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Guy Barnea came tantalizing close to reaching the final of the 50 meters backstroke on Saturday, finishing the competition in 12th position in a time of 24.81 seconds, just four hundredths of a second away from a place in the top eight, and a spot in Sunday's final.
Barnea, who clocked 24.79s in the morning heats to reach the semis, entered the competition with the second best time in the world this year, but he failed to repeat his personal best of 24.64s, a time which would have put him through to the...