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U.S. Swimmer Matt Biondi during an Olympic 400m medley relay heat in Barcelona, Spain on Friday, July 31, 1992. Although he did not swim in the final, where his team won gold, Biondi, of Castro Valley, Calif., got a gold medal for being in the team and so tied the American record of 11 career medals by one Olympian. It was expected to be his last Olympic race. (AP Photo/Denis Paquin)