Articles by Annika Johnson

Watch China Break Women’s 4×200 Free Relay WR: Day 5 Finals Race Videos

Watch all the race videos from the day 5 finals session of the Tokyo Olympics including when the entire women’s 4×200 free relay podium beat the World Record

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2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 5 Results

Only 4 Pick’Em voters correctly picked Bobby Finke (above) to win the men’s 800 freestyle final. 685 people gave the win to Paltrinieri who finished in 2nd.

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Sandpipers of Nevada’s Ron Aitken is On Deck at Tokyo Olympics

In spite of not being publicly named to the U.S. Olympic coaching staff, Sandpipers of Nevada coach Ron Aitken has been taken to Tokyo anyway.

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10-Time Paralympic Medalist Roy Perkins Pushes Back on Becca Meyers Outrage

Paralympian Roy Perkins shared heated thoughts about Meyers sitting out of the Tokyo Paralympics after being denied her mother as her personal care assistant.

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Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 4: Great Britain Comes Within .03 of 4×200 Free WR

Great Britain’s 4×200 free relay broke the European Record set by Russia at the 2009 World Championship. Hungary and Germany joined the European medal table.

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Tokyo Day 5 Prelims Preview: Breaststroke and Backstroke Rematches

King and Schoenmaker will battle in the 200 breast after Schoenmaker beat King in the 100 breast. Murphy and Rylov have a similar story in the 200 back.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 4 Results

Only one Pick’Em voter correctly predicted the top 4 finishers of the men’s 200 fly final in the right order: Milak, Honda, Burdisso, and Kenderesi

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Poland Scratches Women’s 4×200 Free Relay on Day 5 Prelims

Day 5 heat sheets show no event scratches except for Poland dropping the women’s 4×200 free relay. They were seeded 17th out of 17 entries.

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Texas and Oklahoma Officially Make Plans to Leave Big 12

Texas and Oklahoma will not be renewing their media rights with the Big 12, the Universities announced Monday following rumors of their intent to join the SEC

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Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 3: A Finals Session of Historic 1-2 Finishes

Day 3 witnessed the fastest Olympic 100 back final in history where Evgeny Rylov and Kliment Kolesnikov won gold and silver for the Russian Olympic Committee.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Biggest Highlights and Upsets Day 1-3

On day 3, no one correctly predicted the podium order of the women’s 100 breast where 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby won and World Record holder Lilly Kind got 3rd.

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Tokyo Day 4 Prelims Preview: Sprint Showdown in Men’s 100 Free

Day 4 will feature Caeleb Dressel’s first individual event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the 100 free where he is .05 off Cesar Cielo’s World Record.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Heat Sheets Show 0 Scratches

Gregorio Paltinieri of Italy is the top seed in the men’s 800 freestyle which will be contested for the first time on an Olympic stage on day 4.

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Analyzing Le Clos’ 200 Fly Olympic Semifinals Strategy: Fly and Die

While South Africa’s Chad Le Clos did earn the #3 spot in tomorrow’s 200 fly final, the difference between his 2nd and 3rd 50 meters was 2.3 seconds.

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WATCH: 400 Free Duel Between Titmus & Ledecky for Olympic Gold (Day 2)

Watch Ariarne Titmus battle World Record holder Katie Ledecky in the 400 free, along with other race videos from the 2nd finals session of the Tokyo Olympics.

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