Chad le Clos

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“There are many ways of thinking about how I won that gold, and when I watch that race, even now… I also shed a tear thinking about what went into that race and what it meant to me.”

TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Men’s 200 Butterfly

TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.

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Michael Phelps Ties for Most Individual Medals In Olympic History

Tonight in the finals of the 200 meter butterfly Michael Phelps won his 14th individual Olympic medal, tying Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for most individual Olympic medals by any athlete in any sport for Summer or Winter Olympics.

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North America Recap Day 4: Ledecky Beats Sjostrom In Clash of Stars

Katie Ledecky won the 200 free over fellow superstar Sarah Sjostrom, removing the Swede from contention for swimmer of the meet honors.

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Rio Rapid Fire: Day Four Finals

The heated rematch of Michael Phelps and Chad le Clos was one of the most anticipated events of the 2016 Olympic Games. Phelps would not lose, taking things out ahead of the field and holding on to win his 20th Olympic gold with a time of 1:53.36. Phelps now has four individual medals in the 200 fly.

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African Recap Day 4: Le Clos Unable to Top Phelps, Misses Podium

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m…

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At Long Last, The Next Generation of 200 Butterfliers Have Emerged

Masato Sakai and Tamas Kenderesi announced themselves as the next generation of 200 butterfliers after over a decade of Michael Phelps’ dominance.

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Michael Phelps Becomes Oldest to Win Individual Gold Swimming Medal

By winning the 200 fly tonight at the age of 31, Michael Phelps became the oldest Olympic swimmer to win an individual gold medal.

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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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Day 4 Relay Lineups: Lochte Makes Rio Debut In 800 Free Relay Prelims

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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Le Clos Shadowboxes Phelps, Reminds Him of London 2012

In this article, Charles Hartley imagines what it was like inside the mind of Chad le Clos as he prepared for the mens semi final in the 200 fly last night.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Three Finals Live Recap

The heated grudge-match between Lilly King and Yulia Efimova will take place last night.

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#PhelpsFace Trends Nationally on Twitter After Monster Staredown

There are game faces….and then there is Michael Phelps‘ game face. Some 10 hours after swimming in the semi-finals of…

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2016 Olympics Pick ‘Em Contest, Day 3 Results

Katinka Hosszu came up golden again tonight. Unlike her 400 IM on the opening night, this one surprised our readers

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North America Recap Day 3: Ryan Murphy Extends U.S. Streak In 100 Back

Ryan Murphy extended the Americans streak to six consecutive gold medals in the men’s 100 backstroke.

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Rio Rapid Fire: Day Three Finals

Repping the stars n’ stripes Ryan Murphy of the USA managed to continue a longstanding tradition of American excellence in the 100m backstroke with a gold medal performance. His 51.97 makes him the fastest textile swimmer of all time in the event and ranks as the second fastest performance ever only behind Aaron Peirsol’s world record.

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