American Swimmers Grabbed Plenty of Olympic Hardware Monday, but No Gold

Silver-medal winner Katie Grimes (L) and bronze medalist Emma Weyant, both of Team USA, embrace after the women's 400-meter individual-medley final at the Summer Olympics in Nanterre, France, on July 29, 2024. Bernat Armangue/AP Photo

NANTERRE, France—American swimmers added plenty to the U.S. medal count Monday night, just not the ones they most wanted.

Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant stood side by side on the Paris podium. Ryan Murphy picked up the seventh medal of his illustrious career. And Luke Hobson earned his first in a stirring race.