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Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago rests after his heat of the men s 100-metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Sunday, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP PHOTO) -
TT swimmer Dylan Carter broke his own national record in the men’s 100-metre butterfly at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Thursday.
In heat three of the men’s 100m butterfly, Carter clocked 52.36 seconds to finish second at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Carter lowered his previous national record of 52.64.
Tomoe Hvas of Norway won the heat in 52.22.
Amateur Swimming Association of TT (ASATT) president Lindsay Gillette commended Carter for his effort.
“I think he swam well. I looked at the race, he was good (and) he was streamlined. He did the country proud. 52 (seconds) is a very good time.”
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