Harford County Swimmer Chase Kalisz Brings Home First US Gold In Tokyo Summer Games

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TOKYO (WJZ) — The U.S.’s archetypal golden medal of the 2021 Tokyo summertime games goes to a Harford County swimmer.

Chase Kalisz took location golden successful the 400 idiosyncratic medley. The 27-year-old from Bel Air finished the contention with a clip of 4:09:42.

Swimming - Olympics: Day 2TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Chase Kalisz of Team United States celebrates aft winning the Men's 400m Individual Medley Final connected time 2 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games astatine Tokyo Aquatics Centre connected July 25, 2021 successful Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Swimming - Olympics: Day 2TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Chase Kalisz of Team United States competes successful the Men's 400m Individual Medley Final connected time 2 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games astatine Tokyo Aquatics Centre connected July 25, 2021 successful Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Both Kalisz and Michael Phelps swam astatine North Baltimore Aquatic Club nether manager Bob Bowman. Phelps erstwhile dominated the 400 idiosyncratic medley.

His U.S. teammate, Jay Litherland, took silver, finishing conscionable .86 seconds down him.

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