Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 7: 1 World Record, 1 European Record, 8 National Records

Italy took down National Records in the women’s 4×100 medley relay and 4×100 mixed medley relay (above.) Great Britain broke the mixed medley relay WR.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 7 Results

886 out of about 900 Pick’Em voters predicted Caeleb Dressel would win the 100 fly and 788 scored points for correctly picking Kristof Milak to win silver.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Kaylee McKeown can become the first Australian Olympic champion in the women’s 200 backstroke in this morning’s finals session from Tokyo.

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Tokyo 2020, North America Day 7: Ledecky Will Continue To Paris, “Maybe” LA

“I’m at least going to ‘24, maybe ‘28,” Ledecky told NBC immediately after winning a third straight gold in the women’s 800 free.

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Tokyo 2020, South America Recap Day 7: Fratus Posts 90th Career Sub-22 LCM 50FR

32-year-old Brazilian sprint veteran Bruno Fratus hit a milestone tonight in the semifinals of the men’s 50 free.

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Great Britain Annihilates World Record In Mixed 400 Medley For Decisive Gold

Adam Peaty recorded the second-fastest 100 breaststroke split in history (56.78) as Great Britain torched the mixed 400 medley relay world record in 3:37.58.

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Caeleb Dressel Breaks 100 Fly World Record; Milak Now #2 All-Time

The men’s 100 fly final on Saturday morning in Tokyo featured the two fastest performers in history both swimming lifetime bests.

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Kylie Masse Breaks Canadian Record in 200 Backstroke in 2:05.42 to Win Silver

Canadian Kylie Masse earned her second silver medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a 2:05.42 in the women’s 200 backstroke on the penultimate day of competition.

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Katie Ledecky Wins 3rd-Straight 800 Free, Becomes 37th Olympian With 10 Medals

Katie Ledecky is now one of eight swimmers in history to win double digit gold medals at the modern Olympic Games after topping the 800 free on Saturday.

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Relay Lineups: Dressel Will Be Lone Male Anchor On Mixed 400 Medley

Caeleb Dressel will swim freestyle for the United States on the mixed 400 medley relay, the only country opting to use a male swimmer at the end.

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Russian Olympic Committee Responds To Murphy’s Anti-Doping Thoughts

The ROC offered a statement on Twitter after Ryan Murphy made comments regarding the state of doping in the sport of swimming.

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Aussie Emma McKeon Leads ALL #Tokyo2020 Individual Medalists With Four

Aussie Emma McKeon currently leads the overall Tokyo 2020 individual medalists with four thus far, two from individuals and two from relays.

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Tokyo 2020, Water Polo: Netherlands Women Score Stunning 33-1 Win over RSA

The Netherlands pulled off a truly astonishing victory over the South Africans to move to 2-1 in Group A play.

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Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 6 Swimming Headlines

Two Olympic records and one World record went down on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Read on for more of the day’s biggest swimming headlines.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 7 Finals Preview

Caeleb Dressel could swim three times tonight, chasing a 100 fly world record, a historic 50 free barrier, and the first-ever mixed medley relay Olympic gold.

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