200 Freestyle Top Seed Hwang Sunwoo: “I’m Surprised At My Time”
During day 2 prelims of these Olympic Games, we saw a World Junior Record go down in the form of Hwang Sunwoo in the men’s 200m freestyle.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
Confident American Lilly King will open her 2020 Olympic campaign on Sunday in women’s 100 breaststroke, beginning her quest to defend 2016 gold.
Day 2 Prelims: Watch W 1BK OLY Record Get Broken Thrice and Ledecky’s 4FR Debut
Watch the women’s 100 back Olympic record get broken three times and Katie Ledecky’s Tokyo 2020 debut in the 400 free from day two prelims.
Watch Aussies Smash 4×100 World Record, Other Olympic Final 1 Race Vieos
Watch the Australia women smash the 4×100 free relay record, and other race videos from the first finals sessions of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet For Non Swimmers Day One Recap
In the first finals session, this 18-year old kid from Tunisia that nobody has heard of won the 400 free and everyone lost their minds.
Tokyo 2020 Day 2 Prelims All-Star: Tamsin Cook Completes Impressive Comeback
2016 Olympic finalist Tamsin Cook retired from the sport back in 2018 but made a 2020 comeback and has since swum 2 of her top 3 400 freestyles.
Isabel Gose Breaks German Record in 400 Free After 2 Second Time Drop
Teenager Isabel Gose qualified for the Olympic final and cracked more than half-a-second off the German Record in the women’s 400 free prelims.
Overreacting: Brits Whiff In 400 Free Relay, Popovici Looking Dangerous
Romanian David Popovici (pictured) had a strong start to his Olympic career in the men’s 200 freestyle preliminaries on Sunday night in Tokyo.
Men’s 400 Free Relay: US Has an Easy Choice, What’s Russia to Do?
After the women’s 400 free relay left the U.S. coaching staff with a deep calculus to make, the men’s 400 free relay will be straight-forward on Monday.
Summer McIntosh Lowers Canadian Record, Makes 400 Free Olympic Final At 14
McIntosh’s time of 4:02.72 breaks Brittany MacLean’s 2016 Canadian Record of 4:03.43, putting her in contention for a medal at the Tokyo Games.
Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 1: 5 National Records Fall, Loughborough Swimmers Shine
Adam Peaty was in his element on day one, sporting a mustache while comfortably winning the 100 breast semifinal. There were no European medalists on day one.
Ceccon and the Men’s 4×100 Free Relay Down Italian Records at Day 2 Prelims
The rise of Alessandro Miressi individually in the 100 free has allowed Italy to stick him on the lead-off position
Fairweather Drops 4 Seconds, Hits 4:02.28 NZL National Record
17-year-old Erika Fairweather swam fearlessly in the 400m free heats, cracking a New Zealand national record to make the final.
SWE’s Sophie Hansson and FIN’s Ida Hulkko Notch 100 BR National Marks in Tokyo
During the women’s 100 breast prelims, Sweden’s Sophie Hansson (1:05.66) and Finland’s Ida Hulkko (1:06.19) both broke their respective national marks.
Trio Of Olympic Records Fall In Women’s 100 Backstroke Heats
Scary swimming already in this women’s 100 backstroke already with a trio of Olympic Records biting the dust in Tokyo heats.