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JAMES Magnussen anchored the Australians to the top seed in the men&#039;s 400-meter freestyle relay qualifying heats, overtaking 2008 Olympic hero Jason Lezak in the process at the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Magnussen checked in with a swift 47.35 anchor leg as the Aussie foursome of Cameron McEvoy (48.94), James Roberts (48.22), Tommaso D&#039;Orsogna (47.78) and Magnussen (47.35) put together a strong morning time of 3:12.29. The Aussies are looking to return to the top of the podium for the first time since the 2000 squad ended a seven-Olympiad win streak by the Americans at the Sydney Olympics.  <\/p>\n<p>The United States led heading into the final leg with Jimmy Feigen (48.49), Matt Grevers (47.54) and Ricky Berens (48.52) staking Lezak to a 2:24.55 to 2:24.94 lead.  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