A new gold medal chance 👀 Aussie Brendon Smith just stunned the swimming world, qualifying fastest for tomorrow's 400-metre medley final. Olympics Tokyo2020 HEATS LIVE:
In the men’s 400-metre individual medley, 21-year-old Brendon Smith from Melbourne has surged into gold medal contention after qualifying fastest for the final.
Follow all the action live below from 8pm AEST as swimmers battle for places in the first finals session, to be held at 11.30am on Sunday.
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