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Rio Twitter Recap Day 4: It’s All About America’s Greats

Night four was incredibly entertaining, a fun trend that we’re starting to notice at these Olympic Games. Twitter was aflame…

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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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Even Last-Minute Ripped Cap Can’t Stop Michael Phelps From Gold #21

Michael Phelps’s cap ripped in his hands just moments before his final swim of Wednesday night, but the American Olympic hero wore teammate Conor Dwyer’s cap en route to gold medal #21.

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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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Paul Biedermann und sein letztes Rennen

Olympische Spiele 2016 Rio Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien Schwimmen: 6. bis 13. August Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio…

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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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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 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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How Michael Phelps Spoils the Rest of Us

Pretty much everyone knows Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. They are titans of the sport, and they carry relevance outside…

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Swimmers define Dominance in Rio

Counting finals swims only, Katinka Hosszu’s world-record-smashing 400 IM was by far the most dominant swim of night one.

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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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Updating Relay Projections: Americans Now Favored In Both Medleys

Abbey Weitzeil’s huge split on the 4×100 free relay gives a spark of hope to an American medley relay originally projected to take silver.

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