The Powerlist

Australia Will Swap All 4 Legs of Women’s 800 Free Relay for Finals

Australia will match 3 of the 4 legs of their World Record setting 800 free relay from 2019, swapping in Leah Neale for Brianna Throssell.

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Caeleb Dressel on Comparisons to Phelps: “I don’t think it’s fair to Michael”

Caeleb Dressel spoke to NBC’s TODAY in a pre-recorded interview aired on Wednesday morning about comparisons to Michael Phelps.

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Mona McSharry Sets New Irish Senior Record In 200m Breaststroke At Tokyo 2020

McSharry’s time of 2:25.08 knocked almost a full second off the previous record time she set in April of this year.

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Patrick Callan: “Don’t Single One Man Out from the Team”

Patrick Callan came to the defense of his 800 free relay teammate Zach Apple on Twitter after the relay finished in 4th place on Wednesday.

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Big Ten to Host 2022 Conference Meets at Purdue and Wisconsin

The Big Ten Conference Championships will take place on February 16-19 at Wisconsin for the women and on February 23-26 at Purdue for the men.

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Tokyo 2020, Asia Recap Day 4: 19-Yr-Old Tomoru Honda Scores 200 Fly Silver

19-year-old Tomoru Honda of Japan couldn’t contain his big smile after snagging silver in the men’s 200m fly in Tokyo on day 4.

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Tokio 2020: Kolesnikov bate el récord de Europa en las semis de 100 libre

El ruso Kliment Kolesnikov ha conseguido un nuevo récord de Europa en 100 libre con 47.11, rebajando los 47.12 que tenía de Alain Bernard desde 2009.

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo Rinuncia allo Spareggio Nei 100 Stile Libero

Ranomi Kromowidjojo rinuncia a disputare lo spareggio per la semifinale dei 100 metri stile libero femminili e Marie Wattel entra 16°

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Ariarne Titmus conquista el oro en 200 libre con 1:53.50, récord olímpico

Titmus ha ganado su segundo oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020, esta vez en 200 libre, con un tiempo de 1:53.50, récord olímpico.

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#Tokyo2020 Women’s 800 Free Relay: Splits, Subs, and Australia’s Tough Choice

Emma McKeon will definitely be on Australia’s 800 ree relay in the final. But coaches still have one very tough choice to make.

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Yui Ohashi Becomes 7th Straight Women’s 200/400 IM Olympic Champion

Yui Ohashi has become the latest woman to pull off a seemingly IM-specific feat by winning 2 Olympic gold medals in the same discipline.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Finals Photo Vault

So much emotion and excitement in one session! Here are some of my favorites from the morning of tears and cheers.

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Maggie MacNeil 100 Butterfly Olympic Gold Race Analysis

We asked our swimming data partner to help us with a deeper insight into performances and what makes swimmers fast. This is TritonWear analysis.

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SwimSwam’s Top 5 Swims of the #Tokyo2020 Olympic Games: Day 4

It was a perfectly executed race for Great Britain, who had 3 of the 6 fastest splits of the field to win their first gold in this event since 1904

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Tokyo 2020, Oceania Day 4: Titmus Continues Towards Record-Breaking Medal Haul

With her 2nd Olympic gold of the meet, Ariarne Titmus has put herself in the running for a record-breaking medal haul in Tokyo.

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