While finishing less than a second outside of qualifying for the men's 800m free, Egypt's Marwan Elkamash erased an eight-year-old record off the books.
The reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 200 breast, Tatjana Schoenmaker will look to improve upon her 6th place in the 100 breast at the 2019 World Champs.
The Cape Verde Olympic Committee has signed Memoranda of Understanding
focused on funding and coaching with national bodies for swimming,
gymnastics, baseball and weightlifting.
Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 2: No Cap, No Problem For Tatjana Schoenmaker Tatjana Schoenmaker has excelled through the first two rounds of the women s 100 breaststroke despite her cap coming almost entirely off both times. Current 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)
South Africa’s
Tatjana Schoenmaker made headlines during the second preliminary session in Tokyo, and not solely because her cap almost came off during her heats swim in the women’s 100 breaststroke.
Schoenmaker dropped almost a second from her African Record of 1:05.74 in a scorching 1:04.82, making her the fifth-fastest performer of all-time while also breaking