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Russia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Grigory Tarasevich\u00a0<\/strong>(53.71),\u00a0<strong>Anton Chupkov\u00a0<\/strong>(59.06),\u00a0<strong>Daniil Pakhomov\u00a0<\/strong>(51.55) and\u00a0<strong>Danila Izotov\u00a0<\/strong>(47.80) took third in 3:32.12.<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain qualified fourth in 3:32.35, but\u00a0<strong>Adam Peaty\u00a0<\/strong>did not compete in prelims and is bound to make a big impact in the finals. 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