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US water polo captain Azevedo preps for record 5th Olympics

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Azevedo is a speed boat in a pool full of aircraft carriers. And 16 years after he burst onto the international scene, he remains one of the world's most dangerous scorers.

What comes next will have to wait. The captain of the U.S. water polo team is going to his native Rio de Janeiro in search of one of the few lines missing from his resume: an Olympic gold medal.

"I'm pretty sure this is my last one," Azevedo said. "It's been a long, long road. You know I think of every one as my last, really.