Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games
- Olympic Dates: Friday July 23, 2021 – Sunday August 8, 2021
- Swimming Dates: Saturday, July 24, 2021 – Saturday, July 31, 2021
- Tokyo, Japan
After a year’s delay, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, now being held in 2021, are just a week away from kicking off at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
All month long, SwimSwam has been, and will continue to, preview every swimming event on the schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Games, including projecting our medalists and top 8 finishers for each and every race.
Below, follow along with SwimSwam’s picks, previews, and medalist choices for the upcoming Games.
Event Previews
| Women | Men |
| 50 Free | 50 Free |
| 100 Free | 100 Free |
| 200 Free | 200 Free |
| 400 Free | 400 Free |
| 800 Free | 800 Free |
| 1500 Free | 1500 Free |
| 100 Back | 100 Back |
| 200 Back | 200 Back |
| 100 Breast | 100 Breast |
| 200 Breast | 200 Breast |
| 100 Fly | 100 Fly |
| 200 Fly | 200 Fly |
| 200 IM | 200 IM |
| 400 IM | 400 IM |
| 4×100 Free Relay | 4×100 Free Relay |
| 4×200 Free Relay | 4×200 Free Relay |
| 4×100 Medley Relay | 4×100 Medley Relay |
Medalist Predictions
Women:
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 Free | Cate Campbell, AUS | Sarah Sjostrom, SWE | Ranomi Kromowidjojo, NED |
| 100 Free | Emma McKeon, AUS | Cate Campbell, AUS | Sarah Sjostrom, SWE |
| 200 Free | |||
| 400 Free | |||
| 800 Free | |||
| 1500 Free | |||
| 100 Back | Kaylee McKeown, AUS | Kylie Masse, Canada | Regan Smith, USA |
| 200 Back | Kaylee McKeown, AUS | Rhyan White, USA | Margherita Panziera, ITA |
| 100 Breast | Lilly King, USA | Yulia Efimova, RUS | Lydia Jacoby, USA |
| 200 Breast | |||
| 100 Fly | |||
| 200 Fly | Zhang Yufei, CHN | Hali Flickinger, USA | Boglarka Kapas, HUN |
| 200 IM | |||
| 400 IM | |||
4×100 Free Relay | |||
4×200 Free Relay | |||
| USA | Australia | Canada |
Men:
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 Free | |||
| 100 Free | Caeleb Dressel, USA | Kyle Chalmers, Australia | Andrei Minakov, RUS |
| 200 Free | |||
| 400 Free | Elijah Winnington, AUS | Gabriele Detti, ITA | Martin Malyutin, RUS |
| 800 Free | |||
| 1500 Free | |||
| 100 Back | |||
| 200 Back | |||
| 100 Breast | Adam Peaty, GBR | Arno Kamminga, NED | Nicolo Martinenghi, ITA |
| 200 Breast | |||
| 100 Fly | |||
| 200 Fly | |||
| 200 IM | |||
| 400 IM | Daiya Seto, JPN | Chase Kalisz, USA | Lewis Clareburt, NZL |
4×100 Free Relay | |||
4×200 Free Relay | |||
| USA | Great Britain | Russia |
Mixed:
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| China | Australia | USA |
Read the full story on SwimSwam: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Official SwimSwam Preview Index