t have it all her own way in Paris.
“She[Ledecky]was constantly on my mind,” Titmus said. “But honestly, not anymore, because I know the best thing I can do is just do my best.” At different times, Ledecky, Titmus and McIntosh have all held the world record for the 400 freestyle, and together they have run the 28 fastest times in history in the event. “It’s pretty incredible that three of the current or former world record holders swim this event together,” McIntosh said of the 400 freestyle.
Source: Ambito
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