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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 8 Finals Preview

While it’s coming to a close, swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Games isn’t over yet. Get caught up here as we prepare for the 15th and final session.

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Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 7: Chelius Makes 50 FR Semis, Breaks 4th RSA Record

South African Emma Chelius qualified into the 50 free semifinals in 24.65, a national record. 22 more national records from Africa fell in the 50 free.

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Tokyo 2020: Watch Day 7 Finals Race Videos

View the Day 7 race videos for the men’s 100 fly, women’s 800 free, women’s 200 back, men’s and women’s 50 free semifinals, as well as the mixed medley relay

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Hannah Bellard Breaks Michigan LSC Record With 4:41 in the 500 Free

16 year old Hannah Bellard from Club Wolverine swam to a best time in the 500 freestyle placing her 28th all time in USA Swimming 15-16 age group rankings.

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Spain Remains Undefeated in Men’s Water Polo, Defeating Australia 16-5

Spain is the only team to have won all of its games so far. They defeated Australia 16-5 and continue to lead Group B at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Kaylee McKeown Is Australia’s First Olympic Women’s Backstroke Gold Medalist

In Australia’s long Olympic history, they had never won an Olympic gold medal in a women’s backstroke vent – until this week in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 7 Swimming Headlines

2 World records and 1 Olympic record went down last night. Read on for more of the biggest swimming headlines from day 7 Tokyo 2020 finals.

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Kendall Moffitt Picks Up 5 Golds At Central California Junior Olympic Champ

Moffitt pulled off a dominant performance in Fresno, California, taking gold in the 400, 800, and 1500 free, along with the 200 fly and 400 IM.

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5 Takeaways from the Inaugural Olympic Mixed Medley Relay

James Guy did what James Guy does on the British mixed medley relay as they roared to a World Record and Olympic gold medal.

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#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet for Non-Swimmers Day 7: 2 More World Records Fall

American Caeleb Dressel was responsible for 1 of the 2 World Records that fell on the penultimate day of the Tokyo2020 Olympics.

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Defending Champion Shi Tingmao Qualifies First In Women’s 3m Springboard Semis

Shi qualified first for the final by more than 24 points, as the reigning three-time world champion is a huge favorite to defend her Olympic title.

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Seebohm & McKeown Bond In One-Of-A-Kind Olympic Podium Gesture

The Australian story in the women’s 200m backstroke did not end with Kaylee McKeown’s and Emily Seebohm’s performances in the pool.

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Lenny Krayzelburg Gives Perspective on Men’s Backstrokes, the Olympic Mindset

I ask Lenny “How do you balance having a great swim but not winning the race?” and he didn’t really have an answer because Lenny mostly just won races

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Fab7: Sieben Schweizer. 15 Events. 2 Bronze. 11 Halb-/Finalteilnahmen

Olympische Spiele 2020 in Tokio Beckenschwimmen, Samstag 24.07.2021 bis Sonntag 1.8.2021 Freiwasserschwimmen, Mittwoch 4.8.2021 bis Donnerstag 5.8.2021 Olympic Aquatics Centre,…

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All Hail Avocados For National Avocado Day

This day, July 31st, is when we can truly appreciate the magic avocados can do for us.

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