True sportsmen: (from left) Brazil’s Bruno Fratus, United States’ Caeleb Dressel and France’s Florent Manaudou reacting after the final of the men’s 50m freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. — AFP
TOKYO: If anyone feared that Olympic swimming would lose its lustre without Michael Phelps in the pool, the Tokyo Games proved the sport can thrive even without the record-breaking American.
Every day of racing produced memorable performances and the spread of medal winners ensured there were celebrations around the world from Wollongong to Maidenhead and Capetown to Xuzhou.
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