Swimmer Kalisz wins first U.S. medal of Games

Chase Kalisz has won the archetypal American medal of the Tokyo Games, taking golden Sunday successful the men’s 400-meter idiosyncratic medley.

Jay Litherland made it a 1-2 decorativeness for the powerhouse U.S. team, rallying connected the freestyle limb to instrumentality the silver. Brendon Smith of Australia claimed the bronze.

Kalisz, a protege and erstwhile grooming spouse of Olympic large Michael Phelps, touched archetypal successful 4 minutes, 9.42 seconds.

Litherland was adjacent successful 4:10.28, conscionable up of Smith (4:10.38).