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Tokyo 2020, Water Polo Recap: Spain & USA Men Move to 2-0 in Group Action

Spain’s Blai Mallarach Guell was pivotal for his team, scoring 2 extra player goals.

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Tokyo 2020: Unexpected “Rookie” Bowen Makes Big Splash in Gold Medal Relay

After considering retirement and waiting tables in 2020, Bowe Becker propelled the Americans to gold in the men’s 400 free relay at the Olympic Games.

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Both Tokyo Olympic 100 Breaststroke Champions Were Coached By Women

Female coaches are rare at the top levels of Olympic swimming, but they’re becoming more-and-more common thanks to women like Mel Marshall (above).

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Tokyo 2020, North America Day 3: Jacoby Defeats King, USA Earns 3 Bronzes

As Lydia Jacoby upset Lilly King in the women’s 100 BR final, the USA earned 3 bronzes thanks to the 100 Bk efforts of Ryan Murphy and Regan Smith.

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WATCH: Dressel’s 100 Free Prelim & More Race Videos From Day 4 In Tokyo

Watch Caeleb Dressel’s first individual swim of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the men’s 100 freestyle.

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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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WATCH: McKeown Wins 100 BK Showdown, Jacoby Upsets In 100 BR (Day 3)

Watch all of the race videos from an exciting third night of swimming in Tokyo.

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Titmus’ Coach Dean Boxall On His Viral Celebration: “I Bleed With My Athletes”

“He’s very passionate about what he does – he really becomes quite animated,” 400m freestyle gold medalist Ariarne Titmus said of her coach Dean Boxall.

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FINA Grants Additional Open Water Marathon Swim Qualifying Spot for Olympics

After Kazakhstan’s Vitaly Khudyakov appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, FINA acquiesced and granted a 26th qualification spot for the Olympics.

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Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 3 Swimming Headlines

Last night was full of historical finishes and upsets across 4 finals and 3 semifinals. Check out the biggest swimming headlines from day 3 of Tokyo 2020.

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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.

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Tokyo 2020, Asia Recap Day 3: Daiya Seto Has One Final Chance

Out of the 400m IM final, out of the 200m fly final, Japan’s Daiya Seto looks to the 200 IM to finally make his mark here in Tokyo.

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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

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Julimar Avila Becomes 1st Honduras, Universality Swimmer to Advance at Olympics

Julimar Avila made history on Tuesday evening in Japan when she became the first swimmer in her country’s history to advance at the Olympics.

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Tokyo 2020 Day 4 Prelims All-Star: Roman Mityukov, Switzerland

Switzerland’s Roman Mityukov opened up the session swimming 100 free heats and closed it with a leg on a national-record 4×200 free relay.

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