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8 Swimming Storylines To Watch At The Tokyo Olympic Games

Caeleb Dressel will be the star of the show on the men’s side of the swimming competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Tokyo Timing: International Young Guns’ Olympic Schedules

David Popovici of Romania may be just 16 years of age but he’s a force in the men’s 100m free. Find out when he swims here.

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Olympic Champion Chad Le Clos To Carry South African Flag In Tokyo

Chad Le Clos of South Africa will be carrying his nation’s flag in the opening ceremonies of the postponed 2020 Olympic Games kicking off shortly in Tokyo.

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Tokyo W Psych Sheets: Australian Women Enter With 5 Top Seeds, USA With 3

Freestylers Cate Campbell and Ariarne Titmus, along with backstroke ace Kaylee McKeown have given Australia 5 top seeds for Tokyo 2020.

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Two Swimmers to Represent Kuwait at Tokyo 2020 Games

Kuwait, home to new FINA President Husain Al-Musallam, will send Abbas Qali and Lara Dashti to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Tokyo M Psych Sheets: Dressel, Rylov, Paltrinieri Lead With Multiple Top Seeds

Caeleb Dressel will head into the Tokyo Olympics as the fastest entrant in the men’s 50 and 100 freestyles, and 100 butterfly.

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Korea’s Freestyle Ace Hwang Sunwoo Acclimates To Tokyo Pool Depth

In a matter of just days, all of the swimming action will commence at the newly constructed Tokyo Olympic Aquatics Center.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Milak Untouchable in Men’s 200 Butterfly

The men’s 200 butterfly could be one of the biggest blow-outs of the Tokyo Olympics. Some races are difficult to predict–not this one.

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Siobhan Haughey To Swim 50/100/200 Freestyle Triple At Tokyo 2020

Haughey is on quite a hot streak this year and recently lowered the Hong Kong records in all 3 of the events that she’s racing in Tokyo.

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South Korea Selects Teen Hwang Sun-Woo as 2020 Tokyo Olympic Flag-Bearer

Teen standout Hwang Sun-woo has been selected as one of South Korea’s flag-bearers for the 2020 opening ceremony that will take place on Friday, July 23.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Carnage Coming In Men’s 200 Breast

With an incredibly stacked field, a current or former world record holder may be left off the men’s 200m breast Olympic podium.

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IOC Announces Updated Provisions For Contactless Medal Presentations

The IOC has released another set of protocols for the Tokyo 2020 Games in response to continually rising COVID-19 case numbers in Japan.

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Nepal announces Two Swimmer Roster for Tokyo Games

Gaurika Singh will represent Nepal in her second straight Olympic Games and Alex Shah will compete in his first. Both received FINA Universality invitations.

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The Last Time Tokyo Hosted The Games: 1964 Olympic Retrospective

The 1964 Olympics were the first Games ever held in Asia, and also marked the first time worldwide satellite broadcasts were used.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Peaty & An Ocean of 58’s In M 100 Breast

When you own the 16 fastest swims ever in an event, it’s your crown to lose. But who will join Great Britain’s Adam Peaty on the Tokyo 100 breast podium?

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