Tokyo Olympics: First medals on the line in the pool

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Australia’s Elijah Winnington will also seek to live up to his surname in the men’s 400m free

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Australia’s women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team look sure to complete a golden hat-trick, and maybe smash their world record, when the first swimming medals of the Tokyo Olympics are handed out on Sunday.

Australian Brendon Smith is also a strong contender after qualifying fastest for the men’s 400 individual medley, the first of the medal events.Opinion: At Tokyo Olympics, Michael Woods hair’s breadth away from being stuff of national lore With what amounted to a B team, they still set the 10th fastest time in history and the return of their two top swimmers - Cate Campbell and Emma McKeon - for the final makes their 2018 record look vulnerable.

 

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