Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 100m Freestyle - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Caeleb Dressel of the United States looks on after setting a new Olympic record to win the gold medal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
TOKYO (Reuters) - American Caeleb Dressel set an Olympic record to win gold by a fingertip in the men's 100 metres freestyle in Tokyo on Thursday, denying Rio champion Australian Kyle Chalmers a second successive title.
Dressel set the pace down the first 50, with Chalmers and Russian Kliment Kolesnikov close behind, then fended off a thrilling late charge from the Australian to cling on for the gold in 47.02.
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