Tokyo 2020

14-Year-Old Quan Hongchan Flawlessly Wins Olympic Gold In Women’s 10m Platform

Quan received a perfect score on two of her dives, smashing the Olympic Record with a score of 466.20 as China went 1-2.

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Summer McIntosh Entered Olympics Without Expectations, Surprised by Performance

14-year-old Summer McIntosh sat down with SwimSwam’s Coleman Hodges to reflect upon her first Olympic Games, where she set multiple Canadian records.

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Florian Wellbrock of Germany Dominates the Men’s Open Water 10k in Tokyo

Germany’s Florian Wellbrock dominated the men’s 10k Open Water race, winning his second medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo Silver Medalist Lorenzo Zazzeri Has Olympic Memorabilia Stolen From Car

Zazzeri’s car was broken into while he was at a local pool in Florence celebrating his Olympic performance with the community.

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COACH’S EYE: The Late Breath is Key To Schoenmaker’s 200 Breast World Record

Tatjana Schoenmaker waited to initiate her breath until she’d almost completed her entire breaststroke arm-pull – leading to a world-record 200 breast.

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Olympic Results Digest: All The Medalists & Records Set In The Pool In Tokyo

Everything you need for a quick refresher on what went down over eight days of swimming in Tokyo’s Olympic Aquatics Centre.

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Tokyo 2020 Men’s Water Polo Quarterfinals: Hungary (#3) Eliminates Croatia (#2)

The 4 men’s quarterfinals matches took place today, with Spain, Greece, Hungary, and Serbia winning, and therefore, advancing to the semifinals.

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15-Year-Old Diving Star Chen Yuxi Leads Women’s 10m Platform Prelims In Tokyo

15-year-old Chen Yuxi led the prelims, while her 14-year-old Chinese teammate Quan Hongchan advanced second overall.

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USOPC Announces 240-Member 2020 U.S. Paralympic Team

The squad is led by 23-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long (pictured), who is set to compete in her fifth Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha is Tokyo Olympic Champion in Women’s Open Water 10k

Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha won the women’s 10k open water race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sharon van Rouwendaal finished second Kareena Lee was third.

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Greece Out of Olympic Artistic Swimming Competition After Positive COVID Tests

One swimmer tested positive on Monday, and three more Greek athletes returned positive tests on Tuesday, resulting in a withdrawal from the Olympics.

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History Made, Australian Team Now Enters Pre-Celebration Two-Week Quarantine

Emma McKeon rewrote history for Australia in the Tokyo Olympic pool but before she can celebrate, she’ll need to spend 2 weeks in quarantine.

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The Best and Worst Predicted Events of the 2020 Tokyo Pick’Em Contest

No one in the 2020 Tokyo Pick’Em contest precdted Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui (above) would place in the top 4 of the 400 free, let alone win gold.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Open Water Races Begin Wednesday Morning

By the nature of open water swimming, it’s hard to predict who winners will be. But, it sure does make for thrilling finishes.

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US Olympic Viewers Shift to Streaming; Japan and AUS Ratings Rise

NBC saw some of its lowest national ratings in Olympic history. The rise of streaming services during the pandemic drove people away from primetive coverage.

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