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Alicia Coutts of Australia competes in the Semifinal of the Women's 200m Individual Medley on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: Clive Rose/Getty Images South America)
Gold medalist Lilly King of the United States poses during the medal ceremony for the Women's 100m Breaststroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: Clive Rose/Getty Images South America)
USA's Lilly King competes to break the Olympic record in the Women's 100m Breaststroke Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016.
AFP / GABRIEL BOUYS(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: AFP)
(L-R) Silver medalist Kathleen Baker of the United States, gold medal medallist Katinka Hosszu of Hungary and bronze medalist's Kylie Masse of Canada and Yuanhui Fu of China pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's 100m Backstroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: Al Bello/Getty Images South America)
Lilly King (L) of the United States celebrates winning gold with Katie Meili (R) of the United States in the Women's 100m Breaststroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: Adam Pretty/Getty Images South America)
Lilly King of the United States celebrates winning gold with Katie Meili of the United States in the Women's 100m Breaststroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images South America)
Silver medallist South Africa's Chad Guy Bertrand Le Clos (L) and bronze medallist USA's Conor Dwyer pose on the podium of the Men's 200m Freestyle during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016.
AFP / CHRISTOPHE SIMON(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: AFP)
Ryan Murphy (C) of the United States touches to win gold ahead of David Plummer (R) of the United States and Mitch Larkin (L) of Australia in the Men's 100m Backstroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images South America)
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu (R) celebrates after she won the Women's 100m Backstroke Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016.
AFP / GABRIEL BOUYS(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: AFP)
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South Africa's Chad Guy Bertrand Le Clos looks at the results board after he won silver in the Men's 200m Freestyle Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016.
AFP / GABRIEL BOUYS(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: AFP)
Yang Sun of China ahead of the Men's 200m Freestyle Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images South America)
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(L-R) Duo Shen of China, Emma McKeon of Australia and Charlotte Bonnet of France compete in the first Semifinal of the Women's 200m Freestyle on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Aug. 7, 2016 - Source: Adam Pretty/Getty Images South America)
Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom (L) and Sweden's Michelle Coleman pose after competing in the Women's 200m Freestyle semifinal during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. / AFP / Odd Andersen
(Aug. 8, 2016 - Source: AFP)
I have no doubt that the Olympics lose a good bit of their panache watching them from my couch at home rather than from the stands. I hope one day to experience them in person – but for the time being, seeing the drama unfold on TV and online provides captivating action every day. While the morning prelims are fun to watch from my computer at work (don’t tell anyone…it’s a secret), the real excitement happens at night. As I watch the meet, I find myself cheering for USA athletes and feeling anxious as I watch them compete – losing all sense of journalistic objectivity. That’s what happens, I’m told, when you’re as much a fan as you are reporter/writer. It comes with the territory because you’re invested in the sport and athletes after having spoken to them, learned about them and written about them.