2020 TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- When: Pool swimming: Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, August 1, 2021
- Open Water swimming: Wednesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 5, 2021
- Where: Olympic Aquatics Centre / Tokyo, Japan
- Heats: 7 PM / Semifinals & Finals: 10:30 AM (Local time)
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Day 4 Finals Recap
South African Chad le Clos, the London 2012 Olympic 200 fly champion, placed outside of the event podium for the second Olympics in a row.
Just as he did in his semifinal le Clos took his race out fast, per his usual race strategy. However, with 50 meters to go, Italy’s Federico Burdisso had caught le Clos on his medal chase behind Hungarian Kristof Milak. During the final 50, Japanese teen Tomoru Honda boosted two places into medal contention as Hungary’s Tamas Kenderesi accelerated on a fading le Clos.
At the touch, world record-holder Milak was crowned Olympic champion as Honda took silver on Japanese soil and Burdisso earned bronze for Italy. Finsihing in fourth place was Kenderesi, once again holding off le Clos in an Olympic final. In Rio 2016, Japanese Masato Sakai took silver while Kenderesi took bronze, his first Olympic finish ahead of le Clos.
Coming up for le Clos will be the 100 fly, where he has earned two consecutive Olympic silvers in the event finals from London 2012 and Rio 2016.
QUICK HITS
Continental & National Records On Day 4
- Men’s 100 Free: Zimbabwe — Peter Wetzlar, 50.31
AFRICAN MEDAL TABLE THROUGH DAY 4
| Nation | Total Medals | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 | ||
| South Africa | 1 |
at 29 I think we’re seeing the last of Le Clos unfortunately, he had a great career but I only see it getting more difficult for him to get into and medal at international competitions
His race strategy has became a parody of itself.
Going out so ridiculously fast you can’t hope to hold on doesn’t make you tough. Just a dumb racer.
I have zero remorse. When you treat a 200 fly like it’s a 100 fly bad things happen.
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man
F around and find out
Le Clos was close to not getting to the last wall. Hope there were lifeguards at the pool!
Now do Schooling.