Top Swimming Seeds in Finals/Medals Events for Day Seven

• Men’s 50 Freestyle – Benjamin Proud (GBR)
  Women’s 200 Backstroke – Phoebe Bacon (USA)
  Men’s 200 Individual Medley – Leon Marchand (FRA)

Men – 50m Freestyle (Final)

Four swimmers are returning from the 2020 Olympic final field; Caeleb Dressel (USA- gold), Florent Manaudou (FRA- silver), Benjamin Proud (GBR- 5^th), Kristian Gkolomeev (GRE- 5^th)

Jordan Crooks is the first swimmer from Cayman Islands to reach an Olympic final.

Jordan Crooks is looking to become the first athlete (any sport) to ever win an Olympic medal for the Cayman Islands

Alexander Popov (RUS) is the last male swimmer to win back-to-back Olympic golds in this event (1996 and 1992).

Anthony Ervin (USA) has also won multiple Olympic golds in this event. There was a sixteen -year gap between gold medals (2016 and 2000)

Florent Manaudou (FRA) won gold in 2012 and silver in 2016 and 2020 in this event

No swimmer from Australia has ever won an Olympic medal in this event

No swimmer from Great Britian has ever won an Olympic medal in this event

Kristian Gkolomeev is the first swimmer from Greece to reach an Olympic final in this event

Women – 200m Backstroke (Final)

Four swimmers are returning from the 2020 Olympic final: Kaylee McKeown (AUS- gold), Kylie Masse (CAN- silver), Phoebe Bacon (USA- 5^th), Peng Xuwei (CHN- 7^th)

Kaylee McKeown (AUS- gold), Regan Smith (USA- silver), and Kylie Masse (CAN- 4^th) in the 100 Backstroke earlier at these games

No swimmer from Great Britian has ever won an Olympic medal in this event

Elizabeth Simmonds (2012- 4^th) is the last swimmer from Great Britian to reach an Olympic final in this event

Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe 2008 and 2004) is the last swimmer to win back-to-back Olympic gold in this event

Kaylee McKeown is looking to repeat her 100m/200m backstroke Olympic gold medal performances from 2020

Men – 200m Individual Medley (Final)

Three swimmers are returning from the 2020 Olympic final; Wang Shun (CHN – gold), Duncan Scott (GBR- silver) and Daiya Seto (JPN- 4^th)

Leon Marchand (FRA- gold), Carson Foster (USA- bronze), Alberto Razzetti (ITA- 5^th), and Daiya Seto (JPN- 7^th) in the 400 Individual Medley early at the games

Leon Marchand (FRA) is looking to win his fourth Olympic gold medal at these games

Ryan Lochte (USA) is the current World Record holder in this event; 1:54.00 on 28/7/2011

Alberto Razzetti (ITA) is the second swimmer from Italy to ever reach an Olympic final in this event

Canada last had swimmer reach an Olympic final in this event in 2008; Keith Beavers- 7th

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