Northwestern Wildcats graduate and Chicago native Matt Grevers has grabbed his third Olympic gold medal:
Breaking: @NorthwesternU alumnus Matt Grevers strikes Gold in the 100m backstroke. #gocats #TeamUSA
— Northwestern Tips (@NUtips) July 30, 2012
Grevers collected two golds in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but only did so because he participated in preliminary relay races -- and did not make an appearance in the finals. He also won silver that year in the 100m backstroke, but in the 2012 London Olympics, Grevers managed to win with a time 0.05 seconds slower than his silver-winning Beijing time.
Here is a look at the standings, courtesy of NBCOlympics.com:
| RANK | LANE | ATHLETE | TIME | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04 | Matt Grevers | 52.16 | - |
| 2 | 02 | Nick Thomas | 52.92 | +0.76 |
| 3 | 06 | Ryosuke Irie |
52.97 | +0.81 |
| 4 | 05 | Camille Lacourt |
53.08 | +0.92 |
| 5 | 03 | Liam Tancock |
53.35 | +1.19 |
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