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These capsules will provide a snapshot of the various events, including an historical snippet for each discipline.<\/p>\n<h2>Day Seven<\/h2>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 100 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>World Record:<\/strong> Caeleb Dressel (United States\/2019) 49.50<br \/>\n<strong>2016 Olympic Champion:<\/strong> Joseph Schooling (Singapore) 50.39<br \/>\n<strong>Most Titles:<\/strong> United States (Seven)<br \/>\n<strong>Biggest Victory Margin:<\/strong> 1.29 Seconds (Mark Spitz Over Bruce Robertson \u2013 1972)<br \/>\n<strong>Top-Five Times (2021) \u2013 Olympic Qualifiers<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Caeleb Dressel (United States) 49.76<br \/>\n2. Kristof Milak (Hungary) 50.18<br \/>\n3. Matt Temple (Australia) 50.45<br \/>\n4. Josif Miladinov (Bulgaria) 50.93<br \/>\n5. James Guy (Great Britain) 50.96<br \/>\n<strong>Historical Note:<\/strong> At the 2016 Olympics, <strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong>, <strong>Chad Le Clos<\/strong> and <strong>Laszlo Cseh<\/strong> shared the silver medal in the event, which was won by Singapore\u2019s <strong>Joseph Schooling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 200 Backstroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>World Record:<\/strong> Regan Smith (United States\/2019) 2:03.35<br \/>\n<strong>2016 Olympic Champion:<\/strong> Maya DiRado (United States) 2:05.99<br \/>\n<strong>Most Titles:<\/strong> United States (Four)<br \/>\n<strong>Biggest Victory Margin:<\/strong> 4.15 Seconds (Krisztina Egerszegi Over Whitney Hedgepeth \u2013 1996)<br \/>\n<strong>Top-Five Times (2021) \u2013 Olympic Qualifiers<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Kaylee McKeown (Australian) 2:04.28<br \/>\n2. Margherita Panziera (Italy) 2:05.56<br \/>\n3. Rhyan White (United States) 2:05.73<br \/>\n4. Emily Seebohm (Australia) 2:06.38<br \/>\n5. Phoebe Bacon (United States) 2:06.48<br \/>\n<strong>Historical Note:<\/strong> Hungarian <strong>Krisztina Egerszegi<\/strong> was the queen of this event at three consecutive Olympics, as she won gold in 1988, 1992 and 1996.<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 800 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>World Record:<\/strong> Katie Ledecky (United States\/2016) 8:04.79<br \/>\n<strong>2016 Olympic Champion:<\/strong> Katie Ledecky (United States) 8:04.79<br \/>\n<strong>Most Titles:<\/strong> United States (Nine)<br \/>\n<strong>Biggest Victory Margin:<\/strong> 11.7 Seconds (Debbie Meyer Over Pam Kruse \u2013 1968)<br \/>\n<strong>Top-Five Times (2021) \u2013 Olympic Qualifiers<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Katie Ledecky (United States) 8:13.64<br \/>\n2. Ariarne Titmus (Australia) 8:15.57<br \/>\n3. Kiah Melverton (Australia) 8:19.05<br \/>\n4. Simona Quadarella (Italy) 8:20.23<br \/>\n5. Katie Grimes (United States) 8:20.36<br \/>\n<strong>Historical Note:<\/strong> Americans<strong> Janet Evans<\/strong>, <strong>Brooke Bennett<\/strong> and <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> have all won back-to-back gold medals in this event. 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