Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap
World record-holders Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel lead events into today’s prelims session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, while Kaylee McKeown chases at WR.
#Tokyo2020 Mixed Medley Relay: Brutal Lineup Decisions Loom For USA, Australia
Does Caeleb Dressel swim a 100 fly/50 free/mixed medley relay triple? Which of Kaylee McKeown, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell double up for Australia?
Regan Smith Leads Off Mixed Medley Heat in 57.64, Unofficially #5 Swim All-Time
Regan Smith put up the fifth-fastest 100 backstroke swim of all-time with a 57.64, though it won’t official count for records or rankings.
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.
Relay Lineups: Braving Doubles, China Loads Up For Women’s 4×200 Free Relay
Australia will swap out all four legs from prelims, including replacing Mollie O’Callaghan after she set a world junior record leading off the prelims relay.
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.
Why Was Australia’s -0.03 Relay Start Not A DQ? A Rules Deep Dive
Zac Incerti’s relay start registered on official results as a -0.03. We dig into the rules on why that exchange didn’t call for an automatic disqualification.
Yui Ohashi Reveals 2015 Anemia, 2019 Confidence Struggles Before Olympic Golds
In an interview, double Olympic gold medalist Yui Ohashi revealed two major health struggles that have impacted her career: one physical and one mental.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Finals Preview
After a 1-2 sweep of the 200 free, the British men have a chance to break the first super-suited long course men’s relay world record in the 4×200 free relay.
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.
Tokyo 2020 Day 4 Prelims All-Star: Roman Mityukov, Switzerland
Switzerland’s Roman Mityukov opened up the session swimming 100 free heats and closed it with a leg on a national-record 4×200 free relay.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 3 Finals Preview
It’s a clash of titans in the women’s 100 back final, with former world record-holders Kylie Masse & Regan Smith taking on world record-holder Kaylee McKeown.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Tonight’s four prelims events will feature all four reigning world record-holders, and star Katie Ledecky will swim both the 200 free and 1500 free heats.
Tokyo 2020 Day 3 Prelims All-Star: Tomoe Hvas Cuts 1.4s From Nat’l Record
Norway’s Tomoe Hvas started his swimming career in Japan, and he’s looking at home in Tokyo with a 1.4-second drop in tonight’s 200 fly.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Australia’s Emma McKeon should swim twice tonight, leading 100 fly semifinals and swimming a leg on Australia’s world-record-hopeful 4×100 free relay.