Tokyo 2020 - USA's Caeleb Dressel breaks world record to take gold in 100m butterfly, Kristof Milak a close second
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Updated 31/07/2021 at 04:36 GMT
Caeleb Dressel picks up his third gold medal at the Tokyo Games at Tokyo Aquatic Centre, breaking his own world record set in Korea in 2019 (49.50) in the 100m butterfly. He was almost caught by Kristof Milak in a ferociously quick dash to the finish. You want it? We have it. Stream every Olympic event live on discovery+.
‘He is way ahead of the world record!’ – Dressel pushed hard but powers to third gold of 2020 Games
USA's Caeleb Dressel secured gold in the men's 100m butterfly, breaking his own world record with a time of 49.45 seconds.
Hungary's Kristof Milak broke the European record in silver position, 0.23 seconds behind Dressel (49.68), while Switzerland's Noe Pointi picked up the nation's third ever medal in swimming for bronze (50.74).
Dressel got off to a fast start, leading 0.65 seconds ahead of Milak and ROC's Andrei Minakov at the first turn.
And the 24-year-old Floridian, who has already won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay and 100m freestyle at this Games, burst into a considerable lead in the second 50m and was motoring ahead of the world record line.
Milak had a late burst in the final 25m, but Dressel would not be caught as the American registered the new record time.
"A couple more metres and I think Milak would have had that," Lizzie Simmonds said on Eurosport commentary.
"Dressel was leading all the way there. He had an awful finish, he glided miles into the wall and I wondered for a second if Milak had that.
"I don't think we expected it to be that close, but a very good swim from Milak and fabulous to see the second world record go in an individual event at this Olympic games."
Australia's Kaylee McKeown won her second gold medal at Tokyo 2020, this time in the women's 200m backstroke final with a time of 2:04.68.
Canada's Kylie Masse took silver (2:05.42) and fellow Australian Emily Seebohm finished in bronze position (2:06.17).
McKeown has become the seventh woman to win both the 100m and 200m backstroke in Olympic history.
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