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SPORTS OLY-SWM-W200BACK 2 LA

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Missy Franklin of the United States launches into the women's 200m backstroke. Franklin won the gold medal and set a world record with a time of 2:04:06. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

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