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Miguel De Lara, the Mexican swimmer, ends his participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after being eliminated in the semi-final of the 200-meter breaststroke event.
With the swimmer’s participation, the Mexican Delegation returned to a swimming semifinal for the first time since Athens 2004 with Juan José Veloz.
Miguel De Lara qualified for the breaststroke semifinals after Dutchman Arno Kamming was injured. The Mexican had been eliminated after finishing seventh in his qualifying heat, but was considered to be in the first reserve position.
Swimming semi-finals: Relive Miguel de Lara’s test
- The Mexican ends his participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
- Miguel De Lara says goodbye to the final with a time of 2:11.8
- Miguel De Lara finishes in eighth position in the first heat of the semi-finals
- After the first 100 meters, Miguel De Lara is a little behind his competitors.
- The men’s 200m breaststroke begins!
- Swimmers prepare on the bench to start the test
- Miguel De Lara’s time is 2:09.60
- Competitors enter the pool and position themselves in their respective lanes.
- Miguel De Lara enters the Olympic Games pool and occupies lane number 7
- In the semi-finals, Australians Joshua Yong and Zak Stubblety-Cook, American Josh Matheny, Chinese Zhihao Dong and Erik Persoon face each other for a ticket to the final.
Who qualified for the swimming final?
With time records ranging from 2:08.57 to 2:10.03 in the 200-meter breaststroke, the eight athletes who qualified for the final of this event on July 30 in Paris 2024 were defined.
- Leon Marchand
- Zac Stubblety
- Zhihao Dong
- Caspar Corbeau
- Ippei Watanabe
- Josh Matheny
- Yu Hanaguruma
- Joshua Yong
Great effort!
Mexican Miguel de Lara closes his participation in the Paris swimming competition after placing eighth in his heat and 16th overall in the men’s 200m breaststroke semi-final with a time of 2:11.28 minutes.
The eight fastest qualify for the final. pic.twitter.com/773duyJCUq
— CONADE (@CONADE) July 30, 2024
What are the classifications in swimming?
The semi-final rounds are divided into two heats, where the best 16 swimmers have to improve their time and become the eight finalists.
Miguel De Lara needs to record one of the top eight times, not just finish first in his heat.
Where to watch Miguel De Lara’s semi-final on TV TODAY from Mexico?
The 200-meter race is available on streaming platforms and open television. Miguel de Lara is part of the first round of eight swimmers seeking to qualify.
- Time: 13:59 (Central Mexico time)
- Channels: 5 and on Claro Video’s Youtube
