Opinion: 19-year-old swimmer Emma Weyant could win USA's first gold at Tokyo Olympics

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A scintillating performance in the Olympic swimming preliminaries Saturday night by 19-year-old American Emma Weyant in her first international meet has put her in position to win the first gold medal of these Olympic Games for the United States.

U.S. athletes failed to medal on opening day for first time since 1972 Games. On Sunday we'll see Simone Biles compete in Tokyo for the first time. in her first international meet has put her in position to win the first gold medal of these Olympic Games for the United States, unless veteran Chase Kalisz beats her to it.

“I’ve looked up to her for a long time,” Weyant said. “The only other time I raced her was two years ago. I was nowhere close so this is cool.”Kalisz, 27, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist, qualified third, but the big story in the men’s 400 IM was Seto’s flameout. Would he call it a huge mistake? He didn’t wait for the translator on that one, nodding several times.

 

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