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Now that its quadrennial moment of glory has passed, swimming will fade to the back of the sports section. Biondi has plans to learn to ride a horse and find a job that will keep him outdoors. Jager is thinking of starting a fence- building company out of his New Mexico home. And Popov is free to go back to playing his beloved Gameboy. Will Olympic gold change his life? "I can't say, to be honest," he confesses. "The political situation of our country is such that no one knows what will happen next. All we can do is continue to live our life as sportsmen." And train on for the also changing Olympic swimming meet.