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USA's Dana Vollmer swims in the 100 meter butterfly swimming final at the Aquatics Centre during the London 2012 Olympics on Sunday, July 29, 2012 in London. Vollmer broke the world record to take gold in the event. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)
Each day of the Olympics, SportsDay will be posting five things to know about Olympians - especially Texan Olympians - relevant to the day's competition. Here's the first installation in the series for Saturday, August 6.
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