{"id":216610,"date":"2016-08-08T08:42:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T15:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=216610"},"modified":"2016-08-08T08:42:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T15:42:16","slug":"the-week-that-was-2016-olympic-games-kick-off-in-rio-de-janeiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-2016-olympic-games-kick-off-in-rio-de-janeiro\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: 2016 Olympic Games Kick Off In Rio de Janeiro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, with the kick-off of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, athletes from around the globe finally had a chance to show the world what they have been preparing for their entire lives. While it is only two days into the competition, read below to catch up on all of the stories from the first 48 hours of the Games in this week&#8217;s edition of The Week That Was!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QH2OswBkAgM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; Michael Phelps Selected As Team U.S.A. Flag Bearer<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_216130\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-usa-flag-2016-rio-olympic-opening-ceremony\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-216130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216130\" data-attachment-id=\"216130\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/thank-you-michael-phelps\/michael-phelps-usa-flag-2016-rio-olympic-opening-ceremony\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/michael-phelps-usa-flag-2016-rio-olympic-opening-ceremony.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1145,731\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"michael-phelps-usa-flag-2016-rio-olympic-opening-ceremony\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/8\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nmichael-phelps-usa-flag-2016-rio-olympic-opening-ceremony&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/michael-phelps-usa-flag-2016-rio-olympic-opening-ceremony-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/michael-phelps-usa-flag-2016-rio-olympic-opening-ceremony-1024x654.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-216130\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/michael-phelps-usa-flag-2016-rio-olympic-opening-ceremony-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"michael-phelps-usa-flag-2016-rio-olympic-opening-ceremony\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-216130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walking in his first opening ceremonies at an Olympic Games, five time Olympian <\/span><b>Michael Phelps <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-selected-as-team-usas-flag-bearer-for-rio-2016-olympic-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was selected by his teammates to be the flag bearer for the United States of America on Friday night<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Phelps, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, commented on the honor by putting it into perspective with his other four Olympics: \u201cFor Sydney, I just wanted to make the team. For Athens, I wanted to win gold for my country. For Beijing, I wanted to do something nobody else had done. In London, I wanted to make history. And now, I want to walk in the Opening Ceremony, take it all in, represent America in the best possible way and make my family proud. This time around, it\u2019s about so much more than medals.\u201d The only other swimmer to lead Team U.S.A. in the Opening Ceremonies was <\/span><b>Gary Hall, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who carried the flag in the 1976 Games in Montr\u00e9al. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; NAG Records Fall At U.S. Open<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_148076\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jrs_regan_smith-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148076\" data-attachment-id=\"148076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-2016-olympic-games-kick-off-in-rio-de-janeiro\/jrs_regan_smith-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/jrs_regan_smith-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals1-e1470415179631.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1016,848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jrs_regan_smith-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/4\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n12\/9\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\n12\/8\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/5\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\njrs_regan_smith-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals JRS_REGAN_SMITH&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Donna Nelson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/jrs_regan_smith-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals1-e1470415179631-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/jrs_regan_smith-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals1-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148076\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/jrs_regan_smith-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals1-e1470415179631-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"jrs_regan_smith-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-148076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Donna Nelson<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Team U.S.A. headed down to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics, some of the best U.S. stars were traveling to Minneapolis, Minnesota for the 2016 U.S. Open. The highlight of the meet had to be fourteen year old <\/span><b>Regan Smith, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who downed <\/span><b>Missy Franklin\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13-14 NAG record in the 100 backstroke, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/regan-smith-takes-down-missy-franklins-100-backstroke-nag-record\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touching the wall in 1:00.31 in the morning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prelims before <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/regan-smith-lowers-100-backstroke-national-age-group-mark-again\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking it down again to 1:00.26 in the finals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where she finished second behind Australian <\/span><b>Holly Barratt. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other notable swims included Texas Longhorn <\/span><b>Andrew Wilson <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-u-s-open-swimming-championships-day-4-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking the 100 breaststroke in a personal best 59.51<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, just off the meet record, and <\/span><b>Bethany Galat<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-u-s-open-swimming-championships-day-two-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winning the 200 breaststroke in 2:24.34<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a time that would have made the Olympic Team in Omaha. <\/span><b>Wilson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also picked up a win in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-u-s-open-swimming-championships-day-two-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 breaststroke (2:09.73)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while <\/span><b>Galat <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted a win in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-u-s-open-swimming-championships-day-3-finals-live-recap\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 400 IM (4:38.66)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For complete recaps of all sessions of the U.S. Open, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-u_s_-open-swimming-championships\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the meet. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Wu Minxia Makes History With Fifth Gold<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_216520\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tingmao-shi-minxia-wu-china-3-meter-synchro-diving-2016-rio-olympics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216520\" data-attachment-id=\"216520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-2016-olympic-games-kick-off-in-rio-de-janeiro\/tingmao-shi-minxia-wu-china-3-meter-synchro-diving-2016-rio-olympics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tingmao-shi-minxia-wu-china-3-meter-synchro-diving-2016-rio-olympics-e1489278951912.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"972,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tingmao-shi-minxia-wu-china-3-meter-synchro-diving-2016-rio-olympics\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/17\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n4\/24\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/7\/16 &#038; 3\/11\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ntingmao-shi-minxia-wu-china-3-meter-synchro-diving-2016-rio-olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tingmao-shi-minxia-wu-china-3-meter-synchro-diving-2016-rio-olympics-e1470616228320-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tingmao-shi-minxia-wu-china-3-meter-synchro-diving-2016-rio-olympics-e1470616228320-1024x842.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-216520\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tingmao-shi-minxia-wu-china-3-meter-synchro-diving-2016-rio-olympics-e1470616228320-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"tingmao-shi-minxia-wu-china-3-meter-synchro-diving-2016-rio-olympics\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-216520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The women\u2019s synchronized 3-meter event took place in the opening days of the Games, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wu-minxia-earns-fourth-diving-gold-the-most-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with China\u2019s <\/span><b>Wu Minxia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Shi Tingmao <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking home the gold medal in the event<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and making history. With that win, <\/span><b>Wu Minxia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">became the most decorated female diver, bringing her career medal tally to seven Olympic medals, five of which are gold. It also ties her as being one of only two women to have won diving medals in four separate Olympic Games, as well as being the oldest female diver to win a diving Olympic medal. Behind the Chinese pair were the Italians in the silver position and the Australians in bronze position. With this event win, China is one step closer to sweeping all eight diving events, something that has never been done in the history of the Olympic Games. <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimoutlet.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"134900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-competition-heats-up-in-usa-and-australia\/twtw_graphic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Week That Was\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sponsored By SwimOutlet.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-134900\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"The Week That Was\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Doping Ruling Reversed On Russian Swimmers<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_138010\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-arena-pro-series-santa-clara-day-three-33\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138010\" data-attachment-id=\"138010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-2016-olympic-games-kick-off-in-rio-de-janeiro\/swimming-arena-pro-series-santa-clara-day-three-33\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yuliya-efimova-santa-clara-2015-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jun 20, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Yulia Efimova (RUS) checks her time after completing the final qualifying heat of the Women 200M Breaststroke during the morning session at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434827115&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Robert Stanton&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Swimming: Arena Pro Series-Santa Clara-Day Three&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Swimming: Arena Pro Series-Santa Clara-Day Three\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jun 20, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Yulia Efimova (RUS) checks her time after completing the final qualifying heat of the Women 200M Breaststroke during the morning session at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports NPStrans, toppic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Robert Stanton\/USA Today Sports Images&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yuliya-efimova-santa-clara-2015-3-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yuliya-efimova-santa-clara-2015-3-1024x592.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-138010\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yuliya-efimova-santa-clara-2015-3-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jun 20, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Yulia Efimova (RUS) checks her time after completing the final qualifying heat of the Women 200M Breaststroke during the morning session at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Robert Stanton\/USA Today Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In what has been a chaotic and confusing controversy over the alleged systematic doping among Russian athletes, it was announced with just 24 hours before the start of the Games that several Russian swimmers, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/multiple-reports-lead-to-final-conclusion-yuliya-efimova-to-compete-in-rio-olympic-games-pending-ioc-confirmation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including <\/span><b>Yuliya Efimova<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were once again eligible to compete at in Rio. Following the completion of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/what-the-independent-investigation-into-russias-systematic-doping-program-means-to-swimming\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McLaren Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-officially-pulls-yulia-efimova-six-other-russians-from-rio-games-in-accordance-with-ioc-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seven Russian swimmers were deemed ineligible to compete<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on the stipulations laid out by the IOC just a week before the start of the Olympic Games. Three of those swimmers, <\/span><b>Vlad Morozov, Nikita Lobintsev, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Efimova <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all stated their intent to appeal the ruling despite the tight timeline, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lobintsev-morozov-cleared-for-competition-at-rio-olympics-by-ioc-and-cas\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with <\/span><b>Morozov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Lobintsev <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cleared for competition on August 4th<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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Finally, <\/span><b>Sarah Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lowered her own world record in the 100 butterfly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-downs-100-fly-world-record-world-junior-record-for-oleksiak\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with her 55.48 win<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, despite multiple opportunities no individual has yet to defend their Olympic title from 2012.\u00a0<\/span><b>Mack Horton <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mack-horton-edges-sun-yang-for-400-freestyle-gold-in-rio\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finished first in the 400 freestyle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over <\/span><b>Sun Yang, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while <\/span><b>Ye Shiwen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">failed to make it out of the preliminaries of the women\u2019s 400 IM. <\/span><b>Kosuke Hagino <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prevented what would have been a sixth straight U.S. gold medal in the men\u2019s 400 IM, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kosuke-hagino-ends-american-winning-streak-with-gold-in-400-im-at-rio-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touching in 4:06.05 to grab the Olympic title<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Sarah Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">claimed gold in the 100 fly over defending champion <\/span><b>Dana Vollmer, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who grabbed bronze. 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