Abiola Ogunbanwo stunned the pool on Wednesday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre to win heat 1 of the women’s 100 metres freestyle event of the 2020 Olympic Games’ swimming competition.
Running from lane 3 in the four-competitor heat, Ogunbanwo emerged at the finish lane after 59.74 seconds to qualify for the event’s semi-finals.
The 17-year-old, who is based in Australia, finished 0.27 seconds ahead of Andela Antunovic of Montenegro to win the race.
Antunovic placed second with 1:00.01, while Gaurika Singh of Nepal was third in 1:00.11.
Ogunbanwo’s time is good enough for her to advance as the best 16 swimmers from the seven heats are expected to qualify.
