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Now\u00a032, Coventry recently reflected on her remarkable\u00a0swimming journey that has resulted in her being\u00a0tied with Hungary\u2019s Kristina Egerszegi for the most\u00a0individual Olympic medals won by a female athlete.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ad2a2a;\">016 TOP 9 OLYMPIC UPSETS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>by Chuck Warner<\/em><br \/>\nBeginning with its November 2015 issue and running through July 2016, Swimming World Magazine counted down its top 9 upsets in the individual events in Olympic history&#8211;with an emphasis on the last 50 years.<br \/>\n016 &#8211; #9 &#8220;Iron Mike&#8221; Burton<br \/>\n018 &#8211; #8 Sylvia Poll<br \/>\n020 &#8211; #7 Anthony Nesty<br \/>\n022 &#8211; #6 Katie Ledecky<br \/>\n026 &#8211; #5 Doug Russell<br \/>\n028 &#8211; #4 Sandy Neilson<br \/>\n032 &#8211; #3 Felipe Munoz<br \/>\n034 &#8211; #2 Misty Hyman<br \/>\n036 &#8211; #1 Laurie Lawrence &amp; Lucky Lane 6<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ad2a2a;\">039 2016 OLYMPIC PREVIEW: SWIMMING (EVENT BY EVENT)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>by David Rieder with assistance from Taylor Brien, Annie Grevers, Brent T. 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Stott<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">039 &#8211; Women&#8217;s Swimming<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 055 &#8211; Men&#8217;s Swimming<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ad2a2a;\">071 OLYMPIC PREVIEW: OPEN WATER<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>by Annie Grevers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ad2a2a;\">072 OLYMPIC PREVIEW: WATER POLO<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>by Annie Grevers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ad2a2a;\">074 2016 OLYMPIC PREVIEW: DIVING<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>by Annie Grevers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ad2a2a;\">075 2016 OLYMPIC PREVIEW: SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>by Annie Grevers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2caac9; text-decoration: underline;\">COLUMNS<\/span><span style=\"color: #2caac9; text-decoration: underline;\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: 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