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"He is a huge part of the reason that swimming is what it is today," Brendan Hansen said. "He broke barriers and walls for us that I don't think any other athlete could have ever done ... he put swimming in superstar status."
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Australia's Christian Sprenger took the silver in 58.93, and American Brendan Hansen claimed bronze in 59.49, providing a bit of salve for past Olympic disappointments.
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