![Swimmer Alexander Dale Oen of Norway attends the men's 100m breathstroke semifinal at the 2011 FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China 24 July 2011. Photo: Hannibal dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ Stock Photo - Alamy Swimmer Alexander Dale Oen of Norway attends the men's 100m breathstroke semifinal at the 2011 FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China 24 July 2011. Photo: Hannibal dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DAP4KF/swimmer-alexander-dale-oen-of-norway-attends-the-mens-100m-breathstroke-DAP4KF.jpg)
Swimmer Alexander Dale Oen of Norway attends the men's 100m breathstroke semifinal at the 2011 FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China 24 July 2011. Photo: Hannibal dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ Stock Photo - Alamy
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Norway's Alexander Dale Oen celebrates after posting a world record of 59.16 in the Men's 100 Meter Breaststroke semifinal at the National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) during the 2008 Summer Olympics in
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The 50m Men's breastroke silver medalist Norway's Alexander Dale Oen smiles during the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Sunday March 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn Stock Photo - Alamy
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