American swimmers Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant secured silver and bronze medals in the 400-meter individual medley final at the Paris Olympics on Monday evening.
Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh dominated the competition, clinching the first gold medal of her career in this event with a time of 4:27.71.
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Katie Grimes of Team United States competes in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley Final on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 29, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Grimes recorded a time of 4:33.40, while Weyant finished in 4:34.93.
This marked Grimes’ first Olympic medal. She debuted with the U.S. Olympic team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when she was just 15 years old, placing fourth in the 800-meter freestyle, earning her the title of future star in the sport from teammate Katie Ledecky.
Weyant secured a silver medal in the same event last year, finishing behind Japan’s Yu Ohashi and ahead of teammate Hali Flickinger.
Emma Weyant of Team United States competes in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley Final on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 29, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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Two additional medals were secured by American athletes on the same day, with skateboarders Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston and the men’s gymnastics team all achieving podium finishes in their respective events.
The U.S. women’s swimming team was expected to earn numerous medals throughout the Paris Games.
Prominent swimmers like Ledecky, Torri Huske, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, and Simone Manuel have all made their mark during the Olympics in women’s events.
Summer McIntosh of Team Canada celebrates her gold medal win in the women’s 400m individual medley final at the Paris La Défense Arena during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
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Huske remains the only female swimmer to have captured a gold medal at this stage of the competition.
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