Some of this medley is from old threads that I have drowned in again and again.
Questions
The first American male to win 1500m freestyle gold since 1984, which swimmer won the 800m and 1500m double at Tokyo 2020?
ROBERT FINKE
Which Italian man won 1500m freestyle swimming gold in Rio 2016? He also won a silver in the 800m and upped the distance for Tokyo 2020 when he competed in the open water event, taking home a bronze.
GREGORIO PALTRINIERI
Sandwiched in between two victories for Vladimir Salnikov, who was the last American male to win Olympic gold in the 1500m freestyle prior to Robert Finke, doing so back in 1984?
MIKE O’BRIEN
Amazingly winning the same event 16 years earlier in Sydney, which male swimmer who suffers from Tourette’s won 2016 gold in the 50m freestyle for USA? This second success saw him become the oldest individual swimming gold medal winner at the age of 35.
ANTHONY ERVIN
Which male Australian won the 2016 100m freestyle as a junior, following that with a silver in Tokyo? He has a tattoo of a winged crown on his chest with the phrase ‘Nur die starken überleben’, striking fear into the hearts of those who know their German.
KYLE CHALMERS
Nicknamed ‘Mack the Knife’, which male Australian swimmer won the 2016 400m freestyle, the first male swimmer from Victoria to take an Olympic gold? He beat 200m freestyle champion Sun Yang to silver and normally wears glasses.
MACK HORTON
The only Olympic gold in the pool for his country, which Kazakh swimmer won the 200m breaststroke in 2016? He had earlier finished 8th in the 100m breaststroke final won by Adam Peaty.
DMITRIY BALANDIN
Opting not to defend his title at his home Olympics, which Japanese swimmer won the 400m individual medley in 2016? He also won silver in the 200m, being defeated by Michael Phelps.
(KOSUKE) HAGINO
Having a forename that suggests he’d rather be on top of the water than within it, which Dutch swimmer won the men’s open water at the 2016 Olympics?
FERRY WEERTMAN
What three-word nickname did Janet Evans gain when winning three gold medals at the Seoul Olympics?
MISS PERPETUAL MOTION
Janet Evans’ 1988 400m freestyle world record stood until 2006, when which 2004 Olympic Champion in the same event finally improved the time?
LAURE MANAUDOU
Which female Dutch swimmer’s 100m freestyle world record is the only one to stand longer than Janet Evans’ 800m freestyle time before it was broken by Rebecca Adlington? It lasted 23 years from 1933 to 1956.
WILLY DEN OUDEN
Despite going undefeated for five years in the distance events, Janet Evans was beaten by which swimmer to gold in the 400m freestyle in 1992? This swimmer won seven Olympic medals in total, though that was the only gold one.
DAGMAR HASE (Representing Germany)
When Janet Evans retired she had won 45 American national titles, third in total behind Michael Phelps and which female swimmer who won three golds in 1984, including at 200m and 400m freestyle?
TRACEY CAULKINS
Beaten into silver by Emma McKeon in the 100m freestyle, who became the first swimmer to win a medal for Hong Kong, also bagging a silver in the 200m to make her the first athlete representing Hong Kong to win two Olympic medals?
SIOBHÁN HAUGHEY
Although she only managed silver in the 800m, who won the 200m and 400m freestyle double for Australia at Tokyo 2020?
ARIARNE TITMUS
Although Tatjana Schoenmaker won the 200m breaststroke, she was beaten by which American to gold in the 100m breaststroke, the first Alaskan to qualify for the US Olympic team in swimming?
LYDIA JACOBY
Which Canadian won the women’s 100m butterfly at Tokyo 2020, also bagging a silver and bronze in the relays?
MAGGIE MAC NEIL
Finishing behind Maggie Mac Neil in the 100m butterfly, which Chinese athlete won gold at the 200m butterfly in Tokyo 2020, also winning a gold in the 4 x 200m freestyle?
ZHANG (YUFEI)
Considered one of the best open water swimmers in history with seven World Aquatics Championships golds, which Brazilian finally won the big one at Tokyo 2020 when she pipped Dutchwoman Sharon van Rouwendaal to become Olympic champion?
ANA MARCELA CUNHA
Bringing the USA back to the top of the podium after a 2016 blip when Kosuke Hagino was victorious, which swimmer won the 400m individual medley in Tokyo ahead of team-mate Jay Litherland? He had finished second in Rio, bringing to an end a streak of five American golds in this event.
CHASE KALISZ
One of two individual golds for Ryan Lochte, the 2012 400m individual medley is particularly notable as a rare occasion when Michael Phelps missed out on a medal. Along with Kosuke Higano who took bronze, which Brazilian grabbed his only Olympic medal with a silver?
THIAGO PEREIRA
Considered to be one of the best swimmers never to have never won Olympic gold, which Hungarian has four silvers and two bronzes, two of which were for the 400m individual medley? Five of these races saw Michael Phelps top the podium.
LÁSZLÓ CSEH
Before Michael Phelps won back-to-back golds in the 400m individual medley, which other American had done so in 1996 and 2000, starting a run of five Olympic victories for the USA in this event?
TOM DOLAN
Starting the trend of winning back-to-back Olympic golds in the men’s 400m individual medley was Tamás Darnyi, the most recent European to win this event. Which country did he represent?
HUNGARY
Born in Prague, which swimmer is the only Canadian to have won Olympic gold in the men’s 400m individual medley? He did this in 1984, a year he was also triumphant in the 200m version.
ALEX BAUMANN
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