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, and qualified fastest for the semi-final, which takes place tomorrow morning.
Tuks is also represented at the Tokyo Olympic Games and to talk more on this we are joined by Director of Sport at the University of Pretoria Dr. Steven Ball weighs in.
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DC Authorities Ask Swimmers to Stay Out of Rivers as Summer Heat Sends People Towards Local Waterway | WUSA9
Officials are reminding people about the dangers of swimming in the Potomac and Anacostia rivers amid hot weather impacting DC communities.
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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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Michael Phelps Praises Ahmed Hafnaoui for His “Unbelievable Swim†in Tokyo 2020 Olympics | TJ Sports USA
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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.
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All David Boudia Dives at the Olympics
American diver David Boudia won 🥇in the 10m platform diving competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 🥉in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He also won a 🥉 medal with teammate Nick McCrory in the men’s synchronized 10m platform at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a 🥈 medal in the same event with Steele Johnson at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Enjoy watching all his dives at London 2012!
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10 Most Medalled Male Divers Ever | Olympics
Watch the TOP 10 most decorated male divers at the Olympic Games:
8. Cao Yuan 🇨🇳/🥇🥇🥉
8. Sammy Lee 🇺🇸/ 🥇🥇🥉
7. Pete Desjardins 🇺🇸/ 🥇🥇🥈
7. Erik Adlerz 🇸🇪/🥇🥇🥈
6. Tian Liang 🇨🇳/ 🥇🥇🥈🥉
5. Qin Kai 🇨🇳/ 🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉
4. Dimitry Sautin ROC/ 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉🥉
3. Xiong Ni 🇨🇳/ 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉
2. Klaus Dibiasi 🇮🇹/ 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈
1. Greg Louganis 🇺🇸 /🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈