USA Today · Jul 4, 2016
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(Photo: The Associated Press)The Latest on the Olympics ahead of the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):
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9:35 p.m.
Connor Jaeger used a powerful finishing kick to pull away from Jordan Wilimovsky in the final event of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, winning the 1,500-meter freestyle Sunday night.
It was a two-man race all the way. By the end, no one was within a half-lap of the leaders.
Jaeger got a strong kick off the next-to-last wall and began to get some separation on his only challenger. Pulling away on the final lap, he finished in 14 minutes, 47.61 seconds.
Wilimovsky touched at 14:49.19 — more than 17 seconds ahead of third-place finisher Michael McBroom.