, taking home the gold on in the men's 400-meter individual medley. Teammate Jay Litherland earned second place in the event.
Team USA medalists Jay Litherland and Chase Kalisz pose on the podium after competing in the Men's 400m Individual Medley Final on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 25, 2021.But it turns out Kalisz and Litherland were just setting the tone. For the first time in history, Team USA walked away with six of 12 medals on the opening night of swimming.
In his Olympic debut, Kieran Smith took bronze in the men's 400-meter freestyle, and Emma Weyant and Hali Flickinger took silver and bronze in the women’s 400-meter individual medley, marking the first U.S. women to medal in Tokyo. Kieran Smith of Team USA poses with the bronze medal for the Men's 400m Freestyle Final on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 25, 2021.The women's 4×100 free relay team added to the American sweep with a bronze medal., Team USA celebrated with emotional embraces and beaming smiles.
Kalisz celebrates winning the gold medal with silver medalist Litherland in the Men's 400m Individual Medley Final.In a nod to NBC, the swim finals were held in the morning on Tokyo time rather than their usual evening slot, so the finals could be viewed during prime time in the U.S.Kait Hanson is a contributing writer for TODAY.com. A graduate of Penn State University, she began her career in sports and happily wakes up at 6 a.m. for games thanks to the time change at her home in Hawaii.
I like the face masks USA that swimmers wore during the medal ceremony!!!..What brand are they? And are they available for regular people..
Wait until track and field events
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