Not only were more than 300 gold medals awarded at the 2024 Paris Olympics, those champions set numerous records.
Along the way, the United States tallied a dozen records from the swimming pool to the track and beyond. Katie Ledecky and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set Olympic and world records, while Ledecky and Simone Biles made a bit of career history in France.
The following list includes each individual who notched a new standard at the Summer Games.
In certain instances, a team or individual set multiple records as the event advanced from preliminary rounds to the final.