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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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Kromowidjojo Withdraws From 100 Free, Brown Claims First Alternate In Swim-Off

Erika Brown won a swim-off over China’s Wu Qingfeng to claim first alternate status in the women’s 100 free semi-finals.

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Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 4: Great Britain Comes Within .03 of 4×200 Free WR

Great Britain’s 4×200 free relay broke the European Record set by Russia at the 2009 World Championship. Hungary and Germany joined the European medal table.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 4 Medal Table: USA and Australia Remain at the Top

Katie Ledecky (right) and Erica Sullivan (left) added a gold and a silver to Team USA’s medal count on Day 4 of the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.

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Schoenmaker Hits 2:19.16 200 Breast Olympic Record, 2nd Fastest Swim In History

South African all-star Tatjana Schoenmaker now holds the Olympic record in both the women’s 100 and 200 meter breaststrokes.

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Anna Hopkin Takes Down British Record in Prelims of 100 Free with 52.75

Anna Hopkin took down Francesca Halsall’s 100 free British Record Day 5 Prelims. Hopkin touched third in her heat with a time of 52.79.

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Siobhan Haughey Breaks Asian Records; 52.70 in Prelims of 100 Free

Siobhan Haughey broke the Asian Records in the women’s 100 free on Day 5 Prelims of the Tokyo Olympics. This come hours after she won silver in the 200 free.

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Tokyo 2020, South America Recap Day 4: Costa Shatters S.A. Record in Men’s 800

Brazilian 22-year-old Guilherme Costa had his best swim of the meet so far in the men’s 800 free prelims.

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Tokyo Day 5 Prelims Preview: Breaststroke and Backstroke Rematches

King and Schoenmaker will battle in the 200 breast after Schoenmaker beat King in the 100 breast. Murphy and Rylov have a similar story in the 200 back.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 4 Results

Only one Pick’Em voter correctly predicted the top 4 finishers of the men’s 200 fly final in the right order: Milak, Honda, Burdisso, and Kenderesi

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Tokyo Relay Splits: GBR Dominates Men’s 4×200 Free with 3 of the 6 Fastest Legs

Great Britain registered the #1, #2, #6, and #16 splits of the morning, securing the gold medal by a margin of 3.23 seconds.

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Phelps: “Shocking” That Caeleb Dressel Left Off 4×200 Freestyle Relay

Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympic champion in history, weighed in on Team USA’s decision to leave Caeleb Dressel off tonight’s 4×200 freestyle relay

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Poland Scratches Women’s 4×200 Free Relay on Day 5 Prelims

Day 5 heat sheets show no event scratches except for Poland dropping the women’s 4×200 free relay. They were seeded 17th out of 17 entries.

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Tokyo 2020, NA Day 4: US Men Off Relay Podium For First Time In Olympic History

The American men finished fourth in the 4×200 free relay, marking the first time the country has failed to reach the podium in a men’s relay event.

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