Tanker Chase Kalisz handed Team USA its first gold medal after toping the Men's 400m Individual Medley Final at theTokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Japan. Kalisz clocked the best time of 4:09.42. Teammate jay Litherland bagged the silver medal after clocking 4:10.28 while Australia's Brendon Smith finished with the bronze with a time of 4:10.38.

Team USA's Chase Kalisz
TOKYO, JAPAN - Chase Kalisz of Team United States competes in the Men's 400m Individual Medley Final on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Kalisz clinched Team USA's first gold medal. Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images
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Silver medallist USA's Jay Litherland (L) and gold medallist USA's Chase Kalisz pose with their medals after the final of the men's 400m individual medley swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images

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