Rio Olympics: Local Swimmers Conor Dwyer, Olivia Smoliga Move On to Medal Rounds

North Shore swimmers Conor Dwyer and Olivia Smoliga advanced to the medal rounds Sunday of their individual events at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

A day after missing out on earning a bronze medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle, Dwyer, of Winnetka, continued his streak of posting impressive qualification times at this year's Games.

His time of 1:45.59 in the 200-meter freestyle semifinal was third best Sunday, behind China's Sun Yang (1:44.63) and Japan's Kosuke Hagino (1:45.45).

The final of the event is at 8:21 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8. Dwyer also will compete with the U.S. team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay Tuesday, Aug. 9.

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Glenview's Smoliga reached the final of the women's 100-meter backstroke—the only event she is competing in at the Olympics—with a time of 59.35 seconds. She earned her spot on the U.S. team after beating previous gold medal winners Missy Franklin and Natalie Coughlin during this year's Olympic trials in Omaha, NE.

The 100-meter backstroke final is at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8.

PHOTOS: Conor Dwyer (left) and Olivia Smoliga (Team USA)

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