Distance swimmer Moesha Johnson kicked off the Aussie medals on Day 13 with a silver in the women’s 10km marathon swim. The Tweed Heads local led for most of the race in the grotty Seine but she was overtaken in the last few metres by Dutch star/training partner Sharon van Rouwendaal, the Tokyo silver medallist. Also in the water, our men’s kayak 4 sprint team clinched the silver in a photo-finish against the Germans. 

On the track, running champion Jess Hull is through to the final of the 1,500m, after finishing 2nd in her semi – she’s rated a good chance for gold in the medal race on Sunday morning. But it wasn’t such a great night for 800m runner Peter Bol whose attempt to better his fourth place in Tokyo didn’t see him make it past the repechage.

And the Stingers – aka our women’s water polo squad – are into their first Olympic final since winning gold in Sydney after a huge win over defending champions the USA 14-13. They’ll play Spain in the gold medal match on Saturday night. Didn’t know they were called the Stingers? Here’s a handy list of the Aussie Olympic teams and their names…

What’s Coming Up:

💦 11.00pm – Diver Maddison Keeney is into the final of the women’s 3m springboard after scoring the highest points awarded for a dive in the semi-final last night. She’s up against China’s Chang Yani who took gold in the 3m synchronised event. “I know my potential is there,” Keeney said. 

🤸‍♀️ 12.00am Saturday – Making its Olympic debut is breaking (what the cool kids now call breakdancing). Our own Raygun and J-Attack will be up against the world’s best in the qualifiers, including Maniza Talash, who’s competing for the Refugee Team after escaping the Taliban in her homeland of Afghanistan. 

⛹️‍♀️ 1.30am Saturday – After outshining Serbia in the quarterfinals, the Opals are aiming to get their first Olympic win over arch-rivals Team USA. But veteran Lauren Jackson isn’t deterred. “You never know what can happen on any given night. I truly believe this team is capable of big things” she said. 

⚽ 2.00am Saturday – For your broader Olympic radar… France has reached its first football final in 40 years and they’ll take on Spain in what promises to be a super-charged gold medal match.