A semifinal swimming triumph for a White Plains native turned into a “creepy moment” for some watching the 2024 Olympics.
It was no fault of Claire Weinstein, who finished first in her 200m freestyle heat Sunday with a time of 1:55.24, besting Barbora Seemanova from Czechia and Mary-Sophie Harvey of Canada.
But with the names of the top three finishers flashing on the screen, fans couldn’t help but notice Harvey’s name right under Weinstein’s, drawing a connection to former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of rape.
Claire and Harvey are not related.
“Creepy moment in the swimming at #Paris2024 🙄,” former sports journalist Deb Spillane wrote on X along with a photo of the finish.
That prompted a slew of responses.
“Yikes!” one person responded.
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“Good grief 😳,” wrote another user.
Other responses included, “Wow! 😮,” “omg!” and “Oh dear 😱.”
Claire Weinstein, 17, is competing in her first Olympics and will swim in the 200m freestyle final Monday when she competes against Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, who bested Katie Ledecky for gold in the 400m freestyle.
Weinstein, who began racing when she was 6 years old and is committed to UC Berkeley, will team with Ledecky, Erin Gemmell and Paige Madden in the women’s 4×200 freestyle relay.
As a 16-year-old last year, Weinstein beat Ledecky, the seven-time gold medalist, in the 200m freestyle final at the U.S. Swimming Championships.
Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction was overturned in April but he remains in prison as a result of a rape conviction in Los Angeles.