SecondLooking at the video wall of the Tokyo Aquatic Center, Tatjana Schoenmaker burst into tears: South African breaststroke athletes broke the world record by creating a wonderful race of more than 200 meters in the Olympic finals on Friday. The 24-year-old player won the gold medal in 2:18.95 minutes and reduced the record set by Rikke Møller Pedersen in 2013 by 16 percent of a second.A few hours before the two-time world champion makes his third appearance in Tokyo Florian Willbrook In the preparation phase of the 1500m freestyle, the top international swimmers brought exciting competitions and fast pace.
In the first game of the finals and semifinals of the Tokyo Aquatic Center without the Germans, Schoenmaker led the two Americans, Lily King and Anne Lazor, to win. More than half the distance, Schoenmaker won the silver medal in Japan. At the awards ceremony, she cried again, and the teammates in the stands sang the national anthem together.
First personal world record
On the seventh day of the competition, Schoenmaker set the first personal world record for these summer competitions. There have been records of two relay routes before.
Schoenmaker was not the only one who set a record on Friday. In the 100-meter freestyle, Australian Emma McKean crowned the Olympic champion with the best Olympic time of 51.96 seconds. The bronze medal came from Hong Kong’s Haughey Siobhan, while Australian Cate Campbell finished third.
Russian swimmer Yevgeny Rylow completed a 200-meter victory in 1 minute and 53.27 minutes, and was faster than anyone on the Olympic route. Chinese player Wang Shun overtook British player Duncan Scott and Swiss player Jeremy Desplanches to win the 200-meter championship. Philip Heinz of Heidelberg left the day before.
In the 100-meter semi-finals, the two butterfly stars of Hungary’s Christoph Milak and the United States’ Kaleb Drexel showed off. First of all, Mirak set the Olympic record with 50.31 seconds. A few minutes later, Drexel was 60% faster and smiled with satisfaction.
In the second quarter of the day, the eyes of German swimming enthusiasts will mainly focus on Will Bullock. After finishing fourth in the 800m freestyle, the 23-year-old definitely hopes to win a medal in one of the two gold courses at the 2019 World Cup in Korea. First, the pre-run is scheduled to take place at 1:23 pm (CEST). The goal is Sunday’s final. Wellbrock will receive a higher rating when the longest distance of all Olympic swimming pools exceeds 800 meters.
