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BREAKING: Australia Smash the Swimming Freestyle World Record at Tokyo Olympics 2020
The Tokyo Olympics 2020 swimming events have started and the Australian swimming team has won medals. The 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay saw the Australian swimming team win the gold medal in the event. Moreover, they broke the world record in the event by setting a time of 3:29.69. The team from Canada came second while the USA finished third. The race was an exciting watch for fans in attendance as the relay team broke the world record in the event.
#swimming Women’s 4×100 Freestyle
IT’S A NEW WORLD RECORD!!!!!!
Team Australia 3:29.69 pic.twitter.com/CIVIDJkAcY
— FINA (@fina1908) July 25, 2021
Australia smashes world record in Tokyo Olympics 2020
The team comprising Cate Campbell, Emma McKeon, Bronte Campbell, and Meg Harris claimed Gold. The team from down under had set the fastest time in the heats and this performance was even better. The second-placed Canadian team had a good swim as well. The 100-freestyle champion, Penny Oleksiak and Margaret MacNeil competed in the relay and helped the team to silver with a time of 3:32.78.
First medal for #TeamCanada at #Tokyo2020
The women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team (Kayla Sanchez, Margaret Mac Neil, Rebecca Smith & Penny Oleksiak) swim to !
into the details of how it happened https://t.co/0isSqh5PZz pic.twitter.com/7htH2qltwr
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) July 25, 2021
The US swimming team finished third in the event. Abbey Weitzeil and Simone Manuel helped the team to finish in third place by setting a time of 3:32.81. Even though the Netherlands had a good qualifying time by finishing second, the team finished fourth in the finals.
But team Australia would be glad to break the national record in what was an exciting race. Notably, Australia had set the record during the Commonwealth Games in Australia in 2018. Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell were a part of that team as well. By smashing the world record, they have put their foot down in the swimming events.
Team Canada and Penny Oleksiak shines in the event
With Penny Oleksiak in the picture, they have the best freestyle swimmer in the world. The swimmer now has now won five medals in the Olympics. The Canadian team had a good time in the heats by finishing third as they improved one place better to finish second. Oleksiak, Kayla Sanchez, Margaret MacNeil, and Rebecca Smith won an exciting race and finished ahead of team USA.
What a moment for these four Canadian women.
Kayla Sanchez. Maggie Mac Neil. Rebecca Smith. Penny Oleksiak.
Silver medal. Canada’s first medal at the Olympics. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/a62egGa3cu
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) July 25, 2021
Even though it was a gritty race till the end, the USA took third place from the Netherlands who swam well.
Although there were no fans in attendance, the Tokyo Olympics have come to life. Significantly, Australia looks to be one of the major medal contenders this year. What did you make of this exhilarating final?
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