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Tears of joy flowed for Titmus as she stood on the top step of the podium for the second time at these Games. Her coach Dean Boxall, who was thrust into the spotlight for his celebrations on Monday, was once again ecstatic – if somewhat less animated.
“I’m pretty good at containing my emotion,” said Titmus. “That’s something I had to do really well after the 400m, because the 200m was right after. I think it’s a bit of a skill trying to contain it and back up. But now that I haven’t got a swim tonight I kind of let it out a bit. Seeing him emotional makes me emotional. This is a great partnership. This is not just me winning – this is him winning as well.”
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Australia took home bronze in 4x200m relay behind ROC and the United States
Olympic champ Kyle Chalmers brought the team up from seventh to third
Debutant Thomas Neill brought it home for Australia in the final leg of the race
Zac Incerti had jumped into the pool 0.03 seconds early during the third leg
Luckily there s a leeway time of 0.03 seconds for swimming relay changeovers
Smith and Haas earned their spots by going 1-2 in the 200 free at the Olympic Trials. Kibler was third in that race, and further reinforced his inclusion in the final after leading off in 1:46.12 in the heats faster than the three other swimmers with relay exchanges.
Apple was only fifth at the Trials, but has had a strong start to his debut Olympic campaign after anchoring the Americans to gold in the 400 free relay, splitting a blistering 46.69. Apple also had the individual 100 free during the heats session, which would be a primary reason why the staff opted to utilize
Blake Pieroni, who was seventh in the 200 free at Trials but qualified for Tokyo in the 400 free relay.