Ledecky v. Titmus Round 1, Schoenmaker & Sunwoo Shine, Chalmers splits 46.6
Episode description
Swimming at the Tokyo Olympics Prelims Day 2 recap with Brett Hawke, Swimnerd, and Coach Adrian Crawford from South Africa.
Tokyo Olympic Day 2 Prelims:
Women's 100m Back
Regan Smith, Kaylee McKeown, and Kylie Masse break the Olympic Record 3 times in a row.
Men's 200m Free
Teenager Sunwoo Hwang from Korea was out like a bolt of lightning 50.1 to his feet. The only man to break 1:45 in Prelims.
Women's 100m Breast
Tatjana Schoenmaker, a 200 Breaststroker from South Africa, rips a 1:04 100 Breaststroke for top seed in front of Americans Lydia Jacoby and Lilly King.
Men's 100 Back
Kliment Kolisnikov out in 24.8 to his feet making a statement this morning. Ryan Murphy with an easy Prelims swim.
Women's 400m Free
Ledecky came out looking sharper than she did at Trials. Titmus adds 4 seconds to her winning time from OT's last month.
Men's 400 Free Relay
Kyle Chalmers with huge 46.6 split. Russia sneaks in 8th. Great Britain is OUT, finishing 9th, opting not to put Duncan Scott on the relay this morning.
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