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Swimming: What to expect at the Tokyo Olympics

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Focus on swimming at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:

There are races in four strokes - freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly - and also individual and relay medley events that involve one swimmer using all four strokes or team members each using a different stroke.

The shortest race in the pool is the 50m freestyle. The longest is the 1,500m free. The open water marathon is 10km.There will be a total of 35 events - 17 each for men and women and a mixed 4x100 medley relay.The United States dominated the medals table with 33 , ahead of Australia on 10 . Ryan Lochte, one of America's most decorated swimmers, triggered a furore when he spun a tale about being robbed at gunpoint at a gas station after a party. He was suspended for 10 months and dropped by four major sponsors.Ledecky and US team mate Caeleb Dressel are set to star in the first Games without Phelps since 1996. Both have plenty of medals in them.

Japanese star Rikako Ikee will be a popular favourite in the pool after her strong recovery from leukaemia.

 

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