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Li Bingjie Looks Solid with 400 Free Asian Record In Tokyo Heats

Li Bingjie of China hit a new national record and Asian continental record en route to taking the 2nd seed in the women’s 400m free.

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Trio Of Olympic Records Fall In Women’s 100 Backstroke Heats

Scary swimming already in this women’s 100 backstroke already with a trio of Olympic Records biting the dust in Tokyo heats.

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SwimSwam’s Top 5 Swims of the 2020 Olympic Games: Day 1

SwimSwam brings you the Top 5 races from Day 1 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, plus the Belly Flop of the Day and the Hot Topic of the Finals

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Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer Swims 1:45.05 to Break 200 FR South American Record

Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer took down his own 2018 South American record in the 200 free at 1:45.05, qualifying 2nd into semifinals in Tokyo.

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Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo Blasts 1:44.62 200 Free World Junior Record

Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo looked smooth as silk en route to clocking a new World Junior Record in the men’s 200m freestyle heats in Tokyo.

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Schoenmaker Rips 1:04.82 100 Breast; 5th Fastest Performer All-Time

Tatjana Schoenmaker crushed the fastest 100m breaststroke of her career in the Tokyo heats, nailing a new African continental record in the process.

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Aussies Include Chalmers, Apple In For USA’s Men’s 400 Free Relay Heats

Lineups are out for the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, one of the most anticipated events on the Olympic swimming schedule.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 1 Results

Gilrad Xyvers leads the Pick’Em scores with 57 points after a day of multiple upsets including reigning world champion Daiya Seto missing the 400 IM final.

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Australia, oro olímpico y estratosférico récord mundial en 4×100 libre femenino

Las australianas han conseguido su tercer oro olímpico consecutivo en 4×100 libre, batiendo el récord del mundo con 3:29.69.

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Belmonte roza la medalla en el 400 estilos olímpico, oro para Ohashi

En una actuación excelente en la final de 400 estilos en Tokio 2020, Belmonte ha sacado lo mejor de sí para ser 4ª, mientras Hosszu ha sido 5ª.

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El tunecino de 18 años Hafnaoui, oro en 400 libre para hacer historia en Tokio

Ahmed Hafnaoui, de 18 años, se proclama campeón olímpico en 400 libre, dando la sorpresa de la noche y haciendo historia para África.

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British Women Smash 400 Free Relay National Record Again in Tokyo

Great Britain’s quartet of Hopkin, Wood, Hope and Anderson lowered their own 400 free relay national record in prelims and again in the Olympic final by .07.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Australia’s Emma McKeon should swim twice tonight, leading 100 fly semifinals and swimming a leg on Australia’s world-record-hopeful 4×100 free relay.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Heat Sheets Show 0 Scratches

Evgeny Rylov of the Russian Olympic Committee is top seed for heats of the men’s 100 back on Day 2 in Tokyo.

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Sjostrom’s Split Bodes Well For Swedish Medley, Russian Men’s BR Legs Falter

Day 1 is a wealth of new data points to use in projecting out the remaining relays. Here’s how today’s results could affect the six remaining relay events.

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