Emma Weyant takes home bronze at Paris Olympics in 400m IM

Florida senior Emma Weyant is bringing home a bronze medal from the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Team USA swimmer finished third in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:34.93, behind Canadian gold medalist Summer McIntosh (4:27.71) and fellow American Katie Grimes (4:33.40).

McIntosh, the world record holder at 17 years old, outpaced the rest of the field for the entirety of the race. She took a one-second lead after the first 100 meters and built on it with each stroke. Grimes was the only serious contender and spent the whole race in second place.

Weyant looked like she’d finish fourth at best, spending most of the first 250 meters in the back half of the field. She sped past Great Britain’s Freya Constance Colbert ahead of the final turn to make it to the podium.

Weyant placed first overall in the heats with a 4:36.27, but it’s clear that McIntosh was saving her best for the final.

It’s Weyant’s second Olympic after winning silver in the same event in Tokyo. She brings Florida’s 2024 medal count up to two — Caeleb Dressel took gold with Team USA in the 4×100 freestyle relay.

Watch the full race on NBC Sports’ YouTube channel.

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