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US women upset
The U.S. team of Allison Schmitt (Canton, Mich.), Natalie Coughlin (Lafayette, Calif.), Caroline Burckle (Louisville, Ky.) and Katie Hoff (Towson, Md.) captured bronze in the women’s 4x200m freestyle swimming event with a time of 7:46.33.
Australia’s finish of 7:44.31 was a world record and China placed second in 7:45.93.
The United States had previously held every gold medal in this event since it was first contested in 1996.
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Look for contributions from the following Globe Staffers in Beijing:
- John Powers
- Shira Springer
- Bob Ryan
- Marc J. Spears
- Gregory Lee
- Scott LaPierre
- Patricia Wen
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