#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.
Pellegrini Makes History Entering 5th Consecutive 200 Free Olympic Final
Italy’s Federica Pellegrini sealed her status as an Olympic icon even further by making the women’s 200m free final in Tokyo.
SwimSwam’s Top 5 Swims of the #Tokyo2020 Olympic Games: Day 3
We saw youngsters step up on Day 3, including 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby, 16-year-old David Popovici, and Aussie superstar Kaylee Mckeown
Romanchuk Leads Record-Filled Olympic Debut In Men’s 800 Freestyle
Eight new national records were set in the men’s 800 free prelims, led by Ukraine’s Mykhailo Romanchuk who sets the inaugural Olympic Record in 7:41.28.
Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 3: A Finals Session of Historic 1-2 Finishes
Day 3 witnessed the fastest Olympic 100 back final in history where Evgeny Rylov and Kliment Kolesnikov won gold and silver for the Russian Olympic Committee.
Katinka Hosszu No-Shows Women’s 200 Fly, Only 16 Swimmers Contest Prelims
With Hosszu dropping the event, there were only 16 swimmers contesting the women’s 200 fly prelims on Day 4 in Tokyo.
Kaylee McKeown Wins Australian Women’s 1st 100 Back Gold in OLY Record Fashion
Kaylee McKeown blew away the competition in the women’s 100 backstroke, putting up the 2nd fastest time in history for Olympic gold.
Russia Wins First Olympic Pool Gold Since 1996 To Break Legendary U.S. Streak
Evgeny Rylov became the first Russia to win Olympic gold in the pool in 25 years when he topped the men’s 100 backstroke final in a European Record of 51.98.
Tom Dean Takes Down British 200 Free Record En Route To Historic Olympic Gold
Tom Dean broke the British Record in the men’s 200 freestyle final to become the country’s first-ever Olympic medalist in the event.
Rylov Takes Down 100 Back European Record En Route To Gold
Russia’s Evgeny Rylov took the men’s 100m backstroke gold here in Tokyo, registering a new European Record in the process.
16-Yr-Old Popovici Scorches 1:44.68 200 Free European Junior Record
16-year-old phenom David Popovici finished in 4th place in the men’s 200m free at the Olympic Games, registering a new European Junor Record.
Peaty On Historic Gold: “I Haven’t Felt This Good Since 2016”
In reaching the top of the podium as he did in Rio, Adam Peaty became the first British swimmer ever to successfully defend an individual Olympic title.
Tom Daley, Matty Lee Pull Off Gold Medal Performance In Men’s 10m Platform
Tom Daley has secured his first-ever Olympic gold medal to become the most decorated British diver at an Olympic Games of all time.
Overreacting: Former Olympic Champion Le Clos Barely Sneaks Into 200 Fly Semis
South African Chad Le Clos finished 16th in the men’s 200 butterfly prelims, escaping an unceremonious elimination by less than a tenth of a second.
Anastasia Gorbenko Becomes First Israeli Woman to Make Olympic Swimming Final
Anastasia Gorbenko will make history in the women’s 100 backstroke final as her country’s first-ever female Olympic finalist in swimming.
