Chinese prodigy Pan Zhanle won the 100-meter freestyle in world record style, securing the first of what could be many gold medals in the 19-year-old’s future.

His time of 46.40 beat his own mark of 46.80 set earlier this year.

Ryan Murphy, who won silver in the 200-meter backstroke in Tokyo, logged the 10th fastest qualifying time and will not be in that event finals here in Paris.

His time in heats was 1:56.52, far off his silver-winning mark three years ago of 1:54.15.

He's been listed as a reserve for Thursday's final, meaning only an unexpected injury or withdrawal could get him into that race.

Katie Ledecky just tied for the most gold and overall medals won by an American female swimmer at the Olympics, and said she knows how special this moment is.

“It’s never easy to win a gold medal so I don’t take it for granted,” she told NBC News just moments after she aced the 1500m free, beating the silver medalist by more than 10 seconds.

“I'm just so honored to represent our country and those women who set the standard for so many years have inspired me ... thank you to them,” she said.

She said she is "proud of the time" she swam, adding that she "wanted to swim a time I could be proud of and be happy with."

During the lengthy competition, Ledecky said she let her mind wander, thinking about those people she trained with in Florida. She said she thought of their names as she swam.

If she could tell little Ledecky one thing, she said she would encourage her to "just keep it up and keep having fun."

"I've always had fun in this sport," she said.

The legend of Leon Marchand continues to grow as he won his second gold of the night, this time with an Olympic-record time in the 200-meter breaststroke

He clocked in at 2:05.85 as Zac Stubblety-Cook of Australia took bonze and Caspar Corbeau of the Nethterlands won bronze.

Barring a complete upset in the next 20 minutes or so, Brazil appears to have secured one of the third-place slots in the women's soccer quarterfinals.

According to the Olympics website, Brazil has qualified with its three points giving it a small edge in goal differentials over Australia. The tournament bracket has been updated to include the team's next game.

Group A still has to conclude its matches, which will determine the final three slots for the quarterfinals.

After struggling to get through the Colombian defense, Canada's women team manages to find the back of the net with a goal from Vanessa Gilles.

The reigning gold medalists need to win to have any hope of advancing into the knockouts.

USA is leading South Sudan, 73-57, headed into the final quarter.

USA pushed its lead to 21 early in the third quarter, but South Sudan got as close as 10 points later in the period. The U.S.’s bench group held strong, though, and created a little extra cushion before the fourth.

Bam Adebayo is leading all Americans with 16 points. Kevin Durant has 11, and both LeBron James and Derrick White have 10.

South Sudan is struggling offensively, shooting only 39.3% from the field.

Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored her second goal of the game upon returning for the second half, allowing France to retake the lead against New Zealand.

Katoto was assisted by Sakina Karchaoui, giving France a 2-1 lead.

Azerbaijan just delivered the defending Olympic champs their second straight loss of the Games.

In a tense match-up with two late plays reviewed by the refs, the U.S. fell 20-17 to Azerbaijan behind Tiffany Hayes bringing Azerbaijan's energy with multiple scoring drives.

The U.S. team includes two women, Cierra Burdick and Haily Van Lith, who were part of the team that won the 2023 3x3 World Cup. Also playing are two-time WNBA All-Star Rhyne Howard and Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby.

The four will need to turn it around for their remaining five games in the pool round, if they want a shot at defending their Tokyo gold.