have quite the homecoming, as well. she made history winning her sixth and seventh medals in tokyo on wednesday. the seven medals are most ever in a single olympics by a female swimmer. she won the 50 meter freestyle in olympic-record time. and then, less than an hour later, she got her historic-seventh medal when she took the butterfly leg and helped the aussies win the 4-by-100 medley relay. also, with olympic-record time. and australia added another gold as logan martin won the first-ever bmx freestyle competition. the aussies up to 13 gold, in fourth place right now. china, in front, with 22 gold. usa, in second, with 19. but you look at that medal count there, you know, michael. australia just has a population of a little more than 25 million, and they re up there, you know, with the big dogs haning in, in fourth place. i was going to say, you said australia in fourth place with little sound of surprise in your voice. why what are you just saying they have a fraction of th
then got income pool to swim the butterfly leg of the medley replay. that was a new world record! usa and dressel winning another gold. dressel getting his fifth gold medal. so dressel adding to his gold medal count in addition to the two in rio. the good of women s swimming? katie ledecky. bringing two golds and two silvers home. giving her a total of ten in her career. i asked katie about her reflections. we found out her celebratory meal. it wasn t sushi. it s an amazing feeling to be bringing home two golds and two silvers here and to compete in my third olympics. it s something i never imagined when i first started swimming. what do g.o.a.t.s eat?
pretty cool. i grew up watching swimming and watching amazing athletes doing amazing things in australia. i was literally the same kid as these children are. now i m here. so that s pretty surreal. that s incredible stuff. there was more history being made here, robyn, as well. american superstar caleb dressel. watch him get off the blocks. 50 meter free. he grabbed the lead. never took back. took gold. 21.07. then he swam the butterfly leg helping the 4x100 medley team relay win gold in world record time as well. five gold medals for dressel. three in individual. those are the only other swimmers. mark swift and the great michael phelps. incredible games for caleb dressel. finally, coy. no usain bolt.
time. dressel said that was his warmup for the men s 4x100 medley relay. he swam the butterfly leg and helped the u.s. set a world record to wrap up the swimming events in tokyo. the u.s. men have never lost the 4x100 medley relay, they ve won it all 15 times after going three for three, dressel becomes only the third man to win gold in three individual swimming events at one olympics, joining michael phelps and mark spitz. i think the u.s. has been dominant for so many years, and for me to have my little stamp on the sport, of course it s special. i don t want to take anything away from michael, i don t want to take anything away from mark. you know, of course i m happy with how i did here. it s not my goal to beat anybody in particular. it s about achieving what i feel like my potential is. australia s emma mckeon closing her olympics in record fashion, winning her sixth and seventh medals in tokyo on sunday, making history. the seven medals are the most
to compete in that sometime tomorrow. yeah. yeah. and, andy, swimming wrapped up on sunday. american swimming phenom, caeleb dressel, i think i just read a quote from him saying it s not about the medals. i tell you what, dressel has certainly etched his name in the record books and will be remembered for a long time for this performance in tokyo. went out with a bang. dressel just been incredible for team usa this entire olympics and he is heading home after getting gold in all three of his solo events and two more in the relays for five, total. and on sunday, dressel, first, swimming in the 50-meter freestyle. the 24-year-old winning gold with an olympic-record time in that event. dressel later said that that was his warmup for the men s 4-by-100 medley relay. he swam the butterfly leg. helped the u.s. set a world record to wrap up the swimming events there, in tokyo. the u.s. men have never lost the 4 by 100 medley relay. they have won it all 15 times and after going three for t