McKeon, Dressel shine at Tokyo Olympics swimming events

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Emma Mckeon of Australia celebrates after winning the women's 50m freestyle final at Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo Aquatics Center in Tokyo, Japan, August 1, 2021. /CFP

Emma Mckeon of Australia claimed the gold medal in the women's 50-meter freestyle on Sunday, the last day for swimming events at Tokyo Olympics.

The 27-year-old Australian clocked 23:81 in the final to break the Olympic record, ahead of Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden (24:07) and Pernille Blume of Denmark (24:21).

China's Wu Qingfeng touched in 24:32 to finish fifth in the final.

China's Wu Qingfeng rests in the pool after finishing fifth the women's 50m freestyle final of the Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo Aquatics Center in Tokyo, Japan, August 1, 2021. /CFP

In the women's 4X100m medley relay final, Australia won the gold medal in a time of 3:51.60.

Team USA (3:51.73) and Team Canada (3:52.60) took the silver and bronze medals respectively. Team China finished fourth in 3:54.13.

American Caeleb Dressel celebrates in the pool after winning the men's 50m freestyle final of the Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo Aquatics Center in Tokyo, Japan, August 1, 2021. /CFP

American Caeleb Dressel swam to victory in the men's 50m freestyle final on Sunday. He touched in 21:07, ahead of silver-medalist Florent Manaudou of France (21:55) and bronze-medalist Bruno Fratus of Brazil (21:57).

In the men's 4X100m medley relay final, Dressel swam again with his American teammates Michael Andrew, Ryan Murphy and Zach Apple, who together won the event with a new world record of 3:26.78.

Briton took the silver medal in 3:27.51, a European record, ahead of Italy who placed third in 3:29.71.

(Cover: Swimmers at the start of the women's 50m freestyle final of the Tokyo Olympicsat Tokyo Aquatics Center in Tokyo, Japan, August 1, 2021. /CFP)