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Day 4 Relay Lineups: Phelps In, Conger Out On U.S. 800 Free Relay

Michael Phelps gets the nod to swim the men’s 800 free relay tonight.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Four Prelims Live Recap

Cameron McEvoy of Australia looks to be the man to beat after dropping a 47.04 in the 100m freestyle at the Australian Olympic trials.

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France’s Lacourt Says Sun Yang “Pisses Purple” in Interview

French backstroke star and World Championship gold medalist Camille Lacourt is the latest to make anti-doping news, calling out Sun Yang in a recent radio interview

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Day 4 Finals Preview: Phelps & Le Clos Set For Epic Battle In 200 Fly

Michael Phelps and Chad Le Clos will do battle tonight in what could be the race of the Games.

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Accusations Fly as French Men’s 4×200 Relay Fails to Make Final

There was a good deal of disappointment on deck after France, the 2012 silver medalists in the 4×200 free relay, failed to final in the same event on Tuesday in Rio.

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Canadians Oleksiak, Ruck First Ever Olympic Medalists Born In 2000s

The IOC has confirmed that Canadians Penny Oleksiak and Taylor Ruck are the first two Olympic medalists ever that were born in the 2000s.

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Day 4 Relay Speculation: Lochte, Conger, Phelps…Pick Two

The U.S. coaching staff has a decision on their hands about what to do with the men’s lineup in the 800 free relay tonight.

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8 Women Score as USA Water Polo Downs Spain, 11-4, in 1st Round Match

Team USA began the quest to defend its title on Tuesday with a dominant 11-4 win over Spain in Group B pool play at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre.

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3 Former Bolles Swimmers Qualify for 100 Free Semifinals in Rio

On day 4 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, former Bolles Sharks teammates Caeleb Dressel, Joseph Schooling, and Santo Condorelli all qualified for the semifinals of the men’s 100 free.

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Day 4 Prelim All-Star: Duncan Scott With Two Dynamite Swims

Duncan Scott had an incredible morning, qualifying for the 100 freestyle semi-finals 3rd and posting the fastest split in the 800 free relay.

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Rio Rapid Fire: Day Four Prelims

Kyle Chalmers of Australia and Caeleb Dressel of the United States raced in the same heat. Chalmers got the better of Dressel in 47.90 while Dressel finished just one one-hundredth behind him in 47.91.

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19-Year-Old Anton Chupkov Lowers Russian 200 Breast Record In Rio Heat

Russian breaststroker Anton Chupkov took six more tenths of a second off his own Russian national 200 breast record, going 2:07.93 in heats of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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2012 Gold Medallist Daniel Gyurta Fails To Advance In 200 BR Heats

Defending gold medallist Daniel Gyurta failed to advance out of the men’s 200 breaststroke prelims this morning, finishing 17th.

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Joseph Schooling Sets 100 Free Singaporean Record in Rio Prelims

Schooling hit the wall in 48.27 to lower his previous record of 48.58, which he set at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.

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Kyle Chalmers Breaks World Junior Record in 100 Free

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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