Re-adjusted stars: Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel reaffirmed the dominance of American swimming with victory.
This confident pair represents the best swimming ability of the American team, whose performance in the pool is inferior to most competitions. On July 31, 2021, during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Tokyo Aquatic Center, Caeleb Dressel swims in the 100-meter butterfly final. Marko Djurica\/Reuters Tokyo-In the first Olympics after gold medalist Michael Phelps retired 23 times, the American swimming team needed Caleb Drexel to complete the competition. So far, with three gold medals, he certainly Did not let them down.
On Saturday, Dreiser advanced to the 100m butterfly championship, adding to her gold medals in the 100m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle relay. He has a chance to win two other gold medals in the last game on Sunday, when he will become the favorite of the 50m freestyle and will be an organ of the men's 4x100 medley relay team. If he finishes with five gold medals, he will be on par with Phelps' performance at the last Olympic Games in Rio, and will surpass the four gold medals won by the great American in London. For Team USA, this was a disappointing match. They have won 16 gold medals in each of the last two Olympics, but "only" won 8 gold medals in Sunday's final. Katie Ledecky lost 200 and 400 freestyle championships to her Australian opponent Ariarne Titmus, but performed well in 800 and 1,500 competitions, becoming the first A swimmer to win six individual gold medals. Katie Ledecky's response after winning the women's 800m freestyle final during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Tokyo Aquatic Center on July 31, 2021. Grace Hollars \/ USA TODAY Sports As the most watched woman in the swimming world, Ledki believes there will be more to come, and is already talking about competing in the next two Olympics. Ledky said the idea of becoming a sports legend never crossed his mind. ""I do not know if my first Olympic gold medal in nine years has completely sunk, so I think once I finally retire, I might appreciate it more fully,"" he said: ""I have been moving forward, driving forward .. I'll let it sit for a while."" Facing Australian athlete Ariarne Titmus, who won the 200 and 400 meter freestyle gold medals in a thrilling late counterattack this week, Ledki did not take the opportunity on Saturday. He took the lead early on and opened up his body length advantage after 500 meters. Ledky stepped forward on every turn, eliminating Titmus's late charge opportunity and leading by one second with 8 minutes, 12.57 seconds. "It's great to win gold medals in the last three Olympics. When I started swimming, I never thought I could participate in one," he said. The winner of 15 world championships stated that her goal is the 2024 Paris Olympics, and that she is only 24 years old and not ready to exclude the Los Angeles Olympics in four years. ""I will keep doing this until I think it's time,"" he said. ""Obviously, it's like the 2028 Olympics are going to take place in Los Angeles, so it's kind of fascinating."" At the same time, Drexel gave Team USA an arrogance and personality they have known for many years. You are also willing to run a full schedule. After defeating the Hungarian Christoph Milak in the 100-meter butterfly that broke the world record time, Dreiser set the fastest result in the semi-final of the 50-meter freestyle 40 minutes later, and even entered the award ceremony halfway through. Remaining relaxed in the diving pool, Drexel then played the third game in the medley relay, and when the United States finished fifth, he was swimming on the anchor leg. ""(Caeleb) is the true leader of our team,"" Ledecky said. ""I mean, his performance in the three swimming games today was impressive, and he was in the lead both in and in the water.""
Katie Ledkey says she will return to the 2024 Olympics Ledki won several gold medals and several silver medals in these Olympics.
Katie Ledecky is not going anywhere. On Saturday, Ledecky won the gold trophy in the women's 800m freewheeler, ending her performance at the Tokyo Olympics. But in a post-match interview, the 24-year-old American swimmer said that Saturday’s competition would not be her last time to participate in the Olympics. ""That's not the last time I take a bath,"" Ledkey told NBC with a smile. ""At least I will be 24 years, maybe 28 years. Just wait and see. You never take everything for granted. You don’t know if the next Olympics will come back, so try to absorb it."" Ledecky snap into the Olympic place at the age of 15 and won the gold trophy in the 800m freewheeler at the 2012 London Olympics. Since then, she has established herself as the best swimmer in the world and won four more gold medals. Rio 2016... What do you think? Be the first to comment. In Tokyo, she won a pair of gold medals and a pair of silver medals, and became the first swimmer to win the 800-meter freestyle championship in three consecutive Olympics.

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