Elsewhere in the pool, another emerging Australian star, Kaylee McKeown, put in a strong swim to qualify first out of the women’s 100m backstroke heats. There were also thrills and spills across the heats in the men’s 200m freestyle, women’s 100m breaststroke and men’s 100m backstroke. All will hold semi-finals tomorrow. The night concluded with the men’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay - Italy qualified fastest, behind the USA and Australia. The eight finalists will race tomorrow for gold in what looks set to be a rapid relay.”

Source: BBC July 24, 2021 23:00 UTC