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The swimming competitions of the 2012 Summer Olympics begin to wind down with four medaling events on Saturday afternoon.

As the 2012 Summer Olympics continues on to Day 8, the swimming competition is beginning to wind down to a close. There will be just four races on Saturday afternoon, but all four races are for medals. The first race will see American Jessica Hardy try to add another U.S. swimming medal in the Women's 50m Freestyle while the men and women also both compete in two 4x 100m relay events.

The full swimming schedule for Saturday is as follows:

2:30p Women's 50m Freestyle - Final (Medal)
2:36p Men's 1500m Freestyle - Final (Medal)
3:07p Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - Final (Medal)
3:27p Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - Final (Medal)

You can watch the events live on NBCOlympics.com, or if you prefer, they will also be shown in primetime on NBC from 8 p.m. to midnight.

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