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Europe Recap Day 5: Belmonte Becomes Oldest Olympic 200 fly Champ

Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia won a thriller of a 200 fly on night 5 in Rio, and her swim breaks a number of landmarks in Olympic history.

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ASIA: All of Kazakhstan Will Be Drinking Tonight

Dmitriy Balandin of Kazakhstan was asked how he thought his home country would celebrate, he gave a very honest answer, “I think all of Kazakhstan will be drinking tonight.”

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South America Day 5 Recap: Thiago Pereira and the 200 IM Focus

While swimmers like Phelps, Lochte, and Hagino have to keep on eye on several events at once, Pereira has had the edge of focusing on a single event.

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McKeown Keeps Australia In The Women’s 200 Breaststroke Hunt

Taylor McKeown from Australia leads the women’s 200m breaststrokers into Thursday night’s final.

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Rio Rapid Fire: Day Five Finals

They’re the top two seeds for tomorrow’s final where they’re going to have one last final showdown to cap off one of the best rivalries in swimming.

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Oleksiak Leads As Canada Destroys National 4×200 Free Relay Record

Led by a world-class anchor leg from Penny Oleksiak, Canada obliterated its own national record in the women’s 4×200 free relay to earn Olympic bronze.

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The Ongoing American Dynasty of the Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay

The women from the United States extended their reign in the 4 x 200 freestyle tonight with the all-star line up of Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, Maya DiRado, and Katie Ledecky taking the gold medal in a time of 7:43.03.

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North America: Women’s 200 Breast the “Double Miss” Event for U.S. in 2016

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Chalmers Becomes Australia’s First Men’s 100 Free Champion in 48 years

Kyle Chalmers ended a 48-year drought for the Australian men in the 100 freestyle tonight.

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Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 5 Update)

You can follow Katinka Hosszu on Twitter, along with every other Rio swimming medalist so far.

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Penny Oleksiak Shatters 100 Free World Junior Record In 52.72

Penny Oleksiak continues to impress in the pool, posting a world junior record on her way to the 2nd seed in tonight’s 100 free finals.

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2-for-2: Cate Campbell Breaks Olympic 100 Free Record Again In Semis

Australia’s Cate Campbell continues to look like the class of the field in the women’s sprints, following her Olympic 100 free record from heats with another Olympic record in the semifinals.

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Jeanette Ottesen Slips Under Own 100 Free Danish Record

In the first semifinal of the women’s 100 free, Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen posted a new Danish record, besting her own mark.

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Balandin’s 200 Breast Gold Marks First Swimming Medal Ever For Kazakhstan

Balandin won Kazakhstan’s first ever swimming Olympic medal, and he did it in winning fashion by taking gold in the men’s 200 breast with a 2:07.46.

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