TRINIDAD and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter broke his own national record in the men’s 100-metre butterfly at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Thursday.
In heat three of the men’s 100m butterfly, Carter clocked 52.36 seconds to finish second at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Carter lowered his previous national record of 52.64.
Tomoe Hvas of Norway won the heat in 52.22.
Carter did not qualify for the semifinals as his time was only good enough to finish 33rd overall out of 55 swimmers who completed the event. The top 16 swimmers advanced to the semifinals.
Less than two seconds separated first placed qualifier Caeleb Dressel of USA and Carter. Dressel won the eighth and final heat in 50.39..
https://newsday.co.tt/2021/07/29/carter-breaks-tt-100-fly-record-but-misses-olympic-semis/
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