Tag: Tokyo 2020
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South Korean Swimmer Hwang Sun-Woo Breaks National Record in Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle | Arirang News
South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo broke an 11-year-old national record in the men’s 2-hundred-meter freestyle on Sunday,… winning his heat to reach the semis. The 17-year-old sensation finished first with 1 minute 44-point-six-two seconds,… beating the previous record set by three-time Olympic medalist Park Tae-hwan at the 2010 Asian Games by point-one-eight seconds. The semi-finals…
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Swimmer From Mobile Advances to Olympic Final | WKRG
Paige Madden competed in Tokyo early Sunday Mobile time
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US Swimmer Katie Ledecky Opens Olympic Program as Top Qualifier in 400-Meter Freestyle | 11Alive
Katie Ledecky’s teammates are already piling up Olympic medals. Now it’s her turn, and she wants some hardware of her own, Associated Press reported.
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Tuks Swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker Sets New Olympic Record in the 100m Breaststroke | Newzroom Afrika
Tatjana Schoenmaker gave Team South Africa some much-needed good news at the Tokyo Olympics earlier today when she qualified for the semi-final of the 100m breaststroke, setting a new Olympic record in the process. The 24-year-old finished her heat in a time of a minute 4.82 seconds, beating American Lilly King’s record from Rio 2016,…
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Ahmad Hafnaoui | 18-Year-Old Tunisian Gold Medalist | Olympics Swimming | HM Sport
Reaction from 18-year-old Ahmad Hafnaoui of Tunisia and Jack McLoughlin of Australia after winning gold and silver medals in the men’s 400m freestyle at Tokyo 2020 on Sunday.
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Olympic Swimming a Rare Win for Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland | 11Alive
UGA swim teammates Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland won both gold and silver in the 400M medley. Their coach reacts after the win.
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Paralympic Swimming Hopeful Sets Sights on Tokyo Games | Localish
“One of the fastest para-swimmers in the world is moving one step closer to her dream of competing in the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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Tokyo Olympics Underway Amid COVID-19 Controversy | CBS Evening News
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan kicked off with an opening ceremony in a largely empty stadium Friday. The events are being held despite immense scrutiny from the Japanese public, who are dealing with a surge of coronavirus infections. Jamie Yuccas has more.