BBC Sport picks out six highly anticipated swimming races to watch at the Paris Olympics, including Adam Peaty's quest for gold and France's new superstar.
The 100m breaststroke competition could be the ultimate showdown between a champion and the young pretender.
Qin won gold at the World Championships last year and did so in a time of 57.69 seconds, making him the second-fastest man in history behind Peaty. Peaty has not posted a time that quick since the Tokyo Olympics.20:54 BST, Sunday 28 JulyLedecky v Titmus v McIntosh - the three fastest of all time Then there is 17-year-old Summer McIntosh - the Canadian set to be one of the breakout stars of the Games.
The British team will be able to call upon 2023 200m freestyle world champion Matt Richards, Olympic silver medallist Duncan Scott and Olympic champion Tom Dean, who was beaten by his two team-mates for a spot in the individual event this time around.That day they finished just 0.03seconds outside the world record set by the United States in 2009.
Barring any more unexpected twists, the swimming world will get what it wanted 12 months on in Paris.Throw in the rivalry between the Australian and American teams - last year Aussie swimmer Cate Campbell ramped up the noise by calling the Americans "sore losers" - and this really should be one to watch.One of the races of the Games is always the 50m freestyle - also known as the splash and dash.
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