Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 5 Swimming Headlines
Last night there were 5 finals and 4 semifinals, which lasted 3.5 hours. A lot happened. Check out the biggest swimming headlines from day 5 here for more.
Mattsson Snags 200 Breast Bronze To Give Finland First Tokyo Medal
At 27 years of age, Finnish swimmer Matti Mattsson notched a new national record en route to taking 200m breast Olympic bronze.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics In Photos: Day 5 Finals
Yet again, so much emotion and excitement in one session! Here are some of my favorites from the morning of tears and cheers.
Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 5: Finland Wins First Olympic Swimming Medal in 25 Years
Matti Mattson (above) broke his Finnish National Record in the 200 breast to win bronze (2:07.13). This is Finland’s first Olympic swimming medal since 1996,
Relay Lineups: China & Britain Go All-In, Italy/Canada Gamble on Mixed Medley
Canada left both Maggie MacNeil and Penny Oleksiak off of the mixed medley relay prelims, gambling on the team making the final without them.
Watch China Break Women’s 4×200 Free Relay WR: Day 5 Finals Race Videos
Watch all the race videos from the day 5 finals session of the Tokyo Olympics including when the entire women’s 4×200 free relay podium beat the World Record
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 5 Medal Table: 2 Golds and 2 Olympic Records for China
China and Japan leapfrog Canada and the Russian Olympic Committee on Day 5 to take over at the 4th and 5th positions on the medal table.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
China’s Zhang Yufei, the top seed by 1.3 seconds with 2:04.89, will race in the final of the women’s 200 fly on Thursday morning in Tokyo.
Stubblety-Cook Hits 3rd Fastest 200 Breast In History For OLY Record And Gold
Stubblety-Cook won Olympic gold with a 2:06.38 and became the first-ever man to swim under 2:07 in the event at an Olympic Games.
Olimpiadi Di Tokyo 2020 Live Recap E Risultati Finali Day 5
La sessione di giovedì mattina, che consiste nelle finali e semifinali del giorno 5, produrrà cinque nuovi campioni olimpici.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Finals Preview
Perhaps the race of the Olympics: 2016 Olympic champ Kyle Chalmers takes on 2017/2019 World champ Caeleb Dressel with gold and the world record on the line.
Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 4 Swimming Headlines
Didn’t have time to watch day four finals last night live or today before day five? Read on for the biggest swimming headlines from day four of Tokyo 2020.
Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 4: Great Britain Comes Within .03 of 4×200 Free WR
Great Britain’s 4×200 free relay broke the European Record set by Russia at the 2009 World Championship. Hungary and Germany joined the European medal table.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
USA’s Katie Ledecky will compete in the finals of both the 200 free and a new Olympic event, the women’s 1500 free, on Wednesday morning in Tokyo.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Two-time defending world champ Caeleb Dressel will take on defending Olympic champ Kyle Chalmers across heats of the 100 free today.
