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When To Watch Local Olympians, Including Phoenixville's Tyler Nase

Several local Olympians are competing for Team USA in Rio, including Phoenixville's Tyler Nase.

A grand total of 31 Pennsylvanians are representing the United States in Rio, and that includes several local athletes from the Philadelphia area.

One of those athletes is Phoenixville's Tyler Nase, a rower.

Nase is competing in the Lightweight Men's Four event in Rio.

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Along with his three teammates, Nase's crew has qualified for the semifinals, which will take place on Tuesday, August 9 at 10 a.m. Denmark, China, Switzerland, Greece, and the Czech Republic will also be competing in the semifinal.

Nase is a graduate of Princeton University and La Salle College High School. He currently trains out of Philadelphia.

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Image courtesy Team USA Flickr.

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