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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 2: Peaty Is First British Swimmer To Repeat Olympic Gold
After finishing day 1 with no medals, Europe scored 4 medals on day 2. 3 of them were earned in the men’s 100 breast where Peaty defended his Olympic title.
2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 2 Results
Only 252 Pick’Em voters predicted Canada’s Maggie Macneil would win gold in the 100 fly while 420 people gave the win to USA’s Torri Huske who placed 4th.
Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 1: 5 National Records Fall, Loughborough Swimmers Shine
Adam Peaty was in his element on day one, sporting a mustache while comfortably winning the 100 breast semifinal. There were no European medalists on day one.
2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 1 Results
Gilrad Xyvers leads the Pick’Em scores with 57 points after a day of multiple upsets including reigning world champion Daiya Seto missing the 400 IM final.
