Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 3 Medal Table: Big Moves From Russia and Great Britain
Russia made its appearance at #5, thanks to a 1-2 finish in the men’s 100 back. Great Britain moved from 5th to 3rd with a 1-2 sweep in the 200 free.
Tokyo 2020, Day 3 18 & Under Medalists and Medal Table: Jacoby Strikes Gold
United States 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby pulled off a come-from-behind win for the ages in the women’s 100 breast, touching first in 1:04.95.
Lydia Jacoby Rips 1:04.95 For 100 Breast Gold and New U.S. NAG
17-year-old Lydia Jacoby rose to the challenge, ripping a time good enough for gold, as well as a U.S. National Age Group Record.
Tokyo 2020, South America Day 3: Scheffer Grabs S.A.’s First Medal of the Games
Swimming out of lane 8 no less, Scheffer clocked a 1:44.66 to win the Bronze medal in the men’s 200 free.
Tokyo 2020, Oceania Day 3: Australian Momentum Keeps Medal Table Hopes Alive
Kaylee McKeown go her hand on the wall first in the women’s 100 backstroke, leaving us wondering what else the Australians have in store.
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.
What Song Played During Russian Olympic Gold Medal Ceremony?
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 rang through the speakers as Evgeny Rylov accepted his gold medal for winning the men’s 100 back on Day 3.
Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 3: Schoenmaker Wins First Women’s RSA Medal Since 2000
Tatjana Schoenmaker’s 100 breaststroke silver is the first Olympic swimming medal for a South African women in 21 years.
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.
Fernando Scheffer Breaks Brazilian/South American 200 Free Records in 1:44.66
Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer broke the Brazilian and South American Records in the 200 freestyle with a 1:44.66 in the final of the men’s 200 freestyle.
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.
After Competing at 5 Olympic Games, Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson Hints at Retirement
Alia Atkinson told The Jamaica Observer that she is contemplating wrapping up her swimming career at the end of the year.
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.
