The 27-year-old will go up against her top rival in the 400 freestyle. Plus, the American women’s water polo team begins its pursuit of a fourth straight gold medal.
The Paris Olympics are fully underway, with competition in rugby, soccer, handball and archery having started before the opening ceremony. But Saturday is officially considered Day 1, with many more sports in action and the first medals awarded.with a few things to check out each day of the Olympics. But I’ll also be writing daily about the top events to watch, especially as story lines change throughout the Games.
The first session in the pool also includes both the men’s and women’s 4X100 freestyle relay, another marquee event. The U.S. relay team includes Caeleb Dressel, who won five gold medals in Tokyo butMaggie Steffens headlines a U.S. women's water polo squad seeking a fourth straight gold medal. / Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY SportsThe U.S. women’s water polo team is essentially a dynasty, having won three straight Olympic gold medals, as well as five world championships in the same time frame.
The semifinals are South Africa vs. France and Fiji vs. Australia . Games last only 14 minutes, so tune in at the start time or you’ll miss a good chunk of the action. Losers of the semifinals will play for bronze at 1 p.m. ET, while the gold medal game starts at 1:45. One fun quirk is that the gold medal game will actually be 20 minutes long , despite the rest of the tournament being made up of shorter games.
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