Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 2: No Cap, No Problem For Tatjana Schoenmaker

Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 2: No Cap, No Problem For Tatjana Schoenmaker
Tatjana Schoenmaker has excelled through the first two rounds of the women's 100 breaststroke despite her cap coming almost entirely off both times. Current photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography
When: Pool swimming: Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, August 1, 2021
Open Water swimming: Wednesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 5, 2021
Where: Olympic Aquatics Centre / Tokyo, Japan
Heats: 7 PM / Semifinals & Finals: 10:30 AM (Local time)
South Africa’s 
Tatjana Schoenmaker made headlines during the second preliminary session in Tokyo, and not solely because her cap almost came off during her heats swim in the women’s 100 breaststroke.
Schoenmaker dropped almost a second from her African Record of 1:05.74 in a scorching 1:04.82, making her the fifth-fastest performer of all-time while also breaking 

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