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Tom Dean Takes Down British 200 Free Record En Route To Historic Olympic Gold Tom Dean broke the British Record in the men s 200 freestyle final to become the country s first-ever Olympic medalist in the event. 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)
Tom Dean snared gold in a roller-coaster race with a new British National Record of 1:44.22.
Dean, 21, took the race out aggressively, just like he did at the British Olympic Trials in April, but not quite as fast as South Korean teenage standout