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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Confident American Lilly King will open her 2020 Olympic campaign on Sunday in women’s 100 breaststroke, beginning her quest to defend 2016 gold.

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USA Men Take Down Japan 15-13 in Water Polo Opener #Tokyo2020

The USA won its first game on Day 1 of the men’s water polo tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They defeated Japan 15-13 in a nail-biting match.

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New Partner, Same Result: Shi Tingmao Repeats on W. Synchro 3M With Wang Han

China won it’s 5th consecutive women’s 3 meter synchronized Olympic gold medal on Sunday to kick off diving events from Tokyo, Japan.

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Grey Davis Wins Second Title, Heilman Lowers NAG On Day 3 of YMCA Festival

Davis’ second title of the meet came in the 100 fly, while Thomas Heilman lowered his 13-14 NAG record in the same event.

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Day 2 Prelims: Watch W 1BK OLY Record Get Broken Thrice and Ledecky’s 4FR Debut

Watch the women’s 100 back Olympic record get broken three times and Katie Ledecky’s Tokyo 2020 debut in the 400 free from day two prelims.

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Watch Aussies Smash 4×100 World Record, Other Olympic Final 1 Race Vieos

Watch the Australia women smash the 4×100 free relay record, and other race videos from the first finals sessions of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet For Non Swimmers Day One Recap

In the first finals session, this 18-year old kid from Tunisia that nobody has heard of won the 400 free and everyone lost their minds.

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Tokyo 2020 Day 2 Prelims All-Star: Tamsin Cook Completes Impressive Comeback

2016 Olympic finalist Tamsin Cook retired from the sport back in 2018 but made a 2020 comeback and has since swum 2 of her top 3 400 freestyles.

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Isabel Gose Breaks German Record in 400 Free After 2 Second Time Drop

Teenager Isabel Gose qualified for the Olympic final and cracked more than half-a-second off the German Record in the women’s 400 free prelims.

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Overreacting: Brits Whiff In 400 Free Relay, Popovici Looking Dangerous

Romanian David Popovici (pictured) had a strong start to his Olympic career in the men’s 200 freestyle preliminaries on Sunday night in Tokyo.

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Men’s 400 Free Relay: US Has an Easy Choice, What’s Russia to Do?

After the women’s 400 free relay left the U.S. coaching staff with a deep calculus to make, the men’s 400 free relay will be straight-forward on Monday.

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Summer McIntosh Lowers Canadian Record, Makes 400 Free Olympic Final At 14

McIntosh’s time of 4:02.72 breaks Brittany MacLean’s 2016 Canadian Record of 4:03.43, putting her in contention for a medal at the Tokyo Games.

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Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 1: 5 National Records Fall, Loughborough Swimmers Shine

Adam Peaty was in his element on day one, sporting a mustache while comfortably winning the 100 breast semifinal. There were no European medalists on day one.

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Ceccon and the Men’s 4×100 Free Relay Down Italian Records at Day 2 Prelims

The rise of Alessandro Miressi individually in the 100 free has allowed Italy to stick him on the lead-off position

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Fairweather Drops 4 Seconds, Hits 4:02.28 NZL National Record

17-year-old Erika Fairweather swam fearlessly in the 400m free heats, cracking a New Zealand national record to make the final.

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