Olympic Swimming 2016: Results and Highlights from Monday's Day 3
The United States had a great night in the pool during Monday night's swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The Americans captured six of the 12 available medals, including a pair of golds that each came with an Olympic record.
Ryan Murphy came into the men's 100-meter backstroke as the favorite, and with good reason. The United States has dominated the event in the past, and that did not change Monday night.
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Murphy set an Olympic record with a time of 51.97 seconds to capture the sixth straight gold in the event for Team USA.
The second gold medal of the night for the U.S. came from 19-year-old Lilly King.
King, who engaged in a notable spat with Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova over doping, held off her rival with an Olympic-record time of 1:04.93 in the women's 100-meter breaststroke.
China's Sun Yang also captured gold Monday in the men's 200-meter freestyle, and Hungary's Katinka Hosszu won the 100-meter backstroke. She already has two golds at the Rio Games and is a favorite for a third Tuesday night.
One American swimmer who didn't have a good night was Missy Franklin.
Franklin was eliminated from medal contention in the women's 200-meter freestyle after finishing eighth in her semifinal heat.
