Record scratch: How did Markus Thormeyer end up in the 200m backstroke final?

Canada's Markus Thormeyer wasn't even supposed to be in the 200 backstroke semifinal. But when China's Xu Jiayu dropped out, Thormeyer, who finished 17th in heats, earned a last-minute spot.

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