Complete Coverage of Gators Competing at the Olympic Games on July 29
Sunday, July 29, 2012 | General, Olympics
University of Florida letterwinners collected another medal at the 2012 Olympic Games, with Gator great Ryan Lochte collecting his second medal of the Games, as he was a member of the U.S.A. men's swimming 4x100m free style relay team that competed on Sunday.
Gator letterwinners were competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in the sport of swimming on Sun., July 29.
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Swimming
It was the much anticipated final of the men's 4x100m freestyle relay that headlined the evening swim session. France was looking to avenge the last second loss to the United States from four years ago. The group of Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones and Ryan Lochte took to the pool for the USA. Lochte anchored the team to a silver medal, finishing just behind France in a time of 3:10.38. Lochte now has two medals so far in the London Olympics.
Two Gators took to the pool for the 200m freestyle as Ryan Lochte and Brett Fraser swam in the first heat of the semifinals. Lochte finished second in the heat in a time of 1:46.31 and Fraser finished sixth with a time of 1:47.01. Lochte advances to the finals as the fifth-place qualifier. The final will take place Monday, July 30 at 2:42 p.m. ET.
Gemma Spofforth improved on her time from the heats in the 100m backstroke clocking in at 59.70 to finish third in her heat. Incoming freshman Sinead Russell was in the second semifinal heat of the 100m backstroke. She finished eighth with a time of 1:00.57. Spofforth advances to the final as the sixth-place qualifier. The final will take place Monday, July 30 at 2:49 p.m. ET.
Check back Monday for the exciting finals of the 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke, as well as more heats in the morning beginning at 5 a.m. ET.
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| Gators in the 2012 Olympic Games: Schedule & Results for Sunday, July 29, 2012 | |||||
| Gator | Sport | Country | Time (ET) | Event | Result |
| Swimming | Canada | 5:00 AM | Heats: 100m Backstroke | 5th in heat, advanced to semifinals, 1:00.10 | |
| Swimming | Great Britain | 5:00 AM | Heats: 100m Backstroke | 4th in heat, advanced to semifinals, 1:00.05 | |
| Swimming | Cayman Islands | 5:20 AM | Heats: 200m Freestyle | 5th in heat, advanced to semifinals, 1:47.74 | |
| Swimming | Cayman Islands | 5:20 AM | Heats: 200m Freestyle | 8th in heat, 1:48.53 | |
| Swimming | U.S.A. | 5:20 AM | Heats: 200m Freestyle | 2nd in heat, advanced to semifinals, 1:46.45 | |
| Swimming | Barbados | 6:03 AM | Heats: 100m Backstroke | 1st in heat, 56.27 | |
| Swimming | Colombia | 6:03 AM | Heats: 100m Backstroke | 2nd in heat, 55.37 | |
| Swimming | Spain | 6:23 AM | Heats: 400m Freestyle | 5th in heat, 4:06.75 | |
| Swimming | Cayman Islands | 2:37 PM | Semifinals: 200m Freestyle | 6th in semifinal heat, 1:47.01, did not advance | |
| Swimming | U.S.A. | 2:37 PM | Semifinals: 200m Freestyle | 2nd in semifinal heat, 1:46.31, advanced to final | |
| Swimming | Canada | 3:52 PM | Semifinals: 100m Backstroke | 8th in semifinal heat, 1:00.57, did not advance to final | |
| Swimming | Great Britain | 3:52 PM | Semifinals: 100m Backstroke | 3rd in semifinal heat, 6th overall to advance to final, 59.70 | |
| Swimming | U.S.A | 3:54 PM | Final: 4x100m Freestyle Relay | WON SILVER MEDAL, 3:10.38 | |
| Gator 2012 Olympic Games Medal Count: (3 Medals: 1 Gold, 2 Silver) | ||||
| Gator | Sport | Country | Event | Medal |
| Swimming | U.S.A. | 400m IM | Gold | |
| Swimming | U.S.A. | 400m IM | Silver | |
| Swimming | U.S.A | 4x100m Free Relay | Silver | |
| All-Time Gator Olympic Games Medal Count (since 1968): Total: 94 medals (45 Gold, 25 Silver, 24 Bronze) Summer Games: 94 medals (44 Gold, 25 Silver, 24 Bronze) Winter Games: 1 medal (1 Gold) | ||||
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