How many medals has the United States won in Rio? She won in the 200 meter freestyle. Germany’s Paul Biedermann holds the world record and is competing in Rio.
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While in the women’s 3 meter springboard synchronised swimming, and after much luck to be in the lead, splashing just enough in the pool, for Italy, but China took charge with its splash, taking the first spot on the podium, with Italy in second place, and Australia, shocked at winning Bronze at third placing.
WATCH: Don’t drink the water! The end result was a fifth place finish, which matched the team’s disappointing result in 2012. The game is expected to be a bit closer than the 121-56 dismantling on Sunday. China earned five total medals and remains second behind Team USA with 13. Earlier in the day, Serbia faces Australia.
Murphy’s win continues US domination in the event, which it has won in six successive Olympics dating back to Atlanta in 1996.
Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first U.S. Olympian to compete while wearing a hijab, made her Olympic debut during the fencing competition. But the ban was overturned by the International Olympic Committee on Saturday, making her eligible for the event. He finished behind gold medalist Sun Yang (1:44.65) and just three hundredths of a second behind silver medalist Chad le Clos (1:45.20). While Japan has been a favorite, the team looked shaky in preliminaries.
Highlights from Tuesday in Rio that sent Team USA so far ahead of the other countries included Michael Phelps’ historic 20th and 21st gold medals; he won in both the 200 meter butterfly and the 4 x 200 relay.
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In the women’s 100m back final, Kathleen Baker earned the silver medal behind Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, who is proving herself a force at the Rio Games.
