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US swimmers Katie Hoff (L) and Dara Torres (R) arrive for a promotional event to celebrate the end of the Olympic swimming programme in Beijing on August 17, 2008. Hoff's ambitious six-event programme at the Beijing Olympics ended without yielding a gold medal as she failed to qualify for the final of the 800m freestyle. She was pipped for gold by Adlington in the 400m freestyle and settled for bronze in the 400m medley as Australian Stephanie Rice reclaimed the world record from the American, and nabbed a bronze in the 4x200m freestyle relay. Torres won silver in the 50-meter women's freestyle event.
US swimmers Katie Hoff (L) and Dara Torres (R) arrive for a promotional event to celebrate the end of the Olympic swimming programme in Beijing on August 17, 2008. Hoff's ambitious six-event programme at the Beijing Olympics ended without yielding a gold medal as she failed to qualify for the final of the 800m freestyle. She was pipped for gold by Adlington in the 400m freestyle and settled for bronze in the 400m medley as Australian Stephanie Rice reclaimed the world record from the American, and nabbed a bronze in the 4x200m freestyle relay. Torres won silver in the 50-meter women's freestyle event.
United States' Caroline Burckle, bottom, changes to Alison Schmitt as Natalie Coughlin, right, and Katie Hoff, hidden, look on, in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. The US team won bronze.
Britain's gold medal winner Rebecca Adlington, center, is flanked by her teammate bronze medalist Joanne Jones, right, and United States' silver medal winner Katie Hoff, left, during the medal ceremony of the women's 400-meter freestyle final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 11, 2008.
Britain's gold medal winner Rebecca Adlington, center, is flanked by her teammate bronze medalist Joanne Jones, right, and United States' silver medal winner Katie Hoff, left, during the medal ceremony of the women's 400-meter freestyle final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 11, 2008.
Gold medallist Rebecca Adlington (C) of Britain celebrates with bronze medalist Joanne Jackson (R) of Britain and silver medalist Katie Hoff (R) of the U.S. after the women's 400 meters freestyle swimming final during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Aquatics Centre, August 11, 2008. The stadium is also known as the Water Cube.