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Tokyo 2020, Oceania Day 5: Aussie Women Fall After Questionable Relay Decision

Australia switched all four of their swimmers from the women’s 4×200 free relay prelims, a move which may have cost them the gold.

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Chinese Women Earn 4×200 Freestyle Victory In World Record Fashion

The Chinese women accomplished a massive upset in the women’s 4×200 free, snagging an Olympic gold medal as well as a new world record.

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Stubblety-Cook Hits 3rd Fastest 200 Breast In History For OLY Record And Gold

Stubblety-Cook won Olympic gold with a 2:06.38 and became the first-ever man to swim under 2:07 in the event at an Olympic Games.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

After anchoring Australia to a world record in the 400 free relay, Cate Campbell will contest her first individual race on Day 5 in the women’s 100 free.

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#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet Day 4: Katie Ledecky Gets Her 1st Gold in Her 3rd Event

Katie Ledecky still didn’t have a day to dream of in Tokyo, but she got her first gold medal of these Olympic Games out of the way.

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Australia Will Swap All 4 Legs of Women’s 800 Free Relay for Finals

Australia will match 3 of the 4 legs of their World Record setting 800 free relay from 2019, swapping in Leah Neale for Brianna Throssell.

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#Tokyo2020 Women’s 800 Free Relay: Splits, Subs, and Australia’s Tough Choice

Emma McKeon will definitely be on Australia’s 800 ree relay in the final. But coaches still have one very tough choice to make.

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SwimSwam’s Top 5 Swims of the #Tokyo2020 Olympic Games: Day 4

It was a perfectly executed race for Great Britain, who had 3 of the 6 fastest splits of the field to win their first gold in this event since 1904

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Tokyo 2020, Oceania Day 4: Titmus Continues Towards Record-Breaking Medal Haul

With her 2nd Olympic gold of the meet, Ariarne Titmus has put herself in the running for a record-breaking medal haul in Tokyo.

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Emma McKeon Hits 52.13 Olympic 100 Freestyle Record To Lead Tokyo Prelims

McKeon led the pack of talented swimmers during the Tokyo 2020 women’s 100 freestyle prelims with a 52.13 Olympic record.

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Mollie O’Callaghan Breaks 200 Free WJR in 1:55.11 Leading Off 4×200 Relay

Mollie O’Callaghan smashes Yang Junxuan 200 free World Junior Record while leading off Australia’s 4×200 free relay during Day 5 Prelims of Tokyo Olympics.

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Great Britain Shatters History With Men’s 800 Free Relay Gold

The men’s 4x200m freestyle relay broke new ground on a number of historic fronts, as Great Britain took home the gold in a near-world record mark of 6:58.58.

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Visualizing The Splits In The Epic Women’s 200 Freestyle Final

Despite finding herself in an early deficit, Ariarne Titmus was the only swimmer to split sub-29 on the last two 50s en route to winning the women’s 200 free.

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#Tokyo2020 Men’s 800 Free Relay: Will the US Gamble in Relay Final?

The US probably has three for-sure changes to make in the 800 free relay final. But will they make a 4th, and will it even matter?

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#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet for Non Swimmers – Day 3 Recap

17-year old Lydia Jacoby, from Seward, Alaska, dethroned the King in the women’s 100 breaststroke final. She’s the first-ever Olympic swimmer from Alaska.

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