Tokyo Olympics | Swimmers Tom Dean, Lydia Jacoby spring a surprise
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17-year-old Jacoby from Alaska, the first swimmer from her State to make it to the Games, crowned herself with glory clocking 1:04.95 in the women’s 100m breaststroke
The form book took another beating as little-known Briton Tom Dean took the men’s 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre on Tuesday. The 21-year-old, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Bath who had represented his country in the 200m individual medley at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, showed no sign of nerves as he rallied to win in a time of 1:44.22. Dean's teammate Duncan Scott and Lithuanian Danas Rapsys were the favourites for the race. However, it was South Korean Sunwoo Kwang who led the pack for the first three laps.More Related News