The Latest on the Olympics ahead of the Rio Games (all times local to Rio):
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1:55 p.m.
Kevin Cordes has qualified fastest in the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.
He won his preliminary heat in 2 minutes, 8.54 seconds Wednesday, finishing a whopping 4.26 seconds ahead of Cody Miller, who touched second in 2:12.80.
Miller qualified sixth-fastest overall for the evening semifinals. Both Cordes and Miller are already on the Olympic team, having finished 1-2 in the 100 breast on Monday.
Will Licon advanced as second-fastest in 2:09.43, nearly a second behind Cordes, silver medalist at last year's world championships in Russia.