Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 1 Medal Table: USA Wins 6 of 12 Swimming Medals
It was a great session for Team USA, which won 6 of 12 total swimming medals, including a near-sweep of all bronze medals. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography
When: Pool swimming: Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, August 1, 2021
Open Water swimming: Wednesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 5, 2021
Where: Olympic Aquatics Centre / Tokyo, Japan
Heats: 7 PM / Semifinals & Finals: 10:30 AM (Local time)
It was a great session for Team USA, which won 6 of 12 total swimming medals, including a near-sweep of all bronze medals.
The red, white, and blue nearly claimed a monopoly on bronze medals, winning bronze in three of four events. In impressive fashion, the United States had a medalist in all four finals tonight, and had both swimmers earn medals in two of three individual events.