Final event in the pool on day-3, the women's 400 free.
Quickly to breakwater going in
lane 4 was Stetsenko.
Alongside her, Dedekind has
come out after a very
impressive streamline under
water.
water. Gilli looks like she's
positioned he wast herself
nicely in second.
Going out hard is Riain of
Ireland.
Ireland. >> This 400m freestyle is
really Stetsenko's race to
lose.
lose. Not out in the first 15, it's
not surprising she does not go
out that hard -- in the first
50.
50. In the third 100, I think you
are going to see Stetsenko come
in and start to take it.
In 2016, we saw Stetsenko take
back Myers the whole way.
Myers set a blistering pace and
they don't have her right now
in the field, so Stetsenko will
be all her for her country if
she's going to take the lead.
Toshpulatova pressing for a
medal.
medal. Dedekind a very good
backstroker.
backstroker. Looking for a medal.
Not to dis count any of the
others in the pool, but
Dedekind dropping from second
to third, so just a little down
on where she would like to be
going out for the second 50.
Carlotta Gilli needs toe try to
hang on and not drop off the
pace too much.
You see Stetsenko taking over,
this is where she can show how
dominant she is.
>> Stetsenko has 200m odd to go
in the women's 400 free S13
final.
final. Coming up to the 200 split,
she's not going to be in front.
Gilli will still have that on
her.
her. But she's right on the shoulder
now of Gilli and Stetsenko is
going to push for the lead.
And she should comfortably get
it.
it. She's got such a lovely
long-drawn-out stroke but she
manages to get through the
water so quickly with it.
It's almost a glide in the
water.
water. At the moment, Gilli has got
the shorter, sharper stroke.
>> But here comes Stetsenko.
She's a third 100 of the 400 is
the most important part,
because it really shows that
it's the differentiator between
a true distance swimmer and
someone like Gilli who is more
of a sprinter.
Stetsenko could be doing a
better job off the wall, she's
not taking advantage of the
under water the way that she
could.
could. But she's starting to get into
the third 100 and now starting
to get past Gilli.
Gilli is going to have the legs
in this last 100.
>> So it's Stetsenko who is
battling here up to the 300m.
And Gilli is managing to hold
on.
on. On the turns and in the stroke
of the last 100, it should be
all Stetsenko.
all Stetsenko. Dedekind is going to touch
third but not very far off is
Toshpulatova and indeed the S12
swimmer in Delgado.
Delgado will be looking to put
pressure on to see if she can
claim the bronze.
But in the pool right now, in
front by a good body length is
Stetsenko, and true to form, is
turning on the heat in the
closing stages.
closing stages. >> She really put her legs into
it.
it. Gilli turning.
Gilli turning. Used the under water but
Stetsenko, you see her kicking,
increased her stroke rate.
This is the final 50 so it's
everything that you have, it's
a complete blast to the end.
>> Talk about blast.
She's not only a very good
short swimmer Stetsenko but
she's represented Ukraine in
open water swimming in
non-disabled sport.
non-disabled sport. She's got the stamina and
endurance and the speed.
He she won't be court.
Good enough for gold.
Stetsenko is a champion for the
first time in Tokyo 2020 as
Gilli claims her third medal
and second silver to go with
one gold.
one gold. It's going to be Dedekind who
touches for the bronze.
The Australian will claim a
bronze to go with her
backstroke bronze.
backstroke bronze. She's got bronze in the 400
freestyle.
freestyle. But Carlotta Gilli triping to
put pressure on Stetsenko.
And Stetsenko, after silvers,
it was a gold now in the event
that she really wanted to win.
For Gilli, the silver to go
with her 100 backstroke silver
and her 100 fly gold.
Gilli got off to a great start.
She took out the early lead.
You know, that is to her
credit.
credit. She gave it a very gutsy swim,
went out as fast as she could
to hang out with Stetsenko,
Stetsenko being the much
stronger distanced swimmer
here.
here. This is where Stetsenko is the
one taking advantage going into
the lead.
the lead. She turned on the legs.
It was that last 50 where she
just accelerated the lead and
came home in 423.92.
Very respectable time for her.
>> Sol I would time if not
world-record breaking.
world-record breaking. And to confirm the results: