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Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 2: Peaty Is First British Swimmer To Repeat Olympic Gold

Full Name:	Annika Johnson
Born:	September 25th, 2001
	Fountain Valley, CA
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Active

Annika came into the sport competitively at age eight, following in the footsteps of her twin sister and older brother. The sibling rivalry was further fueled when all three began focusing on distance freestyle, forcing the family to buy two lap counters. Annika is a three-time Futures finalist in the 200 LCM fly and she finished 20th in the 7.5k at the 2018 Open Water Junior Nationals while training with Fullerton Aquatics Sports Team (FAST) in Southern California. Her villain origin story is missing the Winter Juniors cut in the 200m fly by .33 at the 2018 Futures meet in Santa Clara. Annika swam butterfly, distance freestyle, and IM for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. She qualified for the 2023 DIII NCAA Championships with a 2:04.42 200 yard fly which earned her second place at the 2023 SCIAC Championships. It also ranked her 16th in the nation at the time. She completed her collegiate career that season in Greensboro where she swam lifetime best times in the 200 IM, 100 fly, and placed 21st in the 200 fly. Annika is pursuing her B.S. in Writing and Rhetoric with a Spanish minor at Scripps College. She joined SwimSwam as a reporter in August 2020.

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.

British Women Smash 400 Free Relay National Record Again in Tokyo

Great Britain’s quartet of Hopkin, Wood, Hope and Anderson lowered their own 400 free relay national record in prelims and again in the Olympic final by .07.

Stanford Commit Gigi Johnson Posts 2:03 Lifetime Best 200 Meter Free in Georgia

SwimAtlanta’s Gigi Johnson dropped 3 seconds from her lifetime best 200 free time to win the event after placing 2nd in the 100 breast with another best time.

Tokyo Olympic Organizers Move Up Rowing Schedule to Avoid Typhoon

Rowing events were moved from Sunday and Monday to Saturday and Sunday, respectively, due to a typhoon that has formed is projected to hit the Tokyo area.

U.S. First Lady Jill Biden to Watch Olympic Swimming on Saturday

U.S. First Lady Jill Biden will attend the first prelims session of Olympic swimming in Tokyo on Saturday, according to her White House schedule.

Spartans Aquatic Club Downs Men’s 200 Meter Free Relay 17-18 NAG: 1:32.43

Spartans Aquatic Club’s relay of Peter Sacca, Nathaniel Stoffle (above), Colton Mcgrady, and John Beamon broke the 200 free relay NAG record by .81.

14 U.S. Senators Sign Letter to FINA President Urging Reversal of Soul Cap Ban

14 U.S. Senators signed a letter to FINA President Al-Musallam, urging him to reverse the ban on caps designed for natural Black hair at the Tokyo Olympics.

Kentucky Hires Four-Time NCAA Qualifier Bridgette Alexander as Assistant Coach

Class of 2018 Kentucky grad Alexander was an assistant coach at Buffalo last season whose women’s program won their first-ever MAC Championship title in 2021.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: US Seeks 7th-Straight Men’s 100 Back Gold

If World Record holder Ryan Murphy (above) wins gold in the 100 backstroke in Tokyo, this will be America’s 7th consecutive gold medal in this event.

Katinka Hosszu 58th Settecolli Trophy, Rome, Italy Courtesy of Mine Kasapoglu

USC Sends Record Number of 63 Olympians to Tokyo

Katinka Hosszu is one of 16 current and former Trojans swimming at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Stanford and Cal are sending the 2nd and 3rd most athletes.

All the Links You Need for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games

Here are all the links (previews, schedules, viewing information, start lists, results) you need to keep up with swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swim Previews: Ledecky an Underdog to Win Women’s 400 Free

Titmus leads this season’s 400 free world rankings by 2.3 seconds over Ledecky. In SwimSwam’s Pick’ems contest, 51% predict Titmus will win and 48% Ledecky.