Swimming
Tokyo Olympics Swimming LIVE Day 4, July 27 - Kaylee McKeown and Lydia Jacoby shine along with Tom Dean and Evgeny Rylov with all four winning gold- Update, Scores, Live Blog
Kaylee McKeown and Lydia Jacoby steal the show in the morning session winning gold in 100m Backstroke and 100m Breaststroke respectively.
Kaylee McKeown
The morning session of Swimming on Day 4 at the Tokyo Olympics saw some brilliant and historic performances.
Kaylee McKeown won gold in the women's 100m Backstroke event, while 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby surprised everyone by winning the gold medal in the 100m Breaststroke event.
It was history for Great Britain, as Tom Dean and Scott Duncan won gold and silver respectively in the men's 200m Freestyle event. Russian, Evgeny Rylov, won the gold in the 100m Backstroke events by the finest of margins as fellow countryman Kliment Kolesnikov finished second. Both the athletes were competing under the Olympic flag.
After all the intense action in the morning session, we will be back soon for the evening session.
Stay tuned for live updates.
Live Updates
- 27 July 2021 2:48 AM GMT
Men's 200m Butterfly | Semifinal 2
It's time for the second semifinal and we will see Hungary's Kristof Milak, who holds the current world record, in action.
- 27 July 2021 2:46 AM GMT
Men's 200m Butterfly | Semifinal 1
It was very close at the end but Chad le Clos comes first.
Tamas Kenderesi of Hungary finishes second while Tomoru Honda of Japan came third.
- 27 July 2021 2:43 AM GMT
Men's 200m Butterfly | Semifinal 1
Chad le Clos leads at the first 100m by quite some distance.
- 27 July 2021 2:37 AM GMT
Men's 200m Butterfly | Semifinal 1
Chad le Clos who is one of the medal favorites would be looking to make a mark in the first semifinal.
- 27 July 2021 2:30 AM GMT
Women's 100m Breaststroke | FINAL
Kudos to Tatjana Schoenmaker, who missed out on the win in the last couple of strokes.
- 27 July 2021 2:27 AM GMT
Women's 100m Breaststroke | FINAL
The United States wins the gold but it's the 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby and not Lilly King.
Lydia Jacoby, Tatjana Schoenmaker, and Lilly King in that order.
- 27 July 2021 2:21 AM GMT
Women's 100m Breaststroke | FINAL
Can Tatjana Schoenmaker, who set the OR in the heats, win a historic gold?
Or will it be current world record holder Lilly King?
Also, 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby is the one to keep an eye on.
