He also took bronze in the pool last week in the men's 1, 500-meter freestyle race.

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In her 800m freestyle race Adlington set a world record time of eight minutes 18.06 seconds.

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Almost three million television viewers watched 17-year-old swimmer Ellie Simmonds break the world record as she won gold in a dramatic S6 400m freestyle race on Saturday.

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American superstar Michael Phelps, who was third behind Thorpe and van den Hoogenband in Monday's 200m freestyle "race of the century", did not contest the 100 meters free.

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Halsall also swam in the 100m freestyle semi-finals, finishing second in her race behind Australia's Alicia Coutts.

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Since Phelps opted out of the 200-meter freestyle for London, he and Lochte will only race head-to-head twice: in the 400 IM and the 200 IM.

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As a sport, freestyle speaks to them far more than watching one skier after another race the clock down the same old slope -- Vonn or no Vonn.

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England's women gained a silver medal at Canada's expense in the 4x100m freestyle relay , Friday's finale, as the Canadians - who finished the race in second place - found themselves disqualified for a takeover offence.

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On Saturday night, U.S. coach Teri McKeever tapped Franklin to lead off the U.S. 4 x 100 meter freestyle because she said the team needed Franklin's speed to keep them in the race.

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But expect the Netherlands over the U.S. women in the 4x100-meter freestyle on Saturday, and the Australian men over the U.S. in the same race on Sunday.

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