Swimming-McKeon gets record seventh medal, Dressel clinches sprint double

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Australia’s Emma McKeon turned the primary feminine swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympic Video games on Sunday after finishing the dash double with victory within the 50m freestyle after which successful one other gold within the girls’s 4×100 medley relay.

American Caeleb Dressel confirmed his dominance in males’s dash swimming, powering to victory within the 50 free to go along with his 100 goldand clinching a fifth medal of the Video games as Workforce USA triumphed within the males’s medley relay.

There was extra gold pleasure for the US with Robert Finke finishing the gap double, producing one other late push to win the 1,500 freestyle so as to add to his 800 gold.

The USA ended what has been an enthralling swimming competitors in Tokyo with 11 gold medals, 5 lower than in Rio and London.

Australia received 9, their most swimming golds at a Video games, and Britain left with 4 golds as a part of a document haul of eight whole medals.

McKeon, who has pocketed 4 golds in Tokyo, swam the butterfly leg as a part of Australia’s ‘Superior Foursome’ within the medley relay, with Cate Campbell’s very good last leg pushing the US into silver.

That noticed McKeon be part of Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi as the one swimmers to win seven medals at a Video games. Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya, in 1952, is the one girl to have received seven in another sport.

Phelps holds the document in swimming with eight medals received in each Athens in 2004 and Beijing 4 years later.

“I have a look at the athletes who’ve come earlier than me and been so impressed with what they’ve carried out and been impressed by what they’ve carried out, however I’ve by no means actually seemed on the stats of medal counts,” McKeon stated.

“It’s an honour as a result of I do know I’ve labored so onerous for it.”

Workforce mate Campbell was filled with reward for McKeon’s performances in Tokyo.

“Full credit score to Emma … I believe that we simply must acknowledge what an unbelievable job she has carried out,” Campbell stated.

“She walks away from these Video games with 4 gold medals now and I actually couldn’t be happier for her. She is such an vital a part of this group and I believe that must be recognised.”

McKeon outsprinted the sphere within the 50m freestyle, with Swede Sarah Sjoestroem taking silver and Rio 50m champion Pernille Blume of Denmark bronze, and was then shortly again within the pool for the medley relay.

The Australians have been second all the best way to the ultimate flip when Campbell pulled away from Abbey Weitzeil to safe the ninth gold medal for the nation within the Tokyo pool — eight of which have come from the ladies’s squad.

‘FANTASTIC’

Dressel, the 100m free and butterfly champion, accomplished his dash double with an enormous margin of 0.48 seconds over France’s Florent Manaudou, the London gold medal winner and silver medallist in Rio. Bruno Fratus of Brazil took the bronze medal.

The 24-year-old Floridianthen produced the defining butterfly leg in the US’ medley relay victory, powering forward of Britain’s James Man to arrange Zach Apple, who sped residence on the freestyle anchor leg to the touch first.

Britain took silver, to safe their most profitable Video games within the pool, with Italy taking bronze.

“It’s incredible. I wouldn’t change a single factor,” stated Dressel as he mirrored on his Video games.

“The nerves are a bit completely different in the course of the meet and after the meet they don’t exist. It’s a extremely particular second. I’m actually pleased with myself. It’s simply actually enjoyable racing.

“I’ll pat myself on the again after which go away and compete once more,” he stated.

Finke delivered a repeat efficiency of his success within the 800 free with one other completely timed late dash to seize his second gold. His final 50 metres was virtually two seconds sooner than German Florian Wellbrock, who had led going into the ultimate flip.

Wellbrock opened up a lead on the 300 mark and held it till the ultimate size however then Finke put in a shocking surge to seize victory with Ukraine’s Mykhailo Romanchuk taking silver and the German bronze.

“I used to be fairly fatigued however then I realise everybody else within the discipline is feeling the identical method I used to be assured in my potential to return residence,” Finke stated.

“I got here in not likely anticipating to get a medal or something and to return out of it with two golds — so I am simply going to do my finest to course of issues.”

Reporting by Simon Evans, Extra reporting by Martin Petty; Enhancing by Peter Rutherford

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