Published July 26, 2021, 12:45 PM
Gold medallist Australia’s Ariarne Titmus poses with their medal after the final of the women’s 400m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Australia’s Ariarne Titmus won a thrilling 400m freestyle duel with American great Katie Ledecky in the Olympic pool on Monday as Caeleb Dressel launched his bid for a seven-gold spree in style.
The Tokyo Aquatics Centre also witnessed another dominant 100m breaststroke swim by world-record holder Adam Peaty, who defended his title to give Britain its first gold medal of the Games.
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US wins men s swimming 4x100m freestyle relay
USA s Zach Apple, left, celebrates with teammates Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni and Bowen Becker after taking gold in the final of the 4x100m freestyle relay swimming event on July 26. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images)
The United States has won the gold medal in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics with a winning time of 3:08.97.
It’s the fifth gold medal for the US at the Games and 12th medal overall.
Italy finished second for the silver medal with a time of 3:10.11, and Australia claimed bronze with 3:10.22.
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