It has been dubbed the greatest swim relay in the history of the Olympics... After watching this, I have to agree.
Jason Lezak, the American anchor, had to overhaul a half body lead on French world record holder Alain Bernard in the last 15 meters of the race. That's like trying to erase a 7 point lead with 8seconds left in the fourth quarter to a good Knicks team at Madison Square Garden (hello, Reggie Miller, I see you finally have some company!)
More importantly, the Americans let their swimming do the talking, unlike the visibly shocked French team, whose captain Bernard said before the race that "We will smash the Americans. That is what we came here to do."
And so, Phelps quest for 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games is still alive...and Jason Lezak made it possible.
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