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PARIS — In the men’s 100-meter breaststroke final here at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, eight world-class swimmers glided through a pool … and not a single one would have finished better than eighth at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
In the “Race of the Century” one night earlier, the women’s 400 freestyle, three one-time world record holders all fell well short of their personal bests; Katie Ledecky failed to even break 4 minutes.