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Swimming at the 2020 Olympics featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This was a slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters unless stated):
The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 30 July and 1 August 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. [1] It was the event's sixteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1960.
The International Olympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in pool-based swimming events at the Olympic Games. Men's swimming has been part of the official program of the Summer Olympics since the Games' modern inception in 1896; it was not until 1912 that women's events were held.
How to watch the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The Paris Olympics opening ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. PDTFriday and will be shown live on NBC and Peacock. NBC will re-air the ...
The 1904 Olympics' races were the only ones ever measured in yards, instead of the usual metres. A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and was located in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbor, marked the beginning of electrical timing.
Nashville native Gretchen Walsh set an Olympic record Saturday while swimming for Team USA at the Paris Summer Games.. Walsh, a 21-year-old Harpeth Hall graduate, swam the women's 100-meter ...
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 25 and 26 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. [1] It was the thirteenth appearance of the event, which has been held from 1964 to 1972 and then at every Games since 1984.
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. [1] It will be the event's twenty-fifth appearance at the Olympics, having been held at every edition since 1912.