Olympics swimming results: August 9th
Here all the results from the medal events in Olympics swimming on August 9th.
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It was yet another incredible night for the United States in Olympic swimming on Tuesday nights. After Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps have dominated the medal hunt to begin their respective Olympics, they both were back at it again on Tuesday night.
The first medal event of the night was the women’s 200 meter freestyle and the big question was whether or not Katie Ledecky was going to pace the field again. She didn’t have much trouble and she would add yet another gold medal to her total.
MEDAL RESULT | 200M Womens Freestyle
The second medal event of the night was the one everyone was talking about, as Michael Phelps went for his 20th gold medal against Chad le Clos, who had been talking a lot of trash to Phelps. Phelps would hold off Masato Sakai for the win and his 20th gold medal. He would celebrate in the pool and collect congratulations from everyone.
MEDAL RESULT | 200M Mens Butterfly
The next event for a medal was the women’s 200 meter individual medley. For the second day in a row, Katinka Hosszu would dominate yet another medley and would bring home the gold again, as Slobhan-Marie O’Connor couldn’t quite catch her.
MEDAL RESULT | 200M Womens Individual Medley
The last event of the night was the big men’s 4×200 relay and another chance for Phelps to add a gold medal. The United States behind their best four swimmers got off to a huge lead and never looked back, as it would be the 21st gold medal for Michael Phelps. Ryan Lochte put together a strong run to help boost the United States.