Great Britain Shatters History With Men’s 800 Free Relay Gold
The men’s 4x200m freestyle relay broke new ground on a number of historic fronts, as Great Britain took home the gold in a near-world record mark of 6:58.58.
Visualizing The Splits In The Epic Women’s 200 Freestyle Final
Despite finding herself in an early deficit, Ariarne Titmus was the only swimmer to split sub-29 on the last two 50s en route to winning the women’s 200 free.
#Tokyo2020 Men’s 800 Free Relay: Will the US Gamble in Relay Final?
The US probably has three for-sure changes to make in the 800 free relay final. But will they make a 4th, and will it even matter?
#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet for Non Swimmers – Day 3 Recap
17-year old Lydia Jacoby, from Seward, Alaska, dethroned the King in the women’s 100 breaststroke final. She’s the first-ever Olympic swimmer from Alaska.
Titmus’ Coach Dean Boxall On His Viral Celebration: “I Bleed With My Athletes”
“He’s very passionate about what he does – he really becomes quite animated,” 400m freestyle gold medalist Ariarne Titmus said of her coach Dean Boxall.
Tokyo 2020, Oceania Day 3: Australian Momentum Keeps Medal Table Hopes Alive
Kaylee McKeown go her hand on the wall first in the women’s 100 backstroke, leaving us wondering what else the Australians have in store.
Kaylee McKeown Wins Australian Women’s 1st 100 Back Gold in OLY Record Fashion
Kaylee McKeown blew away the competition in the women’s 100 backstroke, putting up the 2nd fastest time in history for Olympic gold.
History Lessons: Taking A Look At The Last Masse/Smith/McKeown 100 Back Matchup
It’s among the most anticipated matchups of Tokyo 2020 and it has actually happened twice before. Check out this SwimSwam history lesson to find out when.
Overreacting: Former Olympic Champion Le Clos Barely Sneaks Into 200 Fly Semis
South African Chad Le Clos finished 16th in the men’s 200 butterfly prelims, escaping an unceremonious elimination by less than a tenth of a second.
#Tokyo2020 Top 5: Titmus Wins, Peaty Defends, Russia Flops in Relay on Day 2
We saw a slue of historic races, highlighted by Peaty’s title defense, MacNeil’s #2 all-time, and Titmus vs. Ledecky round 1
Regan Smith Hits The 4th 100 Back Olympic Record Of The Games With 57.86 Semi
Smith will advance as top seed into the finals after swimming a 57.86 Olympic record during semis. That was the 4th time the mark has fallen this year.
Tokyo 2020, Oceania Day 2: Titmus Topples Ledecky, McKeon Picks Up Medal #2
It was another big day for the Australians as Ariarne Titmus did what many have deemed impossible by defeating Katie Ledecky in an individual Olympic final.
Ariarne Titmus Breaks Aussie Record To Give Ledecky First Individual OLY Loss
Ariarne Titmus torches the Aussie and Oceanic women’s 400m freestyle record and hands American Katie Ledecky her first Olympic loss.
Emma McKeon Rips 55.72 100 Fly Aussie & Oceanic Record For Bronze
27-year-old Renaissance woman Emma McKeon has surged to the wall here in Tokyo for 100m fly bronze, hitting a national record again.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 Finals Preview
Zhang Yufei has remained cool, calm, and collected throughout the prelims and semis of the 100 butterfly. Will she be able to hold off the field in the final?