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Sports Business. Bay Area. Kansas City. Las Vegas. Los Angeles. New Orleans. New York. San Antonio. San Diego. Tampa Bay. Washington DC. By The Athletic Staff. Swimming, one of the most popular Olympic events, returns with plenty of fresh faces. Here is what you need to know about the stars to watch, schedule and events taking place in the Tokyo Olympic Aquatics Centre.
More than athletes will compete in 37 swimming events in Tokyo. The first heats started July 24, a day after the opening ceremony, and the first finals were July Indoor competitions end Aug. For live swimming coverage from The Athletic , click here. Katie Ledecky freestyle : One of the biggest stars not just in the pool but at the Tokyo Games, the year-old Ledecky will be competing in her third Olympic Games and will likely add to her medal collection.
In , she was the most decorated female athlete at the Rio Games, capturing four gold medals two of them in world record time and a silver.
Caeleb Dressel freestyle, butterfly, medley : Dressel won 13 combined golds and two silvers at the and world championships, in addition to two golds as part of relays teams at Rio in If he progresses, his schedule could get very crowded, with the potential to have two races in the same day three times.
Ryan Murphy backstroke : Murphy won gold in the meter and meter backstroke in Rio and will be defending his titles in Tokyo. The American men have won both events in six straight Olympics, dating to in Atlanta.
Chase Kalisz medley : A silver medalist in the meter individual medley in at Rio, Kalisz claimed the first U. He will also compete in the IM next week, with the semifinals on Wednesday and finals on Thursday. Thirty-five of the 53 members of Team USA will be competing in their first Olympic Games, but the rookies have plenty of experience heading to Tokyo.
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