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18-year-old wins gold, American Nathan Adrian takes bronze in 100m freestyle

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The men's 100-meter freestyle is the race that determines the fastest swimmer on the planet. For the past four years, American Nathan Adrian had that title.

He lost it to an 18-year-old Australian on Wednesday night.

"It actually felt pretty good to be honest, not my fastest time of the season, but certainly think I can't be upset with that," Adrian said on television after the race.

Adrian took bronze, falling to Kyle Chalmers, whose 47.