Paris 2024 RECAP: McKeown sizzles with 'extraordinary' swim for gold; Aussie relay team take first bronze of Games; Players shattered as sevens medal slips away
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Biggest stories from day 4
After a three-day gold rush, day four of Paris 2024 was looming as a day to forget for Australia.
Three different Aussie teams lost to Canada in a matter of hours and the Kookaburras got walloped 6-2 by Belgium.
But true to form, the swimming stars got the job done, with Kaylee McKeown's defence of her 100m backstroke crown bringing the house down at the pool.
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Patty Mills, Kaylee McKeown, rugby sevens: What you missed on day four. Getty/AP
Greats react to relay bronze
Australia has powered to a bronze medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay in Paris.
Starting from lane six, the Aussies were represented by Maximilian Giuliani, Flynn Southam, Elijah Winnington, and Thomas Neill.
Australia win bronze in 200m freestyle relay!
Australia (7:01.98) have won a brave bronze in the 200m men's freestyle relay.
Thomas Neill gave it everything in the final leg but Great Britain (6:59.43) and the USA (7:00.78) claim gold and silver respectively.
That was a gutsy swim from Elijah Winnington so soon after his 800m disappointment.
Thomas Neill celebrates bronze in the men's 4x200m freestyle. Nine
Britain have gone back-to-back with the same 200m team which has not been done before.
Australia are third on the Olympic medal table behind Japan and China.
That was the first Australia bronze in Paris.
Aussies third with 200m to go
Thomas Neill is swimming the final leg for Australia in third place behind Great Britain and the USA.
Aussies third at halfway mark
Flynn Southam got Australia in front for a while but Elijah Winnington starts his leg in third behind Great Britain and the USA.
Winnington has only just caught his breath from the 800m final.
Great Britain lead relay early
Max Giuliani has left Australia with a bit of work to do after the first 200m.
Great Britain lead from the United States.
Aussies go for gold in men's freestyle relay
Right then, here comes the final swimming race of day four and it should be a beaut with the men's 4x200m freestyle relay.
Max Giuliani, Flynn Southam, Elijah Winnington and Thomas Neill are representing Australia.
Aussie men's relay team prepares for the 200m freestyle final. Nine
French hero returns serve in pool
And French hero Leon Marchand claims the second 200m breaststroke semi-final in 2:08.11.
Marchand will be hard to beat with the raucous home crowd behind him tomorrow.
Stubblety-Cook wins semi with 'spirited swim'
The good news keeps coming as Australia's Zac Stubblety-Cook wins his 200m breaststroke semi-final in 2:08.57.
"A much more spirited swim from Zac Stubblety-Cook tonight," Giaan Rooney says on Nine.
Stubblety-Cook is the defending champion in this event.
