The joy of Australian swimmers.
Aleksandra Szmigiel, Reuters
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The very first final discipline of the 400 m program was dominated by the American Chase Kalisz, the same women’s race was won by the home team Jui Ohaši. Eighteen-year-old Tunisian Ahmed Hafnáví provided a big surprise in the 400 m freestyle by winning gold.
The Australians exceeded their own world maximum on April 5, 2018 from the home Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. The performance, which was also taken care of by the Campbell sisters with McKeon and Shayna Jack, improved by 36 hundredths of a second and defended the gold from the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Girls, I’m so proud of you! A tear of happiness fell on the Czechs after the relay
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Bronte and Cate Cambell with McKeon and Brittany Elmslie also triumphed in the then world and Olympic record of 3: 30.65. In Tokyo, Kayla Sanchez, Margaret Macneil, Rebecca Smith and Penny Oleksiak outperformed the Australian line-up by 3.09 seconds. The Americans Erika Brown, Abbey Weitzeil, Natalie Hinds and Simone Manuel won the bronze.
What a race!#THE END wins the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay and sets a new World Record!@fina1908 #Swimming @ausolympicteam pic.twitter.com/9zcuMPCfKD
— Olympics (@Olympics) July 25, 2021
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Twenty-five-year-old Ohaši overcame American Emma Weyant by 68 hundredths with a time of 4: 32.08 and celebrated her first Olympic medal. Her biggest success in this discipline so far was the bronze medal from last year’s World Championships in Gwangju, Korea.
“I never thought I could win gold. A lot happened before I got to this point. I’m grateful to have been given the opportunity to be so successful. A lot of people have supported me and I’m trying to swim as best I can. He was it’s a fun race, “said Ohaši, who won second gold for the host country after judoka Naohis Takata.
25 July – #swimming – women’s 400m individual medley
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???? Hali Flickinger ????????Congratulations #Tokyo2020 #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | #Olympics | @fina1908
— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) July 25, 2021
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Six years younger, Weyant won medals at the Olympics at the premiere start and her compatriot Hali Flickingerová finished third, who also reached the podium for the first time under five circles. Hungarian Katinka Hosszú, a gold defender from Rio de Janeiro, finished fifth.
Kalisz also rejoiced in the premiere triumph under five circles. The 27-year-old defeated compatriot Jay Litherland with a time of 4: 09.42 by 4: 09.42. Bronze was won by Australian Brendon Smith with a loss of another 10 hundredths.
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American Chase Kalisz won the first swimming final in Tokyo – the 400 m medley.
Petr David Josek, ČTK / AP
Kalish won silver on the same track five years ago in Rio, and was only surpassed by Japanese Kosuke Hagino in winning the Olympic medal at the time. His previous triumphs were two gold medals from the World Championships in Budapest in 2017, where he triumphed on both semi-finals. Litherland, two years younger, and 21-year-old Smith rejoiced in the first precious metal under five in their careers.
With a time of 3: 43.36, Hafnavi defeated Australian Jack McLoughlin by 16 hundredths and rejoiced in the first medal at the big event. American Kieran Smith finished third and the whole trio was on the podium for the first time under five circles.
Team USA have their first gold medal of #Tokyo2020!
Chase Kalisz wins Olympic #Swimming gold in the men’s 400m individual medley.#StrongerTogether @fina1908 @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/9u56hwBYji
— Olympics (@Olympics) July 25, 2021
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“I surprised myself, it’s amazing. A dream come true. I couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t until I reached out and saw number one (on the board),” said Hafnavi, who won Tunisia’s second pool gold in the history of the Olympics. He imitated Osama Mellúlí, who won the 1,500-meter crawl race in Beijing in 2008. Hafnáví qualified for the finals on Saturday with an eighth time of 3: 48.68.
| XXXII. Tokyo Summer Olympics: |
| Swimming – final: |
| Men: |
| 400 m position: |
| 1. Kalisz 4: 09,42 |
| 2. Litherland (or USA) 4: 10,28 |
| 3. B. Smith (Austr.) 4:10,38 |
| 4. Litchfield (Brit.) 4:10,59 |
| 4. Verse 4: 10.59 |
| 6. Marchand (Fr.) 4: 11,16 |
| 7. Clareburt (NZL) 4: 11.22 |
| 8. Razzetti (It.) 4: 11,32 |
| 400 m v. zp.: |
| 1. Hafnáví (Tun.) 3: 43,36 |
| 2. McLoughlin (Austr.) 3:43,52 |
| 3. K. Smith (USA) 3:43,94 |
| 4. Auböck (Rak.) 3: 44.07 |
| 4. Mühlleitner (DEU) 3: 44.07 |
| 6. Detti (It.) 3:44,88 |
| 7. Winnington (Austr.) 3:45,20 |
| 8. Mitchell (USA) 3:45,39 |
| Women: |
| 400 m position: |
| 1. Ohašiová (JPN) 4: 32.08 |
| 2. Weyant 4: 32.76 |
| 3. Flickinger (both USA) 4: 34.90 |
| 4. Belmonte (Sp.) 4: 35.13 |
| 5. Hosszú (Hungary) 4: 35.98 |
| 6. Mihályváriová-Farkasová (Maď.) 4: 37,75 |
| 7. Willmottová (Brit.) 4:38,30 |
| 8. Cusinatová (It.) 4:40,65 |
| 4×100 m v. zp .: |
| 1. Australia (B. Campbell, Harris, McKeon, C. Campbell) 3: 29.69 – world record |
| 2. Canada (Sanchez, Macneil, Smith, Oleksiak) 3: 32.78 |
| 3. USA (Brown, Weitzeil, Hinds, Manuel) 3: 32.81 |
| 4. The Netherlands 3: 33.70 |
| 5. Britain 3: 33.96 |
| 6. Sweden 3: 34.69 |
| 7. China 3: 34.76 |
| 8. Denmark 3: 35.70 |
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