Previews & Recaps

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games: What Time Do Swimming Events Start in My Time Zone?

Don’t miss any of the 15 pool swimming sessions in Tokyo! Here is all the information you need to set your alarm in your local time zone.

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Tokyo M Psych Sheets: Dressel, Rylov, Paltrinieri Lead With Multiple Top Seeds

Caeleb Dressel will head into the Tokyo Olympics as the fastest entrant in the men’s 50 and 100 freestyles, and 100 butterfly.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Previews: Stars Vie To Fill Phelps’ Void in the Men’s 200 IM

With Michael Phelps on his second retirement, someone other than Phelps will be the Olympic champion in the men’s 200 IM for the first time since 2000.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swim Previews: Ledecky an Underdog to Win Women’s 400 Free

Titmus leads this season’s 400 free world rankings by 2.3 seconds over Ledecky. In SwimSwam’s Pick’ems contest, 51% predict Titmus will win and 48% Ledecky.

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OSU’s Hannah Bach Hits 31.41 BR, Hudson McDaniel Goes 27.72 BR In Geneva

Two OSU Buckeyes, Hannah Bach (31.41) and Hudson McDaniel (27.72), put up quick 50 breast times to close out Geneva sectionals.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Legacy of Drama In Men’s 4×100 FRR

From smashing air guitars to the South African upset to the Lezak/Agnel heroics, the men’s 4×100 free relay has never failed to entertain.

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USMS Nationals: Minnesota Masters’ Bill Durell Swims “Kind of Nutty” 1650 Fly

The 70-year-old trains extensively for this race, swimming 1,000 yards of butterfly five days a week.

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Mackenzie McConagha Bounces Back With 1:02.08 100 Meter Back in Virginia

Nation’s Capital Swim Club’s Mackenzie McConagha dropped a 1:02.08 lifetime best 100 meter back to improve upon the 1:05 she swam at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Titmus Time In Women’s 200 Free

The women’s 200 free went from looking like a competitive field to a race for silver after what Ariarne Titmus did last month in Australia.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Preview: A 3-Way Battle Brewing in the Men’s 1500

Wellbrock is the 4th-fastest swimmer of all-time in the event, holding the 9th, 10th, and 11th fastest times in history.

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Brendan Burns Drops 1:50.14 Lifetime Best 200 Meter Free Time in Indiana

Indiana Swim Club’s Brendan Burns crushed his lifetime best 200 free time from 2018 Summer Nationals by more than one second to win the event with a 1:50.14.

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8 Tokyo Olympic Swimming SportsBook Odds That Might Surprise You

Anton Chupkov has won every major 200 breaststroke (World & European Championships) in this Olympic cycle – but he’s not the betting favorite for Tokyo gold.

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2020 Olympic Previews: Dressel Upholding Phelps’ Legacy in Men’s 100 Butterfly

After 2016, Caeleb Dressel became the heir to the Michael Phelps throne. Now, he’s looking to uphold the American butterfly legacy in Tokyo.

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13-Year-Old Antoine Destang Rips 25.36 50 Fly At 2021 Summer FLAGS

Destang, a Saint Lucia native out of the Bolles School Sharks, appears to be the fastest 13-year-old ever in the 50 fly.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: The 1:44s Have Arrived In Men’s 200 Free

Great Britain’s Duncan Scott (pictured) leads a group of five men who have broken 1:45 in the men’s 200 free in 2021.

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