Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 8 Swimming Headlines
Didn’t have time to check what happened during the last Tokyo finals session? Read below for the biggest day 8 swimming headlines you want to catch up on.
Emma McKeon Leads All #Tokyo2020 Olympic Swimming Individual Medalists
Emma McKeon leads all Tokyo 2020 Olympic swimming medalists with 7 medals, 4 gold and 3 bronze. Caeleb Dressel had the most golds with five.
Team USA Has 2 Obvious Choices for Paris 2024 Olympic Head Coaches
Four Todd Desorbo-coached swimmers made Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and each of those swimmers is coming home with a medal.
Evaluating Team USA’s Performance in Swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
An American gold medal and World Record in the final men’s 400 medley relay helped heal a lot of wounds from earlier in the meet.
Florent Manaudou Says He Hopes to Race Until Home-Nation Paris 2024 Olympics
Florent Manaudou, a three-time Olympic medalist in the 50 free, says that he will give Paris 2024 a shot with the desire to swim in his home nation.
China’s Shi Tingmao Defends Women’s 3m Springboard Olympic Title
Shi won gold by 34.75 points, with teammate Wang Han in for silver, giving China nine straight golds in the event and three consecutive 1-2 finishes
Tokyo 2020 Medal Table: US Reaches 30 Medals, McKeon Leads Australian to 20
The United States topped the medal table for swimming in Tokyo with a total of 30 medals, while Australia came in second overall with 20 total.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Watch Day 8 Finals Race Videos
Day 8 finals included finals of the men’s & women’s 50 free, men’s 1500 free, and the men’s & women’s 4×100 medley relays.
Tokyo 2020, North America Day 8: Dressel Joins Elite Company With Five Golds
Caeleb Dressel joins Mark Spitz, Matt Biondi and Michael Phelps as the only male swimmers to win five gold medals at a single Olympic Games.
Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 8: Sjostrom Matches Pre-Injury 50 Free Speed For Silver
In February, Sarah Sjostrom swam a 24.07 50 free (her fastest time in 2021) before breaking her elbow that same month. She just swam a 24.07 to win silver.
Japan Closes #Tokyo2020 Swimming With Men’s 400 Medley Relay Asian Record
The Japanese men’s 400 medley relay of Irie, Mura, Mizunuma, and Nakamura took down the Asian record by 0.08s, despite placing 6th in the Olympic final.
2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 8, Final Results
181 Pick’Em voters correctly predicted Bruno Fratus (above) would win bronze in the 50 free. Day 8 brings the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em contest to a close.
Tokyo Relay Splits: Dressel’s 49.0 Fly Leg Leads U.S. Men To World Record
Ryan Murphy, Caeleb Dressel and Zach Apple were the fastest swimmers on their respective strokes as the U.S. won gold and set a new world record.
USA Men’s 400 Medley Relay Breaks World Record to Keep Olympic Streak Alive
There was more on the line for the U.S. in this race than just a Gold medal. For Team USA, the men’s 4×100 medley relay is a matter of tradition and legacy.
Tokyo 2020, SA Day 8: Fratus Becomes Oldest Swimmer to Win First Olympic Medal
Bruno Fratus’ wait is over, as one of the great men’s sprinters of this era earned his first Olympic medal during the final session of the Tokyo Olympics.
