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Champions Under Seige: Nathan Adrian Survives, But Daniel Gyurta A Casualty
- Updated: August 9, 2016
Welcome to the SwimVortex coverage of the 31st Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The team of Craig Lord and John Lohn will report live from the Rio Aquatics Centre, with the keen eye of Patrick B. Kraemer providing photographs. Action gets under way this afternoon with the Day Four preliminary heats – men’s 100 freestyle, women’s 200 butterfly, men’s 200 breaststroke and men’s 800 freestyle relay. Continue to visit this file (and hit the refresh button) for running updates from the pool.
The blue-ribbon event of the sport gets the afternoon started, American Nathan Adrian in search of a title defense of the crown he won in London. Meanwhile, Australian Cameron McEvoy, the fastest man in history in textile, is on the hunt for Australia’s first Olympic gold in the event in 48 years. The 200 breaststroke will also get under way, the United States’ Josh Prenot and Germany’s Marco Koch the favorites over reigning Olympic champ Daniel Gyurta of Hungary.
Positioning will also be sought in the 800 freestyle relay, the United States victorious at the past three Games and the overwhelming choice to make it four in a row. On the female side, Katinka Hosszu scratched the 200 fly, opting to conserve energy for the rest of her program. The Hungarian has already won gold in the 400 individual medley and 100 backstroke, a title in the 200 individual medley expected in the evening, and the 200 backstroke ahead.
Day Four Heats … On Your Marks…
Great Britain Looking To Stay Atop The World; Leads 800 Free Relay In 7:06.31
At last summer’s World Championships, Great Britain pulled off a feat that hadn’t been achieved since 2003, when the Brits upended the United States in the 800 freestyle relay. Backing that performance up with an Olympic title will not be easy, but the opportunity is there. Behind the foursome of Stephen Milne (1:46.70), Robbie Renwick (1:48.17), Dan Wallace (1:46.39) and Duncan Scott (1:45.05), Great Britain took the top seed for the final in 7:06.31, followed by the United States in 7:06.74 and Russia in 7:06.81.
The Brits will get stronger at night with the addition of James Guy to the unit, but the question is whether it will be enough to push the United States, which has plenty of room to drop time. The Americans will add Conor Dwyer and Townley Haas to the relay, with the likelihood that Michael Phelps also gets the call. If Phelps is indeed selected, Ryan Lochte or Jack Conger will fill out the lineup, and give the U.S. a relay that will be very close to 7:00, perhaps under in a best-case scenario.
For prelims, Team USA went with Clark Smith (1:47.20), Conger (1:45.73), Gunnar Bentz (1:48.01) and Lochte (1:45.80). Qualifying fourth for the final was Germany (7:07.66), Japan (7:07.68) and …
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