An emotional Chase Kalisz claimed the United States' first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with victory in the men's 400m individual medley on Sunday, slaying his demons from the 2016 Rio Games in the process.
USA’s Chase Kalisz celebrates after winning the final of the men’s 400m individual medley swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021.
Kalisz led by a body-length after 300 metres and stormed home in 4mins 09.42secs ahead of second-placed compatriot Jay Litherland and Australia’s Brendon Smith in third . “It was tough last year with the Olympics getting pulled out from under us and having so much uncertainty around whether it was even going to happen it was five years of preparation for this one moment.”
France’s Leon Marchand set off at a cracking pace and turned first after the butterfly leg, but Kalisz was always in touch and after a strong backstroke swim took charge in the breaststroke.Kalisz said the race left him totally spent.“That was a special type of pain, that one definitely hurt,” he said. “I vowed that I was going to make it hurt as much as possible and give my absolute best to accomplish this.”“This is the last thing I really wanted to accomplish in my swimming career,” he said.
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