Leon Marchand

It took countless events and many years for the Olympic officials to decide to honor the birthplace of the Games, Greece.

Around 70,000 spectators gathered at the Stade de France to witness the closing of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games in Paris. The ceremony began in the Tuileries Gardens, where the Olympic flame had been placed during the Games. France's swimming sensation, Leon Marchand, took the flame from the Gardens with a lantern and made his way to the Stade de France, marking the start of the event.

Apostolos Christou with 52.95 and Vangelis Makrygiannis with 53.24 secured the third and eighth positions respectively in the 100m backstroke preliminaries, earning their spots in tonight’s (28/7, 22:32) semifinals.

Papastamos out of the 400m individual medley final

Legendary swimming coach Bob Bowman said Sunday that he believes Leon Marchand can handle the pressure at next year's Paris Olympics after "a very good rehearsal" at the world championships.

American Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday with a world-leading time and personal best of 1 minute 56.70 seconds.

American Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday with a world-leading time and personal best of 1 minute 56.70 seconds.