U.S. men lose backstroke race in first since '92

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Russian athletes swept the top two spots in the 100-meter backstroke on Tuesday, with Evgeny Rylov claiming the gold in 51.98 seconds and teammate Kliment Kolesnikov taking the silver in 52.00. Defending Olympic champion Ryan Murphy settled for bronze.

Russian athletes swept the top two spots in the 100-meter backstroke on Tuesday, with Evgeny Rylov claiming the gold in 51.98 seconds and teammate Kliment Kolesnikov taking the silver in 52.00. Defending Olympic champion Ryan Murphy settled for bronze.

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