2020 TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- When: Pool swimming: Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, August 1, 2021
- Open Water swimming: Wednesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 5, 2021
- Where: Olympic Aquatics Centre / Tokyo, Japan
- Heats: 7 PM / Semifinals & Finals: 10:30 AM (Local time)
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British swimmer Anna Hopkin took 0.4 seconds off of her best time to set a new British Record during the prelims heats of the women’s 100 free. She went a 52.75, breezing past the British record of 52.87 set by Francesca Halsall at the 2009 Fina World Championships.
| Francesca Halsall (2009) | Anna Hopkin | |
| 50 split | 25.62 | 25.27 |
| 100 split | 27.25 | 27.48 |
| Final | 52.87 | 52.75 |
Hopkin crushed her previous best time of 53.16 from her lead-off split of the 4×100 free relay. She came into the 2020 Olympic Games with a time of 53.21, shaving 0.05 seconds on the relay. She took off an additional 0.41 seconds during her record-breaking swim. Her time in prelims moved her from 14th in the world this year to fifth.
She will compete for a spot in the top 8, in a group that includes defending champion Penny Oleksiak, Olympic record-holder Emma McKeon, and top swimmers Siobhan Haughey, Cate Campbell, and Sarah Sjostrom. Hopkin will be attempting to bring home Great Britain’s first medal on the women’s side.
- Emma McKeon (AUS), 52.13
- Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 52.70
- Anna Hopkin (GBR), 52.75
- Cate Campbell (AUS), 52.80
- Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 52.91
- Penny Oleksiak (CAN0, 52.95
- Pernille Blume (DEN), 52.96
- Yang Junxuan (CHN), 53.02
- Femke Heemskerk (NED), 53.10
- Kayla Sanchez (CAN), 53.12
- Abbey Weitzeil (USA), 53.21
- Michelle Coleman (SWE), 53.53
- Signe Bro (DEN), 53.54
- Freya Anderson (GBR), 53.61
- Charlotte Bonnet (FRA), 53.67
- Marie Wattel (FRA) / Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED), 53.71*
Good news for Britain’s mixed medley.