Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps faced off for the last time in the Olympics Thursday night.
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Olympics
Ryan Lochte and Dan Wallace concluded the Gators' individual races Thursday night
RIO DE JANEIRO – A finals swim Thursday night in Rio, featuring two of the most decorated Olympic swimmers of all time, signaled the end of an era in swimming.
Swimming
Thursday night's 200 IM race highlighted the final time Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps would face off in the pool. Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 26 medals, got the best of Lochte this time, winning yet another gold at 1:54.66. Lochte finished fifth at 1:57.47, closing out his Olympic schedule as the second-most decorated male Olympian swimmer with 12 medals (he had passed Mark Spitz for this honor with the United States' win in the 4x200 free relay earlier in the Games). Four-time Olympian Lochte is also tied with Gator great Dara Torres as Florida's winningest Olympian.
Dan Wallace also swam in the final, finishing 8th at 1:58.54. Wallace had previously earned his first Olympic medal in Rio as a leg of Great Britain's second-place 4x200 free relay team.
Barring any appearances in the men's and women's 4x100 medley relays, no Gators are scheduled for any events for Friday's heats.
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Swimming
Thursday night's 200 IM race highlighted the final time Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps would face off in the pool. Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 26 medals, got the best of Lochte this time, winning yet another gold at 1:54.66. Lochte finished fifth at 1:57.47, closing out his Olympic schedule as the second-most decorated male Olympian swimmer with 12 medals (he had passed Mark Spitz for this honor with the United States' win in the 4x200 free relay earlier in the Games). Four-time Olympian Lochte is also tied with Gator great Dara Torres as Florida's winningest Olympian.
Dan Wallace also swam in the final, finishing 8th at 1:58.54. Wallace had previously earned his first Olympic medal in Rio as a leg of Great Britain's second-place 4x200 free relay team.
Barring any appearances in the men's and women's 4x100 medley relays, no Gators are scheduled for any events for Friday's heats.
COMPLETE Schedule of events of Gators at the 2016 Olympic Games.
| Gators at The Games Daily Schedule of Action for Aug. 11, 2016 |
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| Gator | Sport | Country | Event | Result |
| Ryan Lochte | Swimming | USA | FINAL: 200 IM | 5th, 1:57.47 |
| Dan Wallace | Swimming | Great Britain | FINAL: 200 IM | 8th, 1:58.54 |
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Gator 2016 Olympic Games Medal Count:
(5 Medals: 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
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| Gator | Sport | Country | Event/Time/Score | Medal |
| Caeleb Dressel | Swimming | USA | 4x100 FR, 3:09.92 | GOLD |
| Conor Dwyer | Swimming | USA | 200m Free, 1:45.23 | BRONZE |
| Conor Dwyer | Swimming | USA | 4x200 FR, 7:00.66 | GOLD |
| Ryan Lochte | Swimming | USA | 4x200 FR, 7:00.66 | GOLD |
| Dan Wallace | Swimming | Great Britain | 4x200 FR, 7:03.13 | SILVER |
| All-Time Gator Olympic Games Medal Count (since 1968): Total: 118 medals (55 Gold, 31 Silver, 32 Bronze) Summer Games: 117 medals (54 Gold, 31 Silver, 32 Bronze) Winter Games: 1 medal (1 Gold) |
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