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South Africa’s Tatjana Smith led the 200 metres heats on Wednesday as she aims to become the first swimmer in 28 years to claim a women’s breaststroke double at the Olympics. Smith won the 100m on Monday and paced the 200m heats from main rivals Tes Schouten, the reigning world champion from the Netherlands, and American Kate Douglass, who has two silvers and a bronze from the last three worlds. Smith, previously known as Schoenmaker, won the 200m and took silver in the 100m at Tokyo 2020. The last to get the double was compatriot Penny Heyns in 1996 in Atlanta. Also into the evening semis is …

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