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.
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.
Official Tokyo Psych Sheets: Brazil Makes Last Minute Sub, Miressi Drops 50 FR
Breno Correia has dropped the men’s 200 freestyle at the last minute, likely to stay focussed on the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay.
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.
Two Swimmers Added To ParalympicsGB Team For Tokyo 2020
Zara Mullooly and William Perry have been added to ParalympicGB’s roster of swimmers heading to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games this summer.
Polish Freestyler Mikolaj Synowiec Commits to NAIA’s Bethel for 2021-22
Synowiec’s converted times would have scored in the top-8 of the 200/1650 free and the top-16 of the 500 free at 2019 NAIAs.
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.
World Jr Record Holder Ilya Borodin Will Miss Olympics After COVID-19 Positive
Ilya Borodin, the European Champion and World Junior Record Holder in the 400 IM, will miss the Tokyo Olympic Games after a positive test for COVID-19.
Lithuanian Swimmer Cleared of False Positive COVID Test in Japan
While the name of the athlete who tested positive has not been revealed, only one member of the Lithuanian swim team fits the description given by officials.
5 Unlikely Tokyo 2020 Journeys: Femke Heemskerk and the Glory of Gold
Five athletes, five journeys with a common destination and a date: Tokyo – July 23rd, 2021. Five stories to be…
Freestyle Ace Popovici On The Hunt For Romania’s First OLY Medal Since 2004
Popovici will be making his Olympic debut in Tokyo and will be on the prowl for a podium finish in both the 100 and 200 freestyles.
Hungarian Canoe-Kayaker Withdraws From Olympics Due To Obligatory Vaccination
33-year-old Julia Schmid has been sent home by the Hungarian Olympic Committee after refusing to receive her vaccination prior to Tokyo.
McKee To Return, Jorunnardottir To Debut For Iceland At Tokyo 2020
McKee will be hoping to improve upon his prelim finishes at Rio 2016 while Jorunnardottir will get her first shot at Olympic success.
Rapsys, Sidlauskas, Titenis, And Teterevkova Head Lithuanian Olympic Squad
Rapsys will be looking for redemption following his 200 free DQ and his 4th place finish in the 400 free at 2019 Worlds.
Felix Auboeck And 6 Olympic Debutants To Race For Austria In Tokyo
While Felix Auboeck raced for Austria at the Olympics 2016, the rest of this year’s roster will be making their first appearances in Tokyo.
