The Tide in Tokyo
7/19/2021 3:51:00 PM | General
Starting on July 20 through the closing ceremonies on August 8, the eyes of the world will turn to Tokyo and the 2021 Olympic Games. A total of 22 past and present University of Alabama student-athletes will be competing in seven different sports, including track & field, swimming, gymnastics, softball, baseball, soccer and golf. Follow the Crimson Tide in Tokyo and all the Olympic action by checking this page throughout the Games.
August 8, 2021
Closing Ceremonies: That's a wrap on The Tide in Tokyo and the 2021 Olympic Games. With Sunday's Closing Ceremonies bringing the Tokyo Olympics to an end, the Crimson Tide contingent, 22-strong from 13 different countries, enjoyed a strong showing at the 2021 Games, producing five medals in all, including a gold, three silver and a bronze.Â
August 7, 2021
Congrats to @DRob30 and #TeamUSA on bringing home the ?? #RollTide | #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/wP5JCXEUPC
— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) August 7, 2021
Baseball: David Robertson and Team USA earned a silver medal after falling in a tight contest to Japan, 2-0. Robertson is the second Alabama player to earn an Olympic medal, following Tim Young, who took gold with United States in 2000. Robertson's medal closed out the Games for Alabama's contingent of 22 past and present student-athletes.
Track and Field: Jereem Richards and Team Trinidad and Tobago finished eighth in the 4x400-meter relay, the last event of the track and field program at the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 3:00.82.
August 6, 2021
It's a??for Remona Burchell after running on Jamaica's golden 4x100m relay in the qualifying round!#OlympiansMadeHere #BamaSprints #RollTide pic.twitter.com/0ZE8qfV44a
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) August 6, 2021
Track & Field: Remona Burchell grabs the first Crimson Tide gold of these Olympics after running on Jamaica's gold-medal winning 4x100m relay in the qualifying round. It's the first Olympic gold for Alabama track & field since Kirani James took the top spot in the 400 meters at the London Games in 2012. Jereem Richards helped Trinidad & Tobago earn a spot in the finals of the 4x400m relay after the TTO squad took fourth this morning's qualifying round with a time of 2:58.60.
Women's Golf: Stephanie Meadow posted another 5-under-par 66 in the final round for a tournament total 12-under-par 272. She finished in solo seventh place in the 60-person tournament field.
From going in ranked No. 37 in the Olympic Golf Rankings to finishing in solo seventh...
— Alabama Women's Golf (@AlabamaWGolf) August 7, 2021
Bama is so proud of you. ?? https://t.co/oErb9ILGvn pic.twitter.com/iFrboTAIie
August 5, 2021
That's Olympic Medal No. 3 for Kirani James ???? in the 400m!!!#OlympiansMadeHere #BamaSprints #RollTide pic.twitter.com/nvaMfdkMVH
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) August 5, 2021
Track & Field: Kirani James earned his third Olympic medal in the 400 meters, picking up the bronze in a time of 44.19. James now has the full set of Olympic medals after earning gold at the 2012 London Games and silver at the 2016 Rio Games.Â
Baseball: David Robertson and Team USA advance to Saturday's gold medal game where they will face Japan after dealing South Korea a 7-2 loss.
Women's Golf: Former Alabama women's golfer Stephanie Meadow rallied a 3-under-par 68 in the third round to move up the leaderboard at T10 (-7).
August 4, 2021
Track & Field: Remona Burchell helped power Jamaica to the finals of the 4x100m relay, with the squad cranking out a time of 42.15.
Track & Field: Jereem Richards took eighth place in the finals of the 200 meters early Wednesday morning, crossing the line with a time of 20.39. Daniel Haugh closed out his first Olympiad by taking 11th in the finals of the hammer throw with a toss of 76.22.Â
Women's Golf: After shooting a 1-over-par 72 through the first 18 holes to tie for 36th, Stephanie Meadow rallied a 5-under-par 66 in the second round to tie for 11th (4-under-par 138) midway through the tournament.Â
T36 ?? T11@StephMeadow20 shot a 5-under-par 66 in the second round to soar up the leaderboard.
— Alabama Women's Golf (@AlabamaWGolf) August 5, 2021
She will tee off in the third round at 6:18 p.m. CT this evening - catch it all on the @GolfChannel.#Olympics ?????? pic.twitter.com/Vhe3MITQ1j
August 3, 2021
Another save for D-Rob, another W for the ????#RollTide | #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/AZlUMuLnVH
— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) August 4, 2021
Baseball: David Robertson and Team USA notched a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic
Track & Field: After finishing 15th in the qualifying round of the 200 meters, Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago) throws down a 20.10 to advance to the finals. His time was the seventh fastest in the semifinals.Â
Women's Golf:Â Former Alabama women's golfer Stephanie Meadow is tied for 36th after shooting a 1-over-par 72 in the opening round of the Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club (par 71, 6,648 yard) in Saitama, Japan, for Team Ireland.Â
Don't miss a beat. ?
— Alabama Women's Golf (@AlabamaWGolf) August 3, 2021
Check out Alabama all-star @StephMeadow20 in the first round of the @Olympics, tonight at 8:47 p.m. CT on the @GolfChannel.#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/mEAtB1TFcG
August 2, 2021
Track & Field: Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago) won his heat and took 15th overall in the qualifying round of the 200 meters, advancing to the semifinals with a time of 20.52. Natassha McDonald (Canada) ran a time of 53.54 in the qualifying round of the women's 400 meters, taking 36th place in her first Olympiad.Â
Kirani James ???? wins the first semifinal heat of the #TokyoOlympics 400m and is seeded first headed into finals!#OlympiansMadehere #RollTide pic.twitter.com/j4dtK3gc9Q
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) August 2, 2021
Track & Field: Kirani James (Grenada) turns in the fastest time of the 400-meter semifinals, going 43.88, and seeded first heading into the finals, looking for his third-consecutive Olympic medal in the event. His time was also the second fastest in the world this year.Â
August 1, 2021
Daniel Haugh ???? uncorks a big third throw to advance to the #TokyoOlympics final of the hammer throw!#OlympiansMadeHere #BamaThrows #RollTide pic.twitter.com/g6olPH3rXi
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) August 2, 2021
Track & Field: Daniel Haugh (USA) uses a huge third throw of 75.73 meters to take 12th in qualifying, advancing to finals in Tokyo. Â
Shelby McEwen ???? closes his first Olympics in the finals of the high jump at the #TokyoOlympics!!!#OlympiansMadeHere #BamaJumps #RollTide pic.twitter.com/0LFQ5BjJqY
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) August 2, 2021
Track & Field: Shelby McEwen (USA) takes 12th place in the finals of men's high jump after clearing 2.27 meters.Â
Baseball: David Robertson and Team USA fall to host team Japan by a score of 6-7.Â
Shallon Olsen ???? soaring in her second Olympic vault final!#OlympiansMadeHere #TokyoOlympics #RollTide pic.twitter.com/nVrHri1rbC
— Alabama Gymnastics (@BamaGymnastics) August 1, 2021
Gymnastics: Shallon Olsen (Canada) took seventh in her second-consecutive Olympic vault final with a two-vault average of 14.550 in her final competition in Tokyo.
July 31, 2021
Justin Thomas closed his #Olympics tied for 22nd overall with a 72-hole total of 10-under par 274 (71-70-68-65)!
— Alabama Men's Golf (@AlabamaMGolf) August 1, 2021
Congrats to Justin as well as fellow @TeamUSA member @XSchauffele for bringing home the ?? ????#RollTide | #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/1JNViis2jb
Golf: Despite not making the medal stand, Justin Thomas (USA) had quite an Olympic debut. Thomas carded a fourth consecutive round of par or better at the Kasumigaseki Country Club course during Saturday's final round to close out the event with a 72-hole total of 10-under par 274 (71-70-68-65). "It was cooler than I ever thought it would be," Thomas said of his first Olympic experience. Thomas placed 22nd overall in the event.
Portious Warren ???? launches a throw of 18.32m in the #TokyoOlympics final of the shot put!!!#OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaJumps x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/tietniMphi
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) August 1, 2021
Track & Field: Portious Warren (Trinidad & Tobagor) finished 11th in the finals of the women's shot put with a throw of 18.32 meters. Quanesha Burks (USA) finished 13th in the long jump with a leap of 6.56 meters. Kirani James (Grenada) is eighth after round one of the 400 meters, moving on to Monday's semifinals.Â
Rhyan White earns a silver medal as part of Team USA's 400m medley relay after swimming the leadoff leg in prelims at the #TokyoOlympics!!!#OlympiansMadeHere #BamaSpeed #RollTide pic.twitter.com/7uKqXKx4F3
— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) August 1, 2021
Swimming: Kristian Gkolomeev (Greece) took fifth in the final of the 50m freestyle with a time of 21.72. Rhyan White (USA) earned a silver medal as part of Team USA's 400m medley relay after swimming the leadoff leg in the prelims.Â
On to the next one ????#RollTide | #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/xKHKclEit7
— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) July 31, 2021
Baseball: David Robertson and Team USA pick up their second win of the Games with an 4-2Â win over South Korea.
July 30, 2021
Golf:Â Justin Thomas (USA) carded his lowest round of Olympic action in round three, finishing at 3-under par 68. He will enter the event's final round on Saturday with a 54-hole total of 4-under par 209 (71-70-68) which places him in a tie for 38th overall.Â
Rhyan White drops nearly a second from her time in the semifinals to take 4th in the #TokyoOlympics 200m backstroke!!#OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaSpeed x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/Yf0SWIKDGc
— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) July 31, 2021
Swimming: Rhyan White (USA) took fourth in the final of the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:06.39. It was her second finals and second fourth-place finish of her first Olympiad. Kristian Gkolomeev (Greece) cranked out a 21.60 to take second to Caleb Dressel in the second semifinal of the 50m freestyle.Â
In her Olympic debut, Portious Warren ???? is on to the finals of the #TokyoOlympics women's shot put!!!#OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaThrows x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/uebFOUPVEQ
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) July 30, 2021
Track & Field: In her Olympic debut, Portious Warren (Trinidad & Tobago) uses a throw of 18.75m in the women's shot put to advance to the finals in Tokyo, finishing in ninth coming out of the qualifying round.Â
Baseball: David Robertson and Team USA open their Olympic slate with an 8-1 win over Israel.Â
Swimming: It was a busy morning in the pool for the Crimson Tide. Three-time NCAA Champion Kristian Gkolomeev (Greece) swam a 21.66 to finish third overall in the heats of the men's 50-meter freestyle, advancing to the semifinals. NCAA Champion Kalia Antoniou (Cyprus) posted a 25.41 in the women's 50-meter freestyle to take 27th place overall. Rhyan White (USA), who is seeded third in tonight's final of the 200-meter backstroke, was back in action this morning, leading off the United States' 400-meter medley relay with a 59.19, the second fastest backstroke split in the field. Team USA is seeded second by .01 heading into the finals after throwing down a 3:55.18.Â
Soccer: Merel van Dongen and The Netherlands concluded their Olympic run in the quarterfinals after suffering a loss to the U.S. The two teams sat tied 2-2 after 120 minutes, but the U.S. recorded a 4-2 advantage in PKs to advance to the semifinals.Â
Proud of our Olympian @merelvd on a great run at the #TokyoOlympics
— Alabama Soccer (@AlabamaSoccer) July 30, 2021
The Netherlands fell to the U.S. this morning in PKs. #RollTide pic.twitter.com/Y4uuumFK4Q
July 29, 2021
Round 2? play of Olympic Men's Golf action was suspended, but Justin Thomas completed his round at 1-under par 70.
— Alabama Men's Golf (@AlabamaMGolf) July 30, 2021
Day 2? Results ?? https://t.co/4eMb4c9Wa7#RollTide | #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/KfP9x1kSnm
Golf:Â Round two play of Olympic Men's Golf action was suspended, but Justin Thomas (USA) was able to complete his round as he finished the day at 1-under par 70. Thomas, who will enter the third round of play on Friday night (5:30 p.m. CT on Golf Channel) in a tie for 39th overall with a 36-hole total of 1-under par 141.
Rhyan White makes her second #TokyoOlympics final, taking third in the semifinals of the 200m backstroke!!!#OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaSpeed x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/ts2sYSYnre
— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) July 30, 2021
Swimming: Rhyan White (USA) takes third in the semifinals of the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:07.28. Leonie Kullmann and Team Germany finished in sixth in the finals of the 800-meter freestyle relay with a 7:53.89.Â
Shelby McEwen clears 2.28m in the qualifying round of the #TokyoOlympics high jump to advance to the finals!#OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaJumps x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/03R5A4V7Oz
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) July 30, 2021
Track & Field: Shelby McEwen (USA) opens up the Tide track & field contingent's Olympic run by advancing to the finals of the men's high jump after clearing 2.28 meters.Â
Big morning for Rhyan White ???? in the 200m backstroke! She's seeded second heading into the semifinals at the #TokyoOlympics #OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaSpeed x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/61NweWlrJr
— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) July 29, 2021
Swimming: Rhyan White (USA) posted a time of 2:08.23 in the 200-meter backstroke and is seeded second heading into tonight's semifinals. Earlier in the session, Abbas Qali (Kuwait), in his second Olympiad, posted a time of 53.62 to finish 48th in the 100m butterfly.
July 28, 2021
Golf: Justin Thomas (USA) finished the opening round of the men's golf competition on Wednesday with an even par 71. Thomas recorded 18 pars across the 18 holes played on the Kasumigaseki Country Club course.Â
18 holes. 18 pars. Even round 71 for Justin Thomas' opening day of the #TokyoOlympics
— Alabama Men's Golf (@AlabamaMGolf) July 29, 2021
Day 1? Results ?? https://t.co/G0l2Z4iEdA#RollTide pic.twitter.com/CpALBqaZj9
Golf: Justin Thomas gets his Olympic experience started at 5:30 p.m. CT.Â
Swimming: Kalia Antoniou (Cyprus) touched first in the third heat of the 100-meter freestyle prelims with a time of 55.38 to make her Olympic debut, finishing 29th overall. Leonie Kullmann and Team Germany finished in sixth place in the heats of the 800-meter freestyle relay to advance to the finals with a 7:52.06.Â
July 27, 2021
Swimming: Anton McKee (Iceland) opens his third Olympiad by taking 24th in the 200-meter breaststroke in a time of 2:11.64.
Softball: Haylie McCleney and Team USA took silver after falling to Japan, 2-0
Forever proud of our Olympian??#Tokyo2020 #RollTide #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/OtTPZOZfi4
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) July 27, 2021
Soccer: Merel van Dongen and The Netherlands defeat China 8-2 to finish as the top team in Group F and earn a spot in the quarterfinals on July 30.Â
Next stop ?? Quarterfinals @merelvd and ???? the Netherlands defeat ????China 8-2 to take the top spot in Group F#RollTide | #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/OyVcGeCwfs
— Alabama Soccer (@AlabamaSoccer) July 27, 2021
Swimming: Anton McKee (Iceland) kicks off his third Olympiad with the prelims of the 200m breaststroke at approximately 5:45 a.m. CT, starting off another early morning for the Crimson Tide contingent.
July 26, 2021
Rhyan White takes fourth at the #TokyoOlympics in the 100m backstroke, tying her career best with a 58.43!!!#OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaSpeed x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/ewVfeT27Be
— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) July 27, 2021
Diana Petkova ???? goes 2:16.70 in the early morning heats of the 200 individual medley at the #TokyoOlympics!#OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaSpeed x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/zPMUazVkUA
— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) July 26, 2021
Swimming: Diana Petkova (Bulgaria) will swim in the heats of the 200m individual medley while Rhyan White (USA) races in the finals of the 100m backstroke at 8:50 p.m. CT after finishing fourth in the semifinals.
Haylie McCleney and Team USA Softball to Face Japan in Gold Medal Game Tuesday
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) July 26, 2021
??: https://t.co/w9djqV4zqe#Tokyo2020 #RollTide #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/oiOMUkLRp8
Softball: Team USA will play Japan in the gold medal game on Tuesday, July 27 at 6 a.m. CT on NBCSN
July 25, 2021
Softball:Â Haylie McCleney and Team USA finished pool play undefeated, earning a 2-1 walk-off victory over Japan.
Team USA gets the walk-off win over Japan...the two teams will rematch Tuesday at 6 a.m. CT in the gold medal game??#Tokyo2020 #RollTide #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/K35dJ7Rtz2
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) July 26, 2021
Swimming:Â Rhyan White (USA) raced to a 59.02Â in the preliminary heats and is seeded sixth heading into the semifinals of the 100-meter backstroke, before going 58.46 in the semis to finish fourth heading into finals. Leonie Kullmann (Germany) took eighth in the final heat of the 400-meter freestyle and 18th overall with a 4:10.25. Diana Petkova (Bulgaria) was eighth in her heat of the 100-meter breaststroke and 34th overall with a time of 1:10.61.
Rhyan White is headed to the #TokyoOlympic final of the 100m backstroke! Ranked sixth coming out of the heats, she's fourth heading into finals!#OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaSpeed x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/hbygdNwghq
— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) July 26, 2021
Moving on to semifinals:
— USA Swimming News (@USASwimmingNews) July 25, 2021
2. @reganesmith4, 57.96
6. Rhyan White, 59.02#TokyoOlympics x @USASwimming pic.twitter.com/m6tLLUghHs
Gymnastics:Â Shallon Olsen led Team Canada in the vault with a score of 14.966 on her first vault and 14.433 on her second for an average of 14.699 to qualify for her second-consecutive vault final. She posted a 51.965 in the all-around during team qualifying. Canada finished 10th overall with a 160.964, just out of finals.Â
Shallon Olsen makes her 2nd Olympic Final in the vault after posting a 14.699 during qualifying!#OlympiansMadeHere #RollTide pic.twitter.com/yFUIUG8rBx
— Alabama Gymnastics (@BamaGymnastics) July 25, 2021
Gymnastics: Shallon Olsen and Team Canada get things going at 3 a.m. CT with the team qualifying round.
Swimming: Alabama gets things rolling in the pool with Rhyan White (100-meter backstroke), Diana Petkova (100-meter breaststroke) and Leonie Kullmann (400-meter freestyle) will swim in Sunday's early, early morning (5 a.m. CT) prelims.
July 24, 2021
Softball: Haylie McCleney and Team USA earned a pair of wins, defeating Mexico 2-0 before a 2-1 walk-off victory in extra innings over Australia. McCleney had two hits in each game.
Another multi-hit game from Haylie McCleney as Team USA shuts out Mexico to remain undefeated in Tokyo
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) July 24, 2021
??Jade Hewitt, Courtesy of USA Softball#Tokyo2020 #RollTide #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/VQIf98MkZA
Haylie McCleney scores the game-winning run as Team USA earns the walk-off win in extra innings!#Tokyo2020 #RollTide #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/hbTb0DTZcV
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) July 25, 2021
Soccer: Merel van Dongen and The Netherlands forced a 3-3 draw with Brazil to remain atop Group F. The Dutch will play China in the final round of group play on July 27 at 6:30 a.m. CTÂ
The Netherlands remain atop Group F after tying Brazil 3-3 this morning.#RollTide | #TokyoOlympics @NBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/ds6cxojm7G
— Alabama Soccer (@AlabamaSoccer) July 24, 2021
July 21, 2021
SOFTBALL: Haylie McCleney and Team USA moved to 2-0 in Tokyo with a 1-0 win over Canada
Haylie McCleney scores the game-winning run as part of a 3-for-3 day at the plate in Team USA's win over Canada#RollTide #TokyoOlympics #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/tc1H9Hk76b
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) July 22, 2021
Haylie McCleney scores to put Team USA ahead in the 5th!??????#RollTide #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/IHROIdsQii
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) July 22, 2021
SOCCER: Merel van Dongen and The Netherlands make their Olympic debut with a 10-3 win over Zambia. The Netherlands return to action on July 24 for a 6 a.m. CT start against Brazil.
Olympic debut ?
— Alabama Soccer (@AlabamaSoccer) July 21, 2021
First Olympic Win ?
????The Netherlands top ???? Zambia 10-3
Congrats @merelvd #RollTide | #TokyoOlympics @NBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/wlCqxH36CK
SOCCER: Merel van Dongen and Team Netherlands open play against Zambia.
July 20, 2021
SOFTBALL: Haylie McCleney and Team USA opened the Tokyo Games with a 2-0 win over Italy.Â
Haylie McCleney and Team USA open play at the Tokyo Olympic Games with a 2-0 win over Italy#TokyoOlympics #RollTide pic.twitter.com/obO88YPXIB
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) July 21, 2021
July 19, 2021
As the opening ceremonies get underway at the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, a total of 22 Crimson Tide student-athletes, past and present, will continue The University of Alabama's proud tradition of excellence at the Summer Games.
This year's group includes athletes taking part in seven different sports, representing 13 countries, including seven who are competing for the United States. This year's contingent also includes six current student-athletes, along with fifteen making their Olympic debut, five who are making their second trip to the games and two coming back for thirds.
This will mark the 13th-consecutive Summer Olympic Games that Alabama has been represented, dating back to 1972 in Munich. The Crimson Tide's 2021 total ranks second all-time at Alabama, trailing only the 34 UA student-athletes that competed in the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
