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Olympics 2012 Schedule: Michael Phelps Back In Action Friday

Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

There are only two days remaining of pool swimming events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. On Friday, there will be four more gold medal races, including the 100m butterfly, where Michael Phelps will hope to add a 21st gold to his overflowing trophy case.

Americans will be competing in all four of the gold medal finals, including Missy Franklin, who will try to outpace the rest of the field in the women’s 200m backstroke.

The races will be tape-delayed on NBC in prime time, but the four gold medal events will all take place in the afternoon here in the United States and you can stream them all live at NBCOlympics.com.

Below is the full schedule of gold medal events for Friday. All times listed are Eastern:

2:30 p.m. - Women’s 200m Backstroke
2:38 p.m. - Men’s 100m Butterfly
2:45 p.m. - Women’s 800m Freestyle
3:09 p.m. - Men’s 50m Freestyle

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