Cheered on from the stands by Michael Phelps whom he describes as "an older brother" Chase Kalisz is heading back to the Olympics after winning the 400-meter individual medley on the opening night of the U.S. swimming trials on Sunday.
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Kalisz grabs first spot on US swimming team for Tokyo
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14/06/2021 - 04:38 Chase Kalisz nabs the first spot on the team for Tokyo with a victory in the 400m individual medley at the US Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska AL BELLO GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 3 min
Omaha (United States) (AFP)
Chase Kalisz punched his ticket to the Tokyo Olympics Sunday, winning the men s 400m individual medley at the US swimming trials in a sizzling 4min 09.09sec with retired superstar Michael Phelps cheering him on all the way.
Kalisz, silver medallist in the event at the 2016 Rio Games, edged ahead of 19-year-old challenger Carson Foster on the breaststroke leg and held on through a furious closing freestyle leg that saw Jay Litherland overtake Foster on the final lap to finish second in 4:10.33 and secure an Olympic berth and a chance to improve on his fifth place finish in Rio.