Christine Marshall is listed to compete in the prelims of the 4x200 relay at 7:15 our time. Hopefully we'll get to see it when NBC shows swimming prelims later this morning.

**Spoiler** (don't look in case you want to see if NBC shows the prelims later this morning)













Christine swam second, swimming a 1:58.58 split as the US swam 7:52.43, winning the 2nd semifinal. Overall, the US qualified 2nd to France's 7:50.37.


















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so who will swim the finals?

Coughlin, Hoff, Allison Schmitt.....and probably Caroline Burckle based on prelim times

Christine will get the same medal these girls get however

They're showing the men's 200 IM heats right now, which is what came right before the women's 4x200 semis.

They mentioned A&M during her swim

Twice. That was awesome! They were complimentary of her too.

I'll be rooting hard for a gold medal tonight!

She comes out with a bronze. If im not mistaken this is the first aggie to medal at these games.

That's correct. Wilkinson has a seventh and an eighth place finish but Marshall is the first to medal.

I was not aware that you could switch out the participants in the relay team between prelims and finals. Seems a little odd to me, but oh well

Different rosters for prelims and finals is a very long standing practice at the Olympics. I know it was done back in Spitz's day. It obviously rewards the teams with depth.

Today's 400 medley relay prelims for the USA had Grevers, Gangloff, Crocker, and GWG. The roster for finals should have Peirsol, Hansen, Phelps, and Lezak - a 100% change.

so - anyone who swims in the prelims and semis and finals all get the medals?

yes, they all get medals.

There are only semis and finals in the relays...only 16 teams in each relay are admitted into the meet