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Warrington swimming star Kathleen Dawson set for key race after strong Tokyo Olympics display

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Cut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Kathleen Dawson will take part in her first Olympic final and it promises to be the race of the meet at Tokyo 2020.

The Warrington swimmer is the current European record holder and European champion over the 100m backstroke and she was in fine form in booking her place in the final with the fifth fastest time of 58.56.

However the 100m backstroke features three women who have all previously held the world record - American Regan Smith, Canada’s Kylie Masse and Australia’s Kaylee McKeown.

The trio all broke the Olympic record in the heats, one after another, and now look to be the favourites to claim the medals, but 23-year-old Dawson does not seem afraid to

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