The swimming portion of the 2020 Olympic Games started Saturday from the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, and first up among the Auburn contingent in Tokyo was first-time Olympian Adriel Sanes swimming the men’s 100 breaststroke for the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Sanes, an incoming transfer from the University of Denver, finished third in his heat and 42nd overall with a time of 1:02.43 – narrowly missing his personal best (1:02.41), which is also the record for the fastest time in U.S. Virgin Islands’ history.
It was the first of two events Sanes is competing in at the 2020 Olympics. He’s slated to swim the men’s 200 breaststroke on Tuesday with heats beginning at 5:50 a.m. CT.
In Friday’s Opening Ceremony, Sanes served as the flag bearer for the U.S. Virgin Islands.