Katie Ledecky Hits 15:35.35 To Mark First-Ever Women’s 1500 Free Olympic Record
During the event’s Olympic debut, Katie Ledecky threw down the 8th fastest performance in history with a 15:35.35 prelim swim.
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.
Wang Jianjiahe Advances In 2nd To 1500 Free Final With 15:41.49 Asian Record
Jianjiahe was only about 6 seconds slower than newly minted Olympic record holder Katie Ledecky during the first-ever women’s Olympic 1500 free prelims.
Anastasia Gorbenko Becomes First Israeli Woman to Make Olympic Swimming Final
Anastasia Gorbenko will make history in the women’s 100 backstroke final as her country’s first-ever female Olympic finalist in swimming.
#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
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.
WATCH: 400 Free Duel Between Titmus & Ledecky for Olympic Gold (Day 2)
Watch Ariarne Titmus battle World Record holder Katie Ledecky in the 400 free, along with other race videos from the 2nd finals session of the Tokyo Olympics.
McIntosh Hits 1:56.11 200 Free Canadian NAG, Oleksiak A 1:55.38 Lifetime Best
Both Oleksiak and McIntosh on track for an Olympic final with their respective 2nd and 5th place finishes in the 200 freestyle prelims.
Anastasiia Kirpichnikova Posts 15:50.22 1500 Freestyle For 5th In Prelims
Anastasiia Kirpichnikova became the 1st Russian women to ever crack 16 minutes in the 1500 freestyle earlier this season and has just done it again.
Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 2: Peaty Is First British Swimmer To Repeat Olympic Gold
After finishing day 1 with no medals, Europe scored 4 medals on day 2. 3 of them were earned in the men’s 100 breast where Peaty defended his Olympic title.
National Records Fall, Seto And Le Clos Hit 9th, 16th In Men’s 200 Fly Prelims
Taiwan’s Eddie Wang, Switzerland’s Noe Ponti, and Norway’s Tomoe Hvas all notched new national records during the 200 butterfly heats.
2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 2 Results
Only 252 Pick’Em voters predicted Canada’s Maggie Macneil would win gold in the 100 fly while 420 people gave the win to USA’s Torri Huske who placed 4th.
Candian Men Lower 4×100 Freestyle National Record, Hayden Opens With a 47.99
9 years after winning Olympic bronze in the 100 freestyle, Brent Hayden continues to impress and has just helped his country to a new national record.
Video Shows Lane Rope Tug in Tokyo Olympic Swimming
Israeli swimmer Denis Loktev appears on video to have grabbed and pulled on the lanerope in prelims of the men’s 200 free in Tokyo.
Tokyo Relay Splits: Chalmers’ 46.44 and Apple’s 46.69 Are 5th/11th, All-time
Kyle Chalmers split 46.44 on the end of the Australian 4×100 free relay to post the 5th-fastest relay split of all time.