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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern alum takes home gold in London

Northwestern alum Matt Grevers set a new Olympic record of 52.16 seconds in the 100-meter backstroke Monday en route to a gold medal.

It was the first individual gold medal for the Lake Forest, Ill. native and the third in his career. The 2007 graduate won a silver medal Sunday after swimming in the heats of the 4Ջ100-meter freestyle relay. It was the fifth medal overall for Grevers after he won three medals in Beijing including the silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke.

Grevers has one more event in London, the 400-meter medley relay, which starts on Friday with the preliminaries. The final takes place Saturday.

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