WATCH: Michael Andrew, Lilly King, US W 800 FR Relay Win Olympic Prelims Heats

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 5 Prelims Recap

Hit snooze on your Tokyo 2020 prelims alarm this morning? Well, I did too. That’s okay, we can all watch selected day 5 prelims videos in this post.

In the first preliminary event, the women’s 100 free, 27-year-old Aussie veteran Emma McKeon roared a monster 52.13 to lead the semifinals seeds, break the Olympic record, and threaten the 2017 world record of 51.71.

Fast forward to the women’s 200 breast, American Lilly King won her prelims heat unscathed with a 2:22.10, easily qualifying for semifinals. In the last heat, South African Tatjana Schoenmaker made a statement after earning 100 breast silver by hitting the 200 breast Olympic record at 2:19.16, missing the 2013 world record by 0.05s.

In the men’s 200 IM preliminaries, both Americans Chase Kalisz and Michael Andrew won their respective heats, with Andrew hitting the top time of 1:56.40 by leading the entirety of the race.

Then, the USA relay of Bella Sims, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin, and Brooke Forde won their 800 free relay heat at 7:47.57, seeded second into the final.

Note: Prelim race videos courtesy of NBC Sports are only available to viewers in the United States.

WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS

• World Record: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 51.71 (2017)
• Olympic Record: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), – 52.62 (2021)
• World Junior Record: Penny Oleksiak (CAN) – 52.70 (2016)
• 2016 Olympic Champion: Simone Manuel (USA) / Penny Oleksiak (CAN) – 52.70
• SwimSwam Event Preview – Women’s 100 Freestyle

1. Emma McKeon (AUS), 52.13 OR
2. Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 52.70
3. Anna Hopkin (GBR), 52.75
4. Cate Campbell (AUS), 52.80
5. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 52.91
6. Penny Oleksiak (CAN), 52.95
7. Pernille Blume (DEN), 52.96
8. Yang Junxuan (CHN), 53.02
9. Femke Heemskerk (NED), 53.10
10. Kayla Sanchez (CAN), 53.12
11. Abbey Weitzeil (USA), 53.21
12. Michelle Coleman (SWE), 53.53
13. Signe Bro (DEN), 53.54
14. Freya Anderson (GBR), 53.61
15. Charlotte Bonnet (FRA), 53.67
16. Marie Wattel (FRA) / Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED), 53.71*

MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS

• World Record: Aaron Peirsol (USA) – 1:51.92 (2009)
• Olympic Record: Tyler Clary (USA) – 1:53.41 (2012)
• World Junior Record: Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) – 1:55.14 (2017)
• 2016 Olympic Champion: Ryan Murphy (USA) – 1:53.62
• SwimSwam Event Preview – Men’s 200 Backstroke

1. Luke Greenbank (GBR), 1:54.63
2. Evgeny Rylov (ROC), 1:56.02
3. Bryce Mefford (USA), 1:56.37
4. Lee Juho (KOR), 1:56.77
5. Grigory Tarasevich (ROC), 1:56.82
6. Radoslaw Kawecki (POL), 1:56.83
7. Ryan Murphy (USA), 1:56.92
8. Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 1:56.97
9. Keita Sunama (JPN), 1:57.07
10. Tristan Hollard (AUS), 1:57.24
11. Roman Mityukov (SUI), 1:57.45
12. Brodie Williams (GBR), 1:57.48
13. Nicolas Garcia Saiz (ESP), 1:57.62
14. Adam Telegdy (HUN), 1:57.70
15. Xu Jiayu (CHN), 1:57.76
16. Markus Thormeyer (CAN), 1:57.85

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WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS

• World Record: Rikke Moller Pedersen (DEN) – 2:19.11 (2013)
• Olympic Record: Rebecca Soni (USA) – 2:19.59 (2012)
• World Junior Record: Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes (TUR) – 2:19.64 (2015)
• 2016 Olympic Champion: Rie Kaneto (JPN) – 2:20.30
• SwimSwam Event Preview – Women’s 200 Breaststroke

1. Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2:19.16 OR
2. Lilly King (USA), 2:22.10
3. Evgeniia Chikunova (ROC), 2:22.16
4. Kaylene Corbett (RSA), 2:22.48
5. Annie Lazor (USA), 2:22.76
6. Molly Renshaw (GBR), 2:22.99
7. Mariia Temnikova (ROC), 2:23.13
8. Yu Jingyao (CHN), 2:23.17
9. Jenna Strauch (AUS), 2:23.30
10. Jessica Vall Montero (ESP), 2:23.31
11. Fanny Lecluyse (BEL), 2:23.42
12. Sophie Hansson (SWE), 2:23.82
13. Francesca Fangio (ITA), 2:23.89
14. Lisa Mamie (SUI), 2:23.91
15. Abbie Wood (GBR), 2:24.13
16. Kelsey Wog (CAN), 2:24.27

MEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMS

• World Record: Ryan Lochte (USA) – 1:54.00 (2011)
• Olympic Record: Michael Phelps (USA) – 1:54.23 (2008)
• World Junior Record: Hubert Kos (HUN) – 1:56.99 (2021)
• 2016 Olympic Champion: Michael Phelps (USA) – 1:54.66
• SwimSwam Event Preview – Men’s 200 Individual Medley

1. Michael Andrew (USA), 1:56.40
2. Jeremy Desplanches (SUI), 1:56.89
3. Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 1:57.27
4. Chase Kalisz (USA), 1:57.38
5. Kosuke Hagino (JPN) / Duncan Scott (GBR), 1:57.39
6. –
7. Wang Shun (CHN), 1:57.42
8. Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 1:57.46
9. Mitch Larkin (AUS), 1:57.50
10. Laszlo Cseh (HUN), 1:57.51
11. Hugo Gonzalez (ESP), 1:57.61
12. Tomoe Hvas (NOR), 1:57.64
13. Philip Heintz (GER), 1:57.72
14. Andrey Zhilkin (ROC), 1:57.94
15. Matthew Sates (RSA), 1:58.08
16. Daiya Seto (JPN), 1:58.15

WOMEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – PRELIMS

• World Record: Australia (Titmus, Wilson, Throssell, McKeon) – 7:41.50 (2019)
• Olympic Record: USA (Franklin, Vollmer, Vreeland, Schmitt) – 7:42.92 (2012)
• World Junior Record: Canada (Sanchez, Oleksiak, Smith, Ruck) – 7:51.47 (2017)
• 2016 Olympic Champion: USA (Schmitt, Smith, DiRado, Ledecky) – 7:43.03
• SwimSwam Event Preview – Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay

1. Australia, 7:44.61
2. United States, 7:47.57
3. China, 7:48.98
4. Canada, 7:51.52
5. Russian Olympic Committee, 7:52.04
6. Germany, 7:52.06
7. France, 7:55.05
8. Hungary, 7:56.16