Swimming at the Olympics
Swimming and the Olympics share and old history. Freestyle and breaststroke events were introduced at the 1st modern Olympic Games in 1896. At that time, the events were held in open water. It wasn’t until 1908 and the London Olympics that swimming events were held in a pool for the first time.
Since then, swimming has a rich history at the Olympic, from the first women’s events in 1912 to the addition of butterfly events in 1956.
Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Historically, swimming takes place in the first week of the Games, before Track and field in the second week. This year, the events will be held at the Paris Défense Arena, totally remodeled as an Olympic swimming pool, from Saturday July 27 to Sunday August 4.
Over 9 days, 35 events will be held: 17 women’s events, 17 men’s events and 1 mixed event. Each day is organized as follows:
Morning
Series start at 11 a.m.
Evening
Semi-finals and finals start at 8:30 p.m.
Medals to be won every day
As a reminder, the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics will take place on the Seine river on Friday, July 26. This will be followed by 16 days of competition, until Sunday, August 11, 2024.
May Paris 2024 be a celebration and our French athletes shine!