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.
Be a (Google Doodle) Olympian! “Champion Island” Includes Artistic Swimming
You, too, can be an Olympian with Google’s Doodle Champion Island game. (Good luck beating me in artistic swimming, though.)
Melanie Margalis on Why It’s So Impressive to Sweep the IMs at the Same Meet
Margalis swim nerds it up, delving into why it is so difficult to have both your 200 IM and 400 IM fire on the same level at the same meet
Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 4: Chad le Clos Misses Olympic 200 Fly Podium Again
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.
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 Round-Up: Simone Biles Withdraws From Individual All-Around Final
Four-time Olympic champion has this week pulled out of the team final and individual all-around final in order to ‘focus on her mental health’
#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet Day 4: Katie Ledecky Gets Her 1st Gold in Her 3rd Event
Katie Ledecky still didn’t have a day to dream of in Tokyo, but she got her first gold medal of these Olympic Games out of the way.
Gymnast Alvarado Skirts IOC Rules by Incorporating BLM into Tokyo Floor Routine
18-year-old Luciana Alvarado, Costa Rica’s first gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games, skirted IOC protest rules by adding a BLM tribute to her routine.
WATCH: Michael Andrew, Lilly King, US W 800 FR Relay Win Olympic Prelims Heats
During day 5 prelims, Lilly King (200 breast), Michael Andrew (200 IM), and the US women’s 800 free relay (Sims, Madden, McLaughlin, Forde) won their heats.
13-Year-Old Maxine Clarke Throws Down 57.66 SCM 100 Freestyle In Calgary
Maxine Clarke looks to be one of Canada’s newest up-and-coming age group swimmers, having hit a 57.66 SCM and a 59.05 LCM 100 freestyle.
WATCH: Tokyo 2020 Day 4 Finals Race Videos From NBC and Eurosport
Watch Ledecky and Sullivan go 1-2 for the USA in the women’s 1500 free final, Team GBR win their 1st men’s 800 free relay Olympic title, and more from day 5.
Tokyo 2020 Day 5 Prelims All-Star: Lee Juho Goes From 21st-4th In 2 Back Heats
Lee Juho notched a band new Koren record of 1:56.77 in the 200 back prelims to qualify 4th overall into the semi-finals.
Australia Will Swap All 4 Legs of Women’s 800 Free Relay for Finals
Australia will match 3 of the 4 legs of their World Record setting 800 free relay from 2019, swapping in Leah Neale for Brianna Throssell.
Mona McSharry Sets New Irish Senior Record In 200m Breaststroke At Tokyo 2020
McSharry’s time of 2:25.08 knocked almost a full second off the previous record time she set in April of this year.
Tokyo 2020, Asia Recap Day 4: 19-Yr-Old Tomoru Honda Scores 200 Fly Silver
19-year-old Tomoru Honda of Japan couldn’t contain his big smile after snagging silver in the men’s 200m fly in Tokyo on day 4.