{"id":12893,"date":"2012-07-29T01:43:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T23:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/olympics-swimming-phelps-gets-second-chance-on-day-two-in-london\/"},"modified":"2012-07-29T01:43:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-28T23:43:35","slug":"olympics-swimming-phelps-gets-second-chance-on-day-two-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/olympics-swimming-phelps-gets-second-chance-on-day-two-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics-Swimming-Phelps gets second chance on day two in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

By Julian Linden<\/span><\/p>\n

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LONDON, July 28<\/span> (Reuters) – Michael Phelps will get another
\nchance to win his first medal at the London Olympics and close
\nin on another record when he competes in the 4×100 metres
\nfreestyle relay on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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The American needs to win three medals to surpass the
\noverall record of 18, held by Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina,
\nbut bombed out on his first race on Saturday when he finished
\nfourth in the men’s 400 individual medley.<\/p>\n

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The Americans are among the favourites for the men’s relay
\nalthough face a tough task winning gold against an Australian
\nteam that boasts the fastest two men in the world, including
\nworld champion James Magnusson.<\/p>\n

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The host-nation will get their opportunity to win their
\nfirst medal in the pool when Rebecca Adlington defends her 400
\nfreestyle title she won in Beijing, although she too faces stiff
\nopposition for the gold.<\/p>\n

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The heats of both events will be held in the morning with
\nthe finals at night.<\/p>\n

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Sunday will also see the final of the men’s 100 breaststroke
\nand women’s 100 butterfly with the fields already decided
\nfollowing Saturday’s semi-finals.<\/p>\n

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Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima has the opportunity to become the
\nfirst male swimmer to win the same event at three Olympics when
\nhe booked his place in the breaststroke final.<\/p>\n

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Kitajima, who won the breaststroke double at Athens in 2004
\nand Beijing four years later, qualified sixth fastest overall
\nwith South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh setting the fastest
\ntime.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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