1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:09,909 - The Americans expect a tough competition from France. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:09,943 --> 00:00:10,877 The French, meanwhile, 5 00:00:10,910 --> 00:00:13,146 made it clear they expected to win. 6 00:00:13,947 --> 00:00:15,615 Relays always exciting 7 00:00:15,648 --> 00:00:17,283 at the Olympics and this should be a good one. 8 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:18,385 The finals of the men's 9 00:00:18,418 --> 00:00:21,488 4 by 100 freestyle relay. The United States set 10 00:00:21,521 --> 00:00:23,256 the world record--- - A few days before the race, 11 00:00:23,289 --> 00:00:25,025 Alain Bernard said, quote, 12 00:00:25,058 --> 00:00:27,527 The Americans, we're going to smash them. 13 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,197 That's what we came here for. Fighting words indeed. 14 00:00:32,265 --> 00:00:34,467 [Announcer] There's the start! 15 00:00:36,269 --> 00:00:38,204 [Narrator] The most truly unforgettable 16 00:00:38,238 --> 00:00:39,739 moments in Olympic sports 17 00:00:39,773 --> 00:00:41,675 follow a pretty simple formula. 18 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:44,110 [Announcer] Jessie Diggins to the line! 19 00:00:44,144 --> 00:00:46,546 [Narrator] The absolute highest stakes. 20 00:00:48,381 --> 00:00:50,450 The very best performers. 21 00:00:52,185 --> 00:00:56,156 Turning in just about unfathomable performances. 22 00:00:57,357 --> 00:01:00,193 When they all come together, you get a rare vision 23 00:01:00,226 --> 00:01:02,896 of greatness you don't soon forget about. 24 00:01:04,364 --> 00:01:09,436 At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the world saw perhaps the most 25 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:11,771 incredible performance of them all. 26 00:01:11,805 --> 00:01:14,507 Michael Phelps record eight gold medals 27 00:01:14,541 --> 00:01:17,477 in eight races in the swimming pool. 28 00:01:19,546 --> 00:01:22,882 But it never would have happened without this race. 29 00:01:23,917 --> 00:01:25,552 [Announcer] France has taken the lead up there-- 30 00:01:25,585 --> 00:01:28,188 [Narrator] A race where the stakes were high. 31 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:31,091 And the atmosphere was hostile. 32 00:01:31,691 --> 00:01:34,728 - The Americans. We're going to smash them. 33 00:01:34,928 --> 00:01:36,196 - A race with a history 34 00:01:36,229 --> 00:01:39,733 of American dominance that had faded into frustration. 35 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:41,501 [Announcer] This could be the first time! 36 00:01:41,701 --> 00:01:43,536 And the streak is over! 37 00:01:45,105 --> 00:01:48,375 - A race they simply had to win. 38 00:01:48,875 --> 00:01:50,577 - The Americans have to win gold 39 00:01:50,610 --> 00:01:52,112 in here if Phelps is to keep 40 00:01:52,145 --> 00:01:55,115 his hopes alive of surpassing Mark Spitz. 41 00:01:55,148 --> 00:01:57,550 - I just don't think they can do it, Dan. 42 00:01:57,584 --> 00:01:58,852 - You had Rowdy Gaines yelling, 43 00:01:58,885 --> 00:02:01,588 Oh, there's no way the US team could ever make it. 44 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:05,358 - Jason Lezak has been there how many times in his career? 45 00:02:05,392 --> 00:02:07,360 - The United States try to hang on a second. 46 00:02:07,394 --> 00:02:09,195 They should get the silver medal. 47 00:02:09,229 --> 00:02:12,332 - It was almost like, well, we tried, right? 48 00:02:12,365 --> 00:02:13,667 I guess it's over. 49 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:17,070 - Lezak is closing a little bit on Bernard. 50 00:02:17,070 --> 00:02:18,571 Can the veteran chase 51 00:02:18,605 --> 00:02:21,608 him down and pull off a shocker here? 52 00:02:21,641 --> 00:02:22,942 - I probably should have never 53 00:02:22,976 --> 00:02:25,478 even been at that point at 32 years old. Could have given up 54 00:02:25,512 --> 00:02:28,248 so many times in my career, but I kept going. 55 00:02:28,281 --> 00:02:29,949 [Announcer] Bernard is losing some ground! 56 00:02:29,983 --> 00:02:31,451 Here comes Lezak! 57 00:02:31,484 --> 00:02:32,686 Unbelievable at the end! 58 00:02:33,353 --> 00:02:35,889 That might be the most incredible 59 00:02:35,922 --> 00:02:39,192 relay split I've ever seen in my entire life. 60 00:02:39,225 --> 00:02:40,393 Stunned! 61 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:43,596 - 46.0? Are you kidding me? 62 00:02:43,630 --> 00:02:46,466 No one has gone that fast. Ever. 63 00:02:46,499 --> 00:02:50,403 - I think they need to use another word other than smash. 64 00:02:56,109 --> 00:02:57,510 Huh... 65 00:02:57,711 --> 00:02:59,179 Yeah. 66 00:03:00,580 --> 00:03:02,248 (dramatic music) 67 00:03:05,819 --> 00:03:08,121 - Everything was meant to be 68 00:03:08,788 --> 00:03:11,791 for that week, whatever it was. 69 00:03:15,395 --> 00:03:17,263 It was a magical week. 70 00:03:30,076 --> 00:03:33,913 - They began with the most astonishing show of its kind. 71 00:03:33,947 --> 00:03:36,316 The world had ever seen. 72 00:03:36,916 --> 00:03:39,419 (fireworks explode) 73 00:03:39,452 --> 00:03:41,087 (foreign language) 74 00:03:42,288 --> 00:03:44,090 [Announcer] The United States of America. 75 00:03:44,624 --> 00:03:46,893 (crowd cheers) 76 00:03:46,926 --> 00:03:48,361 - It was a fitting preamble 77 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:52,165 for the pursuit of a 23 year old from Baltimore, Maryland. 78 00:03:52,198 --> 00:03:55,602 Would come to China chasing arguably the most ambitious 79 00:03:55,635 --> 00:03:59,272 achievement in the entire history of the Olympic Games. 80 00:04:00,907 --> 00:04:04,277 - 2008 was such a miracle, just-- 81 00:04:04,878 --> 00:04:08,048 Olympics for swimming. There were so many big 82 00:04:08,048 --> 00:04:10,517 stories, you know, Michael, going for a eight. 83 00:04:10,717 --> 00:04:13,286 Dara Torres, 41, swimming. 84 00:04:13,319 --> 00:04:14,921 African-American swimmer. There were just so 85 00:04:14,954 --> 00:04:19,959 many big stories and we were all just getting so much buzz. 86 00:04:20,060 --> 00:04:20,927 I just feel like people 87 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,329 started paying more attention to swim. 88 00:04:23,363 --> 00:04:25,432 We were kind of a dream team 89 00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:27,467 and people were paying attention. 90 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:29,769 - I think the Beijing Olympics 91 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:32,105 will be completely different than any other Olympics. 92 00:04:32,138 --> 00:04:33,073 I think, you know, 93 00:04:33,106 --> 00:04:35,675 all the venues are going to be more state 94 00:04:35,709 --> 00:04:38,345 of the art, more technology put into it. 95 00:04:38,378 --> 00:04:39,512 And then, you know, 96 00:04:39,546 --> 00:04:42,182 they're going to be the best facilities in the world. 97 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:46,086 - Michael Phelps had first come on the Olympic scene 98 00:04:46,086 --> 00:04:47,387 eight years earlier 99 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:50,890 when he'd shown up at the 2000 Olympic trials. 100 00:04:53,193 --> 00:04:54,928 [Announcer] Michael Phelps, there he is 101 00:04:54,961 --> 00:04:56,730 just turned 15 years old, 102 00:04:56,763 --> 00:04:59,265 but he's come out of nowhere in the last six 103 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:01,034 months and if he makes the team, 104 00:05:01,034 --> 00:05:03,370 he will be the youngest male swimmer to qualify 105 00:05:03,403 --> 00:05:08,508 for a U.S. Olympic team in 68 years. 106 00:05:08,541 --> 00:05:10,243 - Take your mark 107 00:05:12,712 --> 00:05:15,548 - The first time he popped up was in 2000 at the Olympic 108 00:05:15,582 --> 00:05:18,451 trials, you know, as a 15 year old. 109 00:05:18,485 --> 00:05:20,286 He made the Olympic team at that point. 110 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,322 And it wasn't like I 111 00:05:22,355 --> 00:05:23,757 felt like, oh, this guy is going to be 112 00:05:23,790 --> 00:05:25,325 the greatest swimmer in history, certainly. 113 00:05:25,358 --> 00:05:26,693 And then after Sydney, 114 00:05:26,726 --> 00:05:30,130 you got a feeling like, boy, he gets fifth. 115 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:31,431 And I mean, 116 00:05:31,464 --> 00:05:33,833 he's only like three tenths of a second out of a medal. 117 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:35,835 I mean, he's. Wow! 118 00:05:35,869 --> 00:05:37,437 [Announcer] The winner of the gold medal-- 119 00:05:37,470 --> 00:05:39,272 [Narrator] Four years later in Athens, 120 00:05:39,305 --> 00:05:43,243 Phelps offered more wows over and over again. 121 00:05:43,276 --> 00:05:45,879 [Announcer] Michael Phelps with his second gold medal. 122 00:05:45,912 --> 00:05:47,514 And a new Olympic record! 123 00:05:47,547 --> 00:05:49,983 And he's six for six in these games and medals. 124 00:05:51,484 --> 00:05:53,186 - It looks like you're going to come out of here almost 125 00:05:53,219 --> 00:05:55,488 certainly with eight medals, which would tie the most 126 00:05:55,522 --> 00:05:57,691 in a single Olympics by any athlete in any sport. 127 00:05:57,724 --> 00:05:59,325 It's just shy of Mark Spitz, 128 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:01,027 but it's a heck of an accomplishment. 129 00:06:01,061 --> 00:06:02,295 How do you assess it? 130 00:06:02,328 --> 00:06:04,264 - Michael, you really had to turn it on down the stretch. 131 00:06:04,297 --> 00:06:05,565 What was going through your mind? 132 00:06:05,598 --> 00:06:07,534 - You think about this stuff when when you're a little kid 133 00:06:07,567 --> 00:06:09,936 going to swim practice and you think maybe one day I can be 134 00:06:10,036 --> 00:06:12,806 an Olympic gold medalist and I'm living a dream here. 135 00:06:13,873 --> 00:06:15,709 [Announcer] Phelps ends these games 136 00:06:15,742 --> 00:06:18,678 with six gold medals and two bronze. 137 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:23,550 - Please welcome Olympic champion, Michael Phelps! 138 00:06:26,486 --> 00:06:32,092 - Athens in 2004 made Phelps a superstar, but for Beijing, 139 00:06:32,125 --> 00:06:34,461 he was striving to become an immortal. 140 00:06:35,795 --> 00:06:39,666 He'd again swim a remarkable eight races in search, 141 00:06:39,699 --> 00:06:43,570 this time, of nothing less than eight golds. 142 00:06:44,604 --> 00:06:46,272 - I want to be the first Michael Phelps. 143 00:06:46,306 --> 00:06:48,174 I don't want to be the second Mark Spitz. 144 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:52,145 - The simple idea of the pursuit was captivating, 145 00:06:52,178 --> 00:06:54,981 even if the experts doubted he had a shot. 146 00:06:56,116 --> 00:06:58,251 Well, I mean, you guys are the ones who are 147 00:06:58,451 --> 00:07:00,754 talking all about it. I'm not saying anything. 148 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:06,159 - Not a chance in hell. 149 00:07:07,460 --> 00:07:11,398 I'm sorry, because everything has to be perfect. 150 00:07:11,431 --> 00:07:14,401 You know, the relays have to be perfect. 151 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:15,669 That's the hardest part. 152 00:07:15,702 --> 00:07:19,339 I thought winning the individual gold medals, 153 00:07:20,073 --> 00:07:21,274 would not be a slam dunk. 154 00:07:21,307 --> 00:07:23,810 But I thought he certainly could win the all five 155 00:07:23,843 --> 00:07:26,913 of those. But it's the relays that are the key. 156 00:07:27,113 --> 00:07:28,715 [Announcer] Eight meters left. 157 00:07:28,748 --> 00:07:30,917 It looks like he's going to hold on to the gold! 158 00:07:30,950 --> 00:07:32,252 - Everybody knew that if he 159 00:07:32,285 --> 00:07:33,720 was going to win eight gold medals, it was going to be 160 00:07:33,753 --> 00:07:36,890 a feat that maybe not ever would be accomplished again. 161 00:07:36,923 --> 00:07:39,059 So everybody knew he had a chance at it. 162 00:07:39,059 --> 00:07:41,428 So for us, being a part of relays with him, you know, 163 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:44,664 he needed three relays to win those eight gold medals. 164 00:07:44,698 --> 00:07:47,334 [Announcer] Michael Phelps of the United States, 165 00:07:47,367 --> 00:07:49,803 he needs and wins it by half a body length. 166 00:07:49,836 --> 00:07:52,272 [Michael] You know, 2007, 2008 those two years. 167 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:54,674 Probably the greatest racing in years of my career. 168 00:07:55,108 --> 00:07:57,711 Probably the best shape I've ever been in my career. 169 00:07:57,744 --> 00:07:59,412 So I-- 170 00:07:59,446 --> 00:08:01,681 I almost felt unbeatable during those years. 171 00:08:01,715 --> 00:08:03,283 I knew the work that I was 172 00:08:03,316 --> 00:08:06,853 doing was better than what anybody else was doing. 173 00:08:11,758 --> 00:08:13,760 - Michael has a lot of things that motivate him, 174 00:08:13,793 --> 00:08:16,162 and that's one of the reasons he's so successful. 175 00:08:16,196 --> 00:08:18,665 The primary thing that motivates Michael are his 176 00:08:18,698 --> 00:08:21,167 personal goals. And these are performance 177 00:08:21,201 --> 00:08:24,804 goals in swimming that he and I work out and know. 178 00:08:24,838 --> 00:08:26,506 And he keeps them very private. 179 00:08:31,578 --> 00:08:33,213 - No. 180 00:08:33,246 --> 00:08:34,914 - Way back over your shoulder. 181 00:08:34,948 --> 00:08:36,149 Keep your eyeline nice and tall. 182 00:08:36,182 --> 00:08:38,218 There you go. Good, Michael 183 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:48,428 - Of course, 184 00:08:48,461 --> 00:08:52,232 you know, relay's four guys. It's not just me out there. 185 00:08:52,265 --> 00:08:55,769 So we have to, you know, we have to do it together. 186 00:08:55,802 --> 00:08:57,871 I think that's the greatest part about doing relays. 187 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:00,373 (Crowd chanting) Let's go USA! 188 00:09:01,274 --> 00:09:04,511 - Phelps chase for eight golds would start with an individual 189 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:08,048 event, the 400 meter individual medley. 190 00:09:08,748 --> 00:09:10,016 - Take your marks. 191 00:09:12,185 --> 00:09:13,353 [Announcer] So here we go, 192 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:15,388 two lengths of the pool and each of the four stroke 193 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:17,891 disciplines, first of five individual 194 00:09:17,924 --> 00:09:21,928 events for Phelps, but he calls it his toughest race. 195 00:09:22,262 --> 00:09:25,331 Phelps way ahead of the world record line. 196 00:09:25,532 --> 00:09:26,866 4:05:25, 197 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:29,636 that was the world record that Phelps set at the trials 198 00:09:29,669 --> 00:09:33,373 in Omaha and he's setting up to obliterate it here. 199 00:09:35,942 --> 00:09:37,043 - You know, the 400 IM, 200 00:09:37,043 --> 00:09:39,212 I was beyond confident about. 201 00:09:40,113 --> 00:09:41,214 I kind of had little 202 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:43,216 benchmarks that I had to hit each little sections 203 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:46,086 of that race and then to go 4:03:08 204 00:09:46,119 --> 00:09:48,288 I mean, it was basically 205 00:09:48,321 --> 00:09:50,156 the exact goal time I had written down. 206 00:09:50,190 --> 00:09:51,358 So-- 207 00:09:51,624 --> 00:09:53,226 it was a good way to start. 208 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:54,728 [Announcer] We mentioned that this race 209 00:09:54,761 --> 00:09:56,963 would set the table for Michael Phelps. 210 00:09:57,063 --> 00:09:59,399 He was worried. Everybody was worried. 211 00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:01,735 But no problem for Michael Phelps. 212 00:10:02,969 --> 00:10:04,604 New world record 213 00:10:04,637 --> 00:10:07,140 and gold medal number one of these Beijing games. 214 00:10:09,409 --> 00:10:10,610 - What went through your mind 215 00:10:10,643 --> 00:10:12,545 with gold medal number one here? 216 00:10:12,579 --> 00:10:13,613 - Umm... 217 00:10:13,646 --> 00:10:14,714 Kind of emotional now getting 218 00:10:14,748 --> 00:10:17,083 to do the first one and it's exciting. 219 00:10:17,117 --> 00:10:18,151 I'm really happy. 220 00:10:18,184 --> 00:10:20,153 [Announcer] A big sigh of relief, Rowdy. 221 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:22,856 To get this one in the books. 222 00:10:22,889 --> 00:10:24,991 - Michael Phelps. 223 00:10:26,326 --> 00:10:27,427 [Narrator] But the very next morning 224 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:31,031 would come his first team event, the 4 by 100 meter 225 00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:34,567 freestyle relay, where the consensus was his 226 00:10:34,601 --> 00:10:37,504 quest would actually come to an early end. 227 00:10:37,537 --> 00:10:40,073 And not only were the Americans not the clear 228 00:10:40,106 --> 00:10:43,810 favorite for gold in the race, but they were also dealing 229 00:10:43,843 --> 00:10:46,813 with some antagonism from their top rivals. 230 00:10:46,846 --> 00:10:48,314 - We are less than 40 minutes 231 00:10:48,348 --> 00:10:50,650 away from live swimming at the Water Cube. 232 00:10:50,684 --> 00:10:53,687 - The French team, it was said that they 233 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,355 talked some smack about you guys. 234 00:10:55,388 --> 00:10:57,290 - Things are getting a little heated there. 235 00:10:57,323 --> 00:11:00,160 The prelims on Sunday night and the American's swimming 236 00:11:00,193 --> 00:11:02,829 without Phelps in the prelim broke the world record. 237 00:11:02,862 --> 00:11:04,798 Nonetheless, the French who qualified 238 00:11:04,831 --> 00:11:07,167 second and are expected to be the main competition, 239 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,336 said they weren't impressed and they're ready to, quote, 240 00:11:09,369 --> 00:11:10,670 Take all they have. 241 00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:11,905 - They actually said they 242 00:11:11,938 --> 00:11:13,106 wanted to smash us like guitars. 243 00:11:13,139 --> 00:11:14,774 - Smash you like guitars? 244 00:11:14,808 --> 00:11:16,309 - That's what they said. 245 00:11:16,343 --> 00:11:19,479 - And that comes after this comment from hundred meter 246 00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:21,548 world record holder, Alain Bernard. 247 00:11:21,581 --> 00:11:23,917 The Americans, we're going to smash them. 248 00:11:23,950 --> 00:11:25,552 That's what we came for. 249 00:11:25,585 --> 00:11:28,455 Word has it that Bernard's quote has reached Bob Bowman, 250 00:11:28,488 --> 00:11:31,157 coach of Michael Phelps, some bulletin board material 251 00:11:31,191 --> 00:11:34,194 to add extra sizzle to what is already expected to be 252 00:11:34,227 --> 00:11:35,528 a blistering final. 253 00:11:35,562 --> 00:11:37,497 - They're bad at insults. 254 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:38,798 (audience laughs) 255 00:11:38,832 --> 00:11:40,467 (exaggerated French accent) We will smash you 256 00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:42,235 like zee guitar! 257 00:11:42,268 --> 00:11:44,104 That you smash. 258 00:11:50,243 --> 00:11:52,145 - Make no mistake that we knew 259 00:11:52,178 --> 00:11:55,815 they were talking trash and that fueled the fire. 260 00:11:55,849 --> 00:11:58,985 Just like everyone who said I wasn't going to go 261 00:11:59,019 --> 00:12:00,653 to the Olympics, so I wasn't big enough, 262 00:12:00,687 --> 00:12:02,689 strong enough, talented enough. 263 00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:05,425 That fueled by Inferno in here 264 00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:09,629 and the French team, they fueled our fire 100%. 265 00:12:10,797 --> 00:12:13,099 [Announcer] Relay is always exciting at the Olympics. 266 00:12:13,133 --> 00:12:14,100 And this should be a good one. 267 00:12:14,134 --> 00:12:15,268 The finals of the men's four by-- 268 00:12:15,301 --> 00:12:16,870 [Narrator] There would be eight countries 269 00:12:16,903 --> 00:12:18,505 in the final of the relay. 270 00:12:19,239 --> 00:12:20,674 But the spotlight was almost 271 00:12:20,707 --> 00:12:24,911 entirely on the two teams in lanes four and five. 272 00:12:27,213 --> 00:12:28,815 Phelps would be swimming the first leg 273 00:12:28,848 --> 00:12:32,385 for the Americans and then relying on his supporting cast 274 00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:35,422 from there to capture him another gold medal. 275 00:12:38,124 --> 00:12:41,928 Garrett Weber-Gale, a hard working 23 year old 276 00:12:41,961 --> 00:12:45,465 who'd swum at the University of Texas and surprised many 277 00:12:45,498 --> 00:12:48,435 people by even getting to his first Olympics. 278 00:12:49,536 --> 00:12:52,572 Cullen Jones, another first time Olympian, 279 00:12:52,605 --> 00:12:56,176 carrying expectations far beyond just the event. 280 00:12:57,444 --> 00:13:00,080 And then a veteran, Jason Lezak, 281 00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:03,416 a relay specialist in his third Olympic Games. 282 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:08,755 Meanwhile, one lane over, the French team 283 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:11,157 was composed of an imposing foursome. 284 00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:15,061 Amaury Leveaux, 285 00:13:15,061 --> 00:13:18,598 a brash competitor with a knack for fast starts. 286 00:13:19,733 --> 00:13:23,236 Fabien Gilot, who'd been part of every French 287 00:13:23,269 --> 00:13:25,872 freestyle relay team since 2003. 288 00:13:27,574 --> 00:13:32,412 Frederick Bousquet, France's anchor in the relay in 2004. 289 00:13:34,714 --> 00:13:36,616 And Alain Bernard, 290 00:13:36,649 --> 00:13:40,253 the world record holder in the individual 100 free. 291 00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:43,289 Who'd already riled up the Americans with his 292 00:13:43,323 --> 00:13:45,492 purported comments to the media. 293 00:13:48,561 --> 00:13:50,864 But the truth was, the problem for Phelps 294 00:13:50,897 --> 00:13:53,633 and the Americans went beyond trash talk. 295 00:13:53,667 --> 00:13:55,468 It was simple math. 296 00:13:55,769 --> 00:13:57,637 As talented as the U.S. team was, 297 00:13:57,671 --> 00:14:00,407 the French were simply faster. 298 00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:08,048 (Speaking in French) 299 00:14:09,783 --> 00:14:12,552 (Speaking in French) 300 00:14:16,456 --> 00:14:19,893 (Speaking in French) 301 00:14:26,666 --> 00:14:29,836 (Speaking in French) 302 00:14:36,609 --> 00:14:37,877 [Announcer] Australia has been tough 303 00:14:37,911 --> 00:14:39,579 through the years, but when you break down 304 00:14:39,612 --> 00:14:41,915 the times, it really comes down to the United States 305 00:14:41,948 --> 00:14:46,653 in lane four and France above them in lane five. 306 00:14:46,686 --> 00:14:48,455 So Phelps just more than 307 00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:51,324 an hour away from swimming the semis of the two hundred 308 00:14:51,358 --> 00:14:55,395 free back in the pool here in the relay. 309 00:14:55,428 --> 00:14:57,297 And when Phelps is in the pool, 310 00:14:57,597 --> 00:15:01,534 everybody's here, including the president. 311 00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:04,537 - The testosterone and the like, energy in there 312 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:06,239 you could cut with a knife. 313 00:15:06,272 --> 00:15:07,707 It almost felt like a fight 314 00:15:07,741 --> 00:15:09,609 was going to break out at any moment. 315 00:15:09,876 --> 00:15:13,313 (Speaking in French) 316 00:15:15,515 --> 00:15:19,786 (Speaking in French) 317 00:15:20,053 --> 00:15:21,888 [Narrator] Phelps' challenge in the opening leg 318 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:24,257 would be the fearless Leveaux. 319 00:15:24,958 --> 00:15:27,761 (Speaking in French) 320 00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:38,605 (Speaking in French) 321 00:15:41,408 --> 00:15:45,445 (Speaking in French) 322 00:15:48,715 --> 00:15:51,785 (Speaking in French) 323 00:15:57,390 --> 00:16:00,326 (intense music) 324 00:16:02,529 --> 00:16:03,830 - Take your marks. 325 00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:07,133 [Announcer] Phelps going first. 326 00:16:07,167 --> 00:16:10,236 Amaury Leveaux of France leads it off. 327 00:16:10,470 --> 00:16:12,839 Second fastest ever in the 50 meter free. 328 00:16:12,872 --> 00:16:15,442 The reason the French have come onto the scene here is 329 00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:17,877 that they've got three sprinters who have come 330 00:16:17,911 --> 00:16:21,247 on in the last year or so, a little bit out of nowhere. 331 00:16:22,615 --> 00:16:25,752 (Speaking in French) 332 00:16:29,289 --> 00:16:32,258 (Speaking in French) 333 00:16:35,895 --> 00:16:39,399 (Speaking in French) 334 00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:46,639 [Announcer] Look at Eamon Sullivan from Australia. 335 00:16:46,673 --> 00:16:48,274 Wow, he's out. 336 00:16:48,308 --> 00:16:51,244 Oh, my goodness, 22.48. 337 00:16:53,079 --> 00:16:54,247 [Narrator] The early pace 338 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,850 by Australia's Eamon Sullivan was blistering. 339 00:16:57,851 --> 00:17:02,022 But at the very peak of his powers, Phelps was undeterred. 340 00:17:04,791 --> 00:17:05,825 - I'll never forget Bob was 341 00:17:05,859 --> 00:17:07,060 like, what the hell is going on? 342 00:17:07,093 --> 00:17:09,763 Why is he so far behind the first 50? 343 00:17:09,796 --> 00:17:11,531 It's like, well, I'm not a sprinter, number one. 344 00:17:11,564 --> 00:17:14,567 So relax. I close. I don't start fast. 345 00:17:14,601 --> 00:17:16,703 So coming off the 50 wall, 346 00:17:16,736 --> 00:17:20,040 I basically slingshot out of that wall and 347 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,175 got right there back into the mix. 348 00:17:22,842 --> 00:17:25,145 (exciting music) 349 00:17:26,713 --> 00:17:27,781 [Announcer] He's the world record holder 350 00:17:27,814 --> 00:17:29,649 in the 50 free, we expected Sullivan 351 00:17:29,683 --> 00:17:32,085 from Australia to lead it out, but don't expect him to have 352 00:17:32,118 --> 00:17:33,687 the fire power to stay up. 353 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,523 - No, Phelps will close on him he just got to hope to stay 354 00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:38,091 out of that wash. 355 00:17:38,291 --> 00:17:40,193 - Michael knows he's going 356 00:17:40,226 --> 00:17:43,897 to win before he even gets there and he has an ability 357 00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:47,767 to will a win more than anyone I've ever been around. 358 00:17:47,801 --> 00:17:49,069 And the funny thing is, 359 00:17:49,069 --> 00:17:51,504 is that everyone who competes against him, 360 00:17:51,538 --> 00:17:53,740 they have in the back of their head, even if they're ahead 361 00:17:53,773 --> 00:17:55,809 of him, they know Michael's coming for him. 362 00:17:56,343 --> 00:17:58,511 [Announcer] Look at the world record line. 363 00:17:58,545 --> 00:18:00,680 Way ahead of it is a-- 364 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:04,484 - The United States to win this relay, keep it close 365 00:18:04,517 --> 00:18:06,252 to Leveaux, and that's what he did. 366 00:18:06,286 --> 00:18:07,620 He beat him. 367 00:18:07,654 --> 00:18:09,356 Broke the American record on the way. 368 00:18:09,389 --> 00:18:10,924 Almost broke the world record. 369 00:18:14,494 --> 00:18:15,762 [Narrator] After one leg, 370 00:18:15,795 --> 00:18:18,798 Eamon Sullivan's world record had the Australians in first 371 00:18:18,832 --> 00:18:23,636 place, but Phelps American record had Team USA in second. 372 00:18:23,670 --> 00:18:28,775 With the French closely behind and 300 more meters to go 373 00:18:28,808 --> 00:18:31,811 before the race's story was fully written. 374 00:18:37,183 --> 00:18:39,052 - It's funny, people after the fact asked 375 00:18:39,052 --> 00:18:41,554 me, like, hey, did you guys think about 376 00:18:41,588 --> 00:18:44,224 this relay being part of Michael's aid? 377 00:18:44,257 --> 00:18:46,259 And like, did you guys have pressure? 378 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:47,794 And I mean, we never did. 379 00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:49,729 At least I never did. 380 00:18:49,763 --> 00:18:51,264 And I never heard that from anyone else. 381 00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:52,665 Like, 382 00:18:52,699 --> 00:18:54,300 I want to win a gold medal. 383 00:18:56,670 --> 00:18:59,372 (slow twangy music) 384 00:19:02,742 --> 00:19:04,511 I had missed the 2004 Olympic 385 00:19:04,544 --> 00:19:07,814 team by one place. Going into that Olympics, 386 00:19:07,847 --> 00:19:10,150 I think only my coaches in a couple of guys I swam 387 00:19:10,183 --> 00:19:12,686 with thought that I could maybe make that team. 388 00:19:12,719 --> 00:19:14,020 I ended up getting seventh, 389 00:19:14,054 --> 00:19:17,190 one place out of making the the team for the relay. 390 00:19:17,223 --> 00:19:19,192 And I was crying my eyes out on the deck. 391 00:19:19,225 --> 00:19:21,327 My assistant coach said, 392 00:19:21,361 --> 00:19:23,863 all right, look at the scoreboard. 393 00:19:23,897 --> 00:19:25,432 Your name in the place up there. 394 00:19:25,465 --> 00:19:28,134 Promise yourself you will never allow yourself to feel 395 00:19:28,168 --> 00:19:30,136 this type of pain and disappointment again. 396 00:19:30,170 --> 00:19:31,738 So I looked up there and 397 00:19:31,771 --> 00:19:34,674 thought about how bad I felt and I made a promise. 398 00:19:34,708 --> 00:19:36,643 And then I worked for four 399 00:19:36,676 --> 00:19:40,547 years consistently and just got after it. 400 00:19:41,147 --> 00:19:42,449 And that led me to the trials 401 00:19:42,482 --> 00:19:46,686 in 2008 where basically I showed up and it was already 402 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,422 in my my brain like a done deal. 403 00:19:49,456 --> 00:19:51,324 Like I'm making this team. 404 00:19:55,295 --> 00:19:57,063 - My name is Garrett Weber-Gale. 405 00:19:57,063 --> 00:20:01,167 People call me G, G-Dub, G-Grill, and-- 406 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:03,370 No, they don't call me G-Grill I couldn't think of that one! 407 00:20:03,403 --> 00:20:04,871 - So at the time, Garrett was a 408 00:20:04,904 --> 00:20:06,206 younger swimmer on the team. 409 00:20:06,239 --> 00:20:08,141 We would talk trash to each other for fun. 410 00:20:08,174 --> 00:20:09,843 It wasn't a serious trash talk. 411 00:20:09,876 --> 00:20:11,311 We had a good relationship 412 00:20:11,344 --> 00:20:14,014 together and we wanted to see each other do well. 413 00:20:14,047 --> 00:20:15,348 [Announcer] Lezak is trying to make his 414 00:20:15,382 --> 00:20:18,184 third Olympic team and Garrett Webber-Gale is 415 00:20:18,218 --> 00:20:21,588 looking for his first Olympic team birth. 416 00:20:21,621 --> 00:20:23,923 - I've never actually told this story on a film. 417 00:20:23,957 --> 00:20:26,292 But the year before I was 418 00:20:26,326 --> 00:20:29,262 in 2007 world championships. 419 00:20:29,295 --> 00:20:31,898 I remember sitting in Jason Lezak's hotel room 420 00:20:31,931 --> 00:20:34,134 at our training camp and he says to me, 421 00:20:34,167 --> 00:20:37,070 As long as I'm swimming, you'll never beat be. 422 00:20:38,672 --> 00:20:40,774 [Announcer] Just over American record place. 423 00:20:42,342 --> 00:20:45,478 Second from the bottom in lane seven is Lezak. 424 00:20:45,512 --> 00:20:48,515 Up in lane three, Weber-Gale beginning to turn it on. 425 00:20:48,715 --> 00:20:52,052 - I'm not sure I like the way Lezak is looking right now. 426 00:20:52,085 --> 00:20:53,620 [Garrett] Every night when I went to sleep, 427 00:20:53,653 --> 00:20:55,021 I would think about Lezak telling me, 428 00:20:55,055 --> 00:20:56,823 you will never beat me as long as I'm swimming. 429 00:20:56,856 --> 00:20:59,592 And I would literally imagine the race and imagine how 430 00:20:59,626 --> 00:21:01,528 incredible it was going to feel. 431 00:21:01,561 --> 00:21:03,630 [Announcer] Weber-Gale just above him. 432 00:21:03,663 --> 00:21:05,432 Just out touches him, 433 00:21:05,465 --> 00:21:08,134 but Lezak makes it in the second spot. 434 00:21:08,168 --> 00:21:09,302 - I ended up beating him 435 00:21:09,336 --> 00:21:11,671 in the final of that race, and I can't tell if I was 436 00:21:11,705 --> 00:21:14,074 actually more excited about beating Lezak for the first 437 00:21:14,107 --> 00:21:16,409 time, or actually making the Olympic team. 438 00:21:17,677 --> 00:21:20,080 - So I'm glad I could motivate Garrett to swim fast. 439 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:29,089 - There will be 5 or 6, maybe 10 or 12 people on every 440 00:21:29,089 --> 00:21:32,826 team across the world that you say, 441 00:21:32,859 --> 00:21:35,261 Where'd they come from? How'd they do it? 442 00:21:36,129 --> 00:21:37,897 They made the great outside 443 00:21:37,931 --> 00:21:41,301 the pool sacrifices, and they worked themselves 444 00:21:41,334 --> 00:21:43,503 harder than anybody else in the pool. 445 00:21:44,537 --> 00:21:46,539 That's why I love the sport. 446 00:21:47,507 --> 00:21:49,542 Pretty much you get what you deserve. 447 00:21:49,576 --> 00:21:52,946 [Announcer] A new American record and lifetime best for- 448 00:21:52,979 --> 00:21:56,282 [Narrator] Garrett Weber-Gale's fantastic performance 449 00:21:56,316 --> 00:21:57,884 in the 100 meter freestyle 450 00:21:57,917 --> 00:22:02,122 at the 2008 Olympic trials not only meant he'd be swimming 451 00:22:02,155 --> 00:22:05,925 for gold in that event in Beijing, it also set him up 452 00:22:05,959 --> 00:22:08,895 alongside his friend Jason Lezak to team 453 00:22:08,928 --> 00:22:12,899 with Michael Phelps and the 4 by 100 meter free relay. 454 00:22:15,568 --> 00:22:17,203 And as Weber-Gale got ready 455 00:22:17,237 --> 00:22:19,739 to dive in the pool behind Phelps as the 456 00:22:19,773 --> 00:22:21,508 American's second leg, 457 00:22:21,908 --> 00:22:25,412 he'd be matching up with France's Fabien Gilot. 458 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,383 (Speaking in French) 459 00:22:33,253 --> 00:22:35,755 (Speaking in French) 460 00:22:39,726 --> 00:22:42,429 (Speaking in French) 461 00:22:42,996 --> 00:22:45,965 [Narrator] But in Beijing, Gilot would be diving into 462 00:22:45,999 --> 00:22:48,301 the pool an unsettled swimmer. 463 00:22:49,803 --> 00:22:53,606 (Speaking in French) 464 00:22:56,276 --> 00:22:59,512 [Announcer] Alain Bernard, who is the world record holder 465 00:22:59,546 --> 00:23:01,581 in the 100 free, sitting out this race. 466 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:03,783 He's another one of those guys that has made France 467 00:23:03,817 --> 00:23:05,719 a favorite and Leveaux has given-- 468 00:23:06,519 --> 00:23:10,590 (Speaking in French) 469 00:23:17,097 --> 00:23:21,201 (Speaking in French) 470 00:23:23,136 --> 00:23:24,571 [Announcer] Here's the finish by Bousquet. 471 00:23:24,604 --> 00:23:27,240 Anybody that can go 18 seconds in the 50, 472 00:23:27,273 --> 00:23:30,443 has got some speed. If he anchors that relay, 473 00:23:30,477 --> 00:23:32,645 he's going to have to do that later on in primetime. 474 00:23:33,580 --> 00:23:34,981 [Narrator] But while France's swimmers 475 00:23:35,081 --> 00:23:37,517 had figured on the best order for the final, 476 00:23:38,785 --> 00:23:41,121 their coaches had other plans. 477 00:23:42,455 --> 00:23:44,657 (Speaking in French) 478 00:23:47,227 --> 00:23:49,529 (Speaking in French) 479 00:23:51,398 --> 00:23:52,565 - Yeah, I know there was some 480 00:23:52,599 --> 00:23:55,702 controversy with France and with Freddie Bousquet 481 00:23:55,735 --> 00:23:57,604 saying that he should have anchored. 482 00:23:57,637 --> 00:24:01,574 And the reason was, is because he knew the Americans. 483 00:24:01,608 --> 00:24:03,143 He knew that he had 484 00:24:03,176 --> 00:24:05,645 the experience of racing in the United States 485 00:24:05,679 --> 00:24:08,848 at the NCAA level, which is just huge 486 00:24:10,316 --> 00:24:12,786 (Speaking in French) 487 00:24:18,558 --> 00:24:20,593 [Announcer] In this session of the 4 by 100 488 00:24:20,627 --> 00:24:23,163 freestyle relay where Michael Phelps tries to keep 489 00:24:23,196 --> 00:24:26,633 his hopes alive of passing Mark Spitz. If the Americans 490 00:24:26,666 --> 00:24:28,535 don't get gold, then he's going to turn his 491 00:24:28,568 --> 00:24:30,136 attention toward matching Spitz. 492 00:24:30,170 --> 00:24:32,172 But that is really not on Phelps's radar right now. 493 00:24:32,205 --> 00:24:34,240 We just want to set the table for you as far as-- 494 00:24:34,274 --> 00:24:36,943 - Garrett in the ready room was pacing. 495 00:24:36,976 --> 00:24:39,612 His leg was bouncing, and I remember leaning over 496 00:24:39,646 --> 00:24:41,548 and was like, Garrett stop! 497 00:24:41,581 --> 00:24:43,216 Leave it for the pool. 498 00:24:43,249 --> 00:24:44,684 I got plenty. 499 00:24:44,884 --> 00:24:47,253 [Announcer] Look at the world record line! 500 00:24:47,287 --> 00:24:48,621 Way ahead of it-- 501 00:24:48,655 --> 00:24:51,091 [Narrator] After the lightning fast first 502 00:24:51,091 --> 00:24:54,461 leg had put Australia in the lead ahead of the U.S. 503 00:24:54,494 --> 00:24:56,763 and then France, now Weber-Gale 504 00:24:56,963 --> 00:24:59,099 looked to pull in front and give 505 00:24:59,099 --> 00:25:02,268 the Americans as much of an edge as possible. 506 00:25:02,302 --> 00:25:06,139 With France's fastest swimmers still to come. 507 00:25:06,339 --> 00:25:08,341 (upbeat music) 508 00:25:08,641 --> 00:25:10,744 - Here I am at the Olympics, Lezak is there. 509 00:25:10,777 --> 00:25:12,579 Phelps is there, Cullen is there. 510 00:25:12,612 --> 00:25:15,815 Michael goes off the block and he's swimming. 511 00:25:15,849 --> 00:25:16,850 He comes back. 512 00:25:16,883 --> 00:25:19,786 I realize the Australian guys were in front. 513 00:25:19,819 --> 00:25:20,854 I got off the block. 514 00:25:20,887 --> 00:25:23,456 And the first thing I remember thinking is-- 515 00:25:23,490 --> 00:25:24,858 [Announcer] Garrett Weber-Gale 516 00:25:24,891 --> 00:25:26,126 and his first Olympic swim. 517 00:25:27,060 --> 00:25:27,927 [Garrett] Oh, my God, 518 00:25:27,961 --> 00:25:29,229 I think I might have just false started. 519 00:25:31,798 --> 00:25:33,066 [Announcer] World record there 520 00:25:33,066 --> 00:25:36,169 for Australia's Eamon Sullivan to lead things off-- 521 00:25:36,870 --> 00:25:38,104 - The reaction time, 522 00:25:38,138 --> 00:25:41,341 from the time Michael's hand hit the touchpad to the time 523 00:25:41,374 --> 00:25:44,444 my toe left the block was six one hundredths of a second. 524 00:25:44,477 --> 00:25:45,745 Luckily, I had raced enough. 525 00:25:45,779 --> 00:25:47,981 I let that go to the back of my mind. 526 00:25:48,081 --> 00:25:49,549 I think I see the Australian guy. 527 00:25:49,582 --> 00:25:51,484 I'm not thinking about it. I'm just going. 528 00:25:51,518 --> 00:25:54,688 [Announcer] World record there for Australia's Eamon Sullivan 529 00:25:54,721 --> 00:25:57,323 to lead things off, but look at this world record line. 530 00:25:57,357 --> 00:25:59,292 You know, I think the winning relay, first of all, 531 00:25:59,325 --> 00:26:01,361 it's going to take a world record to win. 532 00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:02,762 They can break the world record 533 00:26:02,796 --> 00:26:05,365 by three or four seconds. That's how good 534 00:26:05,398 --> 00:26:07,267 all these teams are. 535 00:26:08,301 --> 00:26:10,036 - Garrett's somebody who is 536 00:26:10,036 --> 00:26:13,206 putting up enough hundred times throughout the years 537 00:26:13,239 --> 00:26:15,408 and some pretty big moments that, yeah, he deserved every 538 00:26:15,442 --> 00:26:17,143 right to be there and he showed it. 539 00:26:18,611 --> 00:26:19,879 [Announcer] Garrett Weber-Gale has the 540 00:26:19,913 --> 00:26:20,814 lead for the United States. 541 00:26:20,847 --> 00:26:22,382 What is it going to take down 542 00:26:22,415 --> 00:26:24,217 a stretch of this race for the Americans to have 543 00:26:24,250 --> 00:26:26,586 a chance in the end with France? 544 00:26:26,619 --> 00:26:28,822 - That was my one Olympic final 545 00:26:28,855 --> 00:26:31,424 that I was a part of in my swimming career. 546 00:26:31,458 --> 00:26:34,394 When I finished the race, I got the absolute best I 547 00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:36,930 could of out of my mind and my body at that moment. 548 00:26:39,699 --> 00:26:41,167 Definitely a dream come true. 549 00:26:41,201 --> 00:26:42,369 - It was a great swim, 550 00:26:42,402 --> 00:26:44,504 he put us in a good position, he put us in the lead. 551 00:26:44,537 --> 00:26:45,739 [Announcer] US has the slight lead 552 00:26:45,772 --> 00:26:48,341 in the third leg of this four man event. 553 00:26:49,809 --> 00:26:52,212 [Narrator] Weber-Gale edged Gilot by three 554 00:26:52,245 --> 00:26:55,615 one hundredths of a second building the American's lead 555 00:26:55,648 --> 00:26:58,618 over France to nearly half a second. 556 00:26:58,651 --> 00:27:01,221 With Australia already fading into third, 557 00:27:01,254 --> 00:27:04,891 it looked like a two team race with two legs to go. 558 00:27:11,765 --> 00:27:16,536 - I always thought the 400 free relay for me historically 559 00:27:16,569 --> 00:27:19,072 was a sense of pride because we had never lost. 560 00:27:19,105 --> 00:27:22,175 If you look at the great hundred freestylers 561 00:27:22,208 --> 00:27:25,612 that U.S. has had. You know, the Johnny Weissmuller's 562 00:27:25,645 --> 00:27:28,214 and the Don Showlander's and the Duke Kahanamoku's 563 00:27:28,248 --> 00:27:30,617 and the Jim Montgomery's then Mark Spitz, I mean, 564 00:27:30,650 --> 00:27:33,620 those are the greatest names in the history sport. 565 00:27:33,653 --> 00:27:35,755 And it's almost like 566 00:27:35,789 --> 00:27:38,758 you don't want to let the guys down on the relay with you, 567 00:27:38,792 --> 00:27:41,194 obviously, you're brothers, but you also don't want to let 568 00:27:41,227 --> 00:27:45,065 down your older brothers, you know, that came before you. 569 00:27:45,065 --> 00:27:48,268 So there certainly is a lot of pressure on that relay. 570 00:27:48,301 --> 00:27:51,371 [Announcer] Rowdy Gaines of the United States of America. 571 00:27:52,772 --> 00:27:54,741 - So I know back when I swam 572 00:27:54,774 --> 00:27:58,345 in '84, a lot of smack talking for sure. In fact 573 00:27:58,378 --> 00:28:01,414 the Aussies were yelling at me before I took off 574 00:28:01,448 --> 00:28:04,017 the anchor leg because it was very close on that relay. 575 00:28:04,017 --> 00:28:06,252 And I'll never forget hearing those guys calling me some 576 00:28:06,286 --> 00:28:07,921 names I can't say on television. 577 00:28:08,121 --> 00:28:09,556 [Announcer] Rowdy Gaines will touch the wall 578 00:28:09,589 --> 00:28:11,358 a brand new world record! 579 00:28:12,325 --> 00:28:15,495 [Narrator] Sixteen years after Rowdy Gaines led the U.S. 580 00:28:15,528 --> 00:28:19,032 to a gold medal in the 4 by 100 meter relay, 581 00:28:19,032 --> 00:28:21,601 the Olympic Games came to Sydney. 582 00:28:21,634 --> 00:28:22,936 Where the Americans would once 583 00:28:23,036 --> 00:28:25,705 again be the favorites in the event. 584 00:28:25,739 --> 00:28:27,340 With a brash approach to their 585 00:28:27,374 --> 00:28:30,043 rivalry with the hometown team. 586 00:28:30,610 --> 00:28:31,711 - Hello again. 587 00:28:31,745 --> 00:28:34,514 American dual Olympic gold medalist Gary Hall Jr. 588 00:28:34,547 --> 00:28:35,815 has angered the Australian 589 00:28:35,849 --> 00:28:39,386 swim team by claiming the US will smash them like guitars. 590 00:28:39,419 --> 00:28:41,621 - Comments on the eve of their arrival in Sydney 591 00:28:41,654 --> 00:28:43,189 spread like wildfire. 592 00:28:43,223 --> 00:28:45,825 [Announcer] The Aussie crowd on its feet 593 00:28:45,859 --> 00:28:48,461 trying to encourage the Thorpedo 594 00:28:48,495 --> 00:28:50,830 to upset the Americans. They've never lost this race. 595 00:28:51,164 --> 00:28:55,068 An Olympic competition. Hall and Thorpedo to the wall. 596 00:28:55,101 --> 00:28:56,536 This could be the first time! 597 00:28:57,237 --> 00:28:59,506 And that streak is over! 598 00:29:00,006 --> 00:29:01,474 Australia wins gold. 599 00:29:03,143 --> 00:29:05,345 - Look who did this smashing tonight. 600 00:29:10,517 --> 00:29:11,885 - French swimmer Alain Bernard 601 00:29:11,918 --> 00:29:14,654 had this to say about the US team. 602 00:29:14,688 --> 00:29:16,456 We are going to smash them. 603 00:29:16,489 --> 00:29:18,458 That's what we came for. 604 00:29:18,491 --> 00:29:20,860 [Narrator] So eight years later in Beijing, 605 00:29:20,894 --> 00:29:24,764 the French team's words echoed the American's from Sydney. 606 00:29:25,832 --> 00:29:28,635 And for 24 year old Cullen Jones, 607 00:29:28,668 --> 00:29:31,805 the experience was altogether overwhelming. 608 00:29:36,509 --> 00:29:38,478 - I watched parts of the race. 609 00:29:39,446 --> 00:29:41,548 Oh, God. 610 00:29:41,581 --> 00:29:44,384 Hello, young Cullen. How are you? 611 00:29:45,218 --> 00:29:46,786 [Announcer] Relay is always exciting 612 00:29:46,820 --> 00:29:48,521 in the Olympics, and it should be a good one. 613 00:29:48,555 --> 00:29:50,757 - I think the crazy thing is like three out 614 00:29:50,790 --> 00:29:53,226 of the four guys, I already knew them beforehand. 615 00:29:53,259 --> 00:29:57,931 You know, Fred swam at Auburn under my coach and so 616 00:30:00,900 --> 00:30:02,736 Yeah, this is a rivalry though. 617 00:30:05,805 --> 00:30:09,576 I have not watched this straight through ever. 618 00:30:10,210 --> 00:30:11,911 [Announcer] Now they've got the A team out 619 00:30:11,945 --> 00:30:13,413 there led by Michael Phelps 620 00:30:13,446 --> 00:30:16,516 who's going for gold medal number two at these games. 621 00:30:17,884 --> 00:30:20,020 [Narrator] For Jones, the four by one relay 622 00:30:20,053 --> 00:30:21,588 had actually begun the previous 623 00:30:21,621 --> 00:30:24,924 night in the preliminary heats of the race. 624 00:30:25,658 --> 00:30:27,127 [Announcer] All right, two heats here, 625 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,661 the men's 400 meter freestyle 626 00:30:28,695 --> 00:30:32,132 relay and the great tradition of the United States is 627 00:30:32,165 --> 00:30:35,035 on the line, although they have not won 628 00:30:35,068 --> 00:30:36,636 at the last two Olympic Games. 629 00:30:36,670 --> 00:30:40,040 And this marks the first Olympic swim for Cullen Jones 630 00:30:40,073 --> 00:30:41,908 in this prelims, just the second 631 00:30:41,941 --> 00:30:44,878 African-American to make the men's U.S. Olympic swim team. 632 00:30:44,911 --> 00:30:49,115 - Here I am 24 years old, deer in headlights first Olympics. 633 00:30:49,149 --> 00:30:53,787 And I had to swim the fastest leg in the prelim heat 634 00:30:53,820 --> 00:30:55,455 to actually make it to that relay. 635 00:30:55,488 --> 00:30:59,192 So it was a pretty tense environment. 636 00:31:00,527 --> 00:31:02,629 [Announcer] And fortunately for all four 637 00:31:02,662 --> 00:31:04,364 of these Americans, only one 638 00:31:04,397 --> 00:31:06,933 will come out and make it to the finals 639 00:31:06,966 --> 00:31:10,236 because Garrett Weber-Gale, Jason Lezak and Michael Phelps 640 00:31:10,270 --> 00:31:12,839 will definitely be on that relay later on. 641 00:31:13,707 --> 00:31:18,078 [Cullen] Team USA, we try to rest our A-listers so Garrett, 642 00:31:18,078 --> 00:31:21,214 who won the 100 freestyle, was already resting. 643 00:31:21,247 --> 00:31:24,217 Jason was resting. And then Michael, of course, 644 00:31:24,250 --> 00:31:27,220 was already on the relay. Lucky duck. 645 00:31:27,253 --> 00:31:29,456 So there's only one spot left, so I had to try to beat all 646 00:31:29,489 --> 00:31:31,858 these, you know, A-list sprinters. 647 00:31:33,093 --> 00:31:34,394 [Narrator] And the hunger of those 648 00:31:34,427 --> 00:31:35,729 sprinters would produce 649 00:31:35,762 --> 00:31:41,101 a tremendous performance from the US's so called, B-listers. 650 00:31:41,668 --> 00:31:44,104 [Announcer] Cullen Jones was third in this event, Dan, 651 00:31:44,104 --> 00:31:47,474 at the Olympic trials. He was also third in the 50 652 00:31:47,507 --> 00:31:50,377 freestyle. He's sneaking up on the field now. 653 00:31:50,410 --> 00:31:52,345 All of a sudden, they're kind of bunched up together. 654 00:31:52,379 --> 00:31:54,514 What a great finish by Cullen Jones. 655 00:31:54,547 --> 00:31:55,882 There's no question in my mind 656 00:31:55,915 --> 00:31:58,451 it's going to take a world record to win the gold medal. 657 00:31:58,485 --> 00:32:00,520 47.6 on Cullen Jones. 658 00:32:00,553 --> 00:32:04,057 To the wall. He comes and that's a new world record. 659 00:32:05,325 --> 00:32:07,394 Matt Grevers. 660 00:32:07,594 --> 00:32:09,462 Cullen Jones. 661 00:32:09,662 --> 00:32:11,297 Nathan Adrian 662 00:32:11,331 --> 00:32:14,467 And Ben Wildman-Tobriner with a world record 663 00:32:14,501 --> 00:32:16,670 to take it into the finals. You know 664 00:32:16,703 --> 00:32:19,472 only one guy can join the rest though. 665 00:32:19,506 --> 00:32:21,107 Who's it going to be? 666 00:32:22,075 --> 00:32:23,777 - How'd you like to be Eddie Reese and Mark Schubert 667 00:32:23,810 --> 00:32:25,078 and have to decide which of 668 00:32:25,111 --> 00:32:26,946 this quartet goes to the final? 669 00:32:26,980 --> 00:32:28,381 - I think what Eddie Reese said 670 00:32:28,415 --> 00:32:30,917 to me was that if we all split something ridiculous and get 671 00:32:30,950 --> 00:32:34,621 the world record, that he might retire shortly 672 00:32:34,654 --> 00:32:37,257 just so they make the decision and then come back as a coach. 673 00:32:37,290 --> 00:32:40,827 So they've got some serious deciding to do. 674 00:32:40,860 --> 00:32:43,763 - So Cullen literally 675 00:32:43,797 --> 00:32:46,266 made the relay by the slimmest of margins. 676 00:32:46,299 --> 00:32:48,101 He's told me in the past that 677 00:32:48,101 --> 00:32:49,602 the head coach at the time, Eddie Reese, 678 00:32:49,636 --> 00:32:51,771 came up to him and said, you're on the relay. 679 00:32:51,805 --> 00:32:54,207 And it's by hundredths of a second. 680 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,510 - Blazing fast times in the heats, setting up what 681 00:32:57,544 --> 00:33:00,747 should be a dramatic sprint relay conclusion when Michael- 682 00:33:00,780 --> 00:33:02,182 [Narrator] And later that night 683 00:33:02,215 --> 00:33:03,917 came a sense of just how much 684 00:33:03,950 --> 00:33:06,886 attention would be on Jones in the morning. 685 00:33:07,654 --> 00:33:09,522 - I want to say, like 11 o'clock, 686 00:33:09,556 --> 00:33:13,560 12 o'clock at night, Michael's banging on the door. 687 00:33:13,593 --> 00:33:16,963 I open the door and he's like, the NBA guys are downstairs. 688 00:33:17,063 --> 00:33:18,164 They want to wish just good luck. 689 00:33:18,198 --> 00:33:20,333 And they're all downstairs. And I'm like, wait, what? 690 00:33:20,367 --> 00:33:22,736 I kick Ryan and I'm like NBA guys downstairs! 691 00:33:22,769 --> 00:33:24,904 And we start running down the stairs 692 00:33:24,938 --> 00:33:27,574 and like Kobe, LeBron, D Wade, all those guys are sitting 693 00:33:27,607 --> 00:33:30,377 outside and Michael had know LeBron 694 00:33:30,410 --> 00:33:32,212 from I think the ESPY's. 695 00:33:32,245 --> 00:33:33,546 I remember shaking his hand. 696 00:33:33,580 --> 00:33:34,781 He goes, Oh, snap. 697 00:33:34,814 --> 00:33:36,950 There's a black dude on the swim team. 698 00:33:37,650 --> 00:33:41,187 - First Nike had Michael Jordan, 699 00:33:41,221 --> 00:33:44,657 then the torch was passed to Tiger Woods. 700 00:33:44,691 --> 00:33:47,093 Now they have Cullen Jones. 701 00:33:47,260 --> 00:33:50,430 - That's the word there. Irvington, New Jersey. 702 00:33:50,463 --> 00:33:52,899 Look, do a search online and you see that almost all 703 00:33:52,932 --> 00:33:56,236 stories about that city involve crime. 704 00:33:56,269 --> 00:33:58,805 This story and the young man it's about 705 00:33:58,838 --> 00:34:00,440 are glowing exceptions. 706 00:34:01,174 --> 00:34:02,208 - Should I be looking at you? 707 00:34:02,242 --> 00:34:03,309 - You're gonna be looking at me. 708 00:34:03,343 --> 00:34:04,811 I'm going to move in. - Ok. 709 00:34:21,661 --> 00:34:24,597 - Kept getting it from people walking down the street. 710 00:34:24,631 --> 00:34:25,632 Oh, my God, 711 00:34:25,665 --> 00:34:28,301 you're that swimmer, you're the black swimmer. 712 00:34:28,335 --> 00:34:29,736 So my name was just everywhere. 713 00:34:29,769 --> 00:34:31,705 Media really portrayed me 714 00:34:31,738 --> 00:34:36,443 after that as this African-American hope. 715 00:34:36,476 --> 00:34:37,577 I mean, my name was being 716 00:34:37,610 --> 00:34:39,713 thrown in with your Tiger Woods, 717 00:34:39,746 --> 00:34:43,350 your Serena and Venus Williams and Arthur Ashe. 718 00:34:43,383 --> 00:34:46,186 And I'm just like wh-wh-wha? 719 00:34:46,219 --> 00:34:48,088 I just like swimming fast. 720 00:34:57,297 --> 00:35:00,233 (soft music) 721 00:35:01,101 --> 00:35:06,439 (Speaking in French) 722 00:35:12,212 --> 00:35:16,383 (Speaking in French) 723 00:35:21,521 --> 00:35:23,890 (Speaking in French) 724 00:35:28,294 --> 00:35:29,529 [Narrator] As the halfway point 725 00:35:29,562 --> 00:35:32,632 of the Beijing relay approached the U.S. and France 726 00:35:32,665 --> 00:35:36,803 for one and two in the race. With Fred Bousquet set to swim 727 00:35:36,836 --> 00:35:39,639 head to head against Cullen Jones. 728 00:35:40,340 --> 00:35:41,608 [Announcer] How many times have I broken 729 00:35:41,641 --> 00:35:43,810 this down, Dan, over the last two weeks? 730 00:35:43,843 --> 00:35:45,111 You know, the Americans are 731 00:35:45,145 --> 00:35:47,847 certainly capable of doing, but each one of them have 732 00:35:47,881 --> 00:35:51,651 to have the perfect race to be able to beat the French. 733 00:35:52,919 --> 00:35:54,354 - On the right side, 734 00:35:54,387 --> 00:35:56,890 all the NBA guys are there on the left side, George Bush, 735 00:35:56,923 --> 00:35:58,558 the current president at the time, is there. 736 00:35:58,591 --> 00:36:01,828 And it's just like, this is huge. 737 00:36:01,861 --> 00:36:03,830 You feel like a gladiator. 738 00:36:04,030 --> 00:36:06,366 It's just noise because there's so 739 00:36:06,399 --> 00:36:08,868 many different languages being screamed. 740 00:36:08,902 --> 00:36:10,704 And I'm a part of it. 741 00:36:10,737 --> 00:36:13,073 And I'm looking at all this and I'm just like, 742 00:36:14,174 --> 00:36:17,510 Go. The only thing in my head is go. 743 00:36:18,244 --> 00:36:20,447 I wasn't thinking about mechanics, I wasn't thinking 744 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,283 about my turn, my start. Jump, go. 745 00:36:23,316 --> 00:36:24,684 That's it. 746 00:36:24,718 --> 00:36:25,919 [Announcer] Freddie Bousquet, 747 00:36:25,952 --> 00:36:29,422 has taken over the lead though for France. 748 00:36:29,456 --> 00:36:32,726 Fastest relay split in history in the prelims. 749 00:36:32,759 --> 00:36:35,128 And then you've got Cullen Jones. 750 00:36:37,063 --> 00:36:40,500 (Speaking in French) 751 00:36:45,672 --> 00:36:48,875 (Speaking in French) 752 00:36:53,613 --> 00:36:57,317 (Speaking in French) 753 00:37:00,420 --> 00:37:04,190 (Speaking in French) 754 00:37:19,706 --> 00:37:22,509 [Cullen] I blacked out, I honestly don't remember 755 00:37:22,542 --> 00:37:25,712 a lot of it. I just remember pushing 756 00:37:25,745 --> 00:37:28,114 and just faster, faster, faster, faster. 757 00:37:28,148 --> 00:37:30,850 No, no, no, no, faster, faster. 758 00:37:30,884 --> 00:37:33,086 And I remember hitting the wall, 759 00:37:33,119 --> 00:37:34,921 and my first thought was... 760 00:37:36,623 --> 00:37:37,924 I just runined this. 761 00:37:40,193 --> 00:37:42,062 [Announcer] Freddie Bousquet 762 00:37:42,062 --> 00:37:45,532 has taken over the lead though for France. 763 00:37:45,565 --> 00:37:49,703 Fastest relay split in history and the prelims 764 00:37:49,736 --> 00:37:51,538 for Bousquet. 765 00:37:52,072 --> 00:37:54,541 - In the video, it looks like Cullen's not 766 00:37:54,574 --> 00:37:57,077 swimming well, but you just have to do some 767 00:37:57,110 --> 00:37:59,145 comparison of, like Fred Bousquet, 768 00:37:59,179 --> 00:38:00,680 he had had the fastest relay 769 00:38:00,714 --> 00:38:03,450 split in history in the prelims. 770 00:38:05,752 --> 00:38:07,354 [Announcer] France has taken the lead up 771 00:38:07,387 --> 00:38:10,023 there in lane five over the United States. 772 00:38:10,757 --> 00:38:12,826 - I've been there, I've been on both ends, man, 773 00:38:12,859 --> 00:38:15,729 I've been on the end of trying to chase somebody down, 774 00:38:15,762 --> 00:38:18,531 which is a really good feeling when you do chase them down. 775 00:38:18,565 --> 00:38:21,301 And then I've been on the feeling of being chased down. 776 00:38:21,334 --> 00:38:23,837 It literally is like swimming 777 00:38:23,870 --> 00:38:26,039 with a big lead weight on your back 778 00:38:26,039 --> 00:38:27,240 when that happens. 779 00:38:27,273 --> 00:38:30,910 When somebody starts to go by you, it's so difficult. 780 00:38:30,944 --> 00:38:36,950 So for Cullen Jones to remain poised in that situation, 781 00:38:37,050 --> 00:38:41,955 to remain focused on what he had to do was pretty amazing. 782 00:38:42,055 --> 00:38:43,590 And he did it. 783 00:38:44,190 --> 00:38:45,959 [Announcer] Freddie Bousquet, 784 00:38:46,059 --> 00:38:49,496 has taking over the lead, though, for France. 785 00:38:50,830 --> 00:38:53,433 - I was a half of a stroke ahead of him. 786 00:38:56,302 --> 00:38:58,071 - It hurts. 787 00:38:58,071 --> 00:38:59,339 Yeah. 788 00:38:59,639 --> 00:39:01,508 [Michael] If you look at it, Freddie made 789 00:39:01,541 --> 00:39:03,376 up so much ground that first 50. 790 00:39:03,576 --> 00:39:07,147 Cullen hung on as much as he could. 791 00:39:07,180 --> 00:39:09,015 That's a tough man to swim with. 792 00:39:09,783 --> 00:39:11,885 [Announcer] Fastest relay split in history 793 00:39:11,918 --> 00:39:14,220 in the prelims for Bousquet. 794 00:39:15,255 --> 00:39:18,625 (Speaking in French) 795 00:39:24,230 --> 00:39:26,800 (Speaking in French) 796 00:39:30,737 --> 00:39:34,341 (Speaking in French) 797 00:39:43,083 --> 00:39:44,718 [Announcer] France has taken the lead 798 00:39:44,751 --> 00:39:47,387 up there in lane five over the United States. 799 00:39:47,587 --> 00:39:49,589 [Narrator] Bousquet had given France a lead 800 00:39:49,622 --> 00:39:52,926 of more than half a second over the U.S. 801 00:39:52,959 --> 00:39:55,562 A virtual eternity in a race 802 00:39:55,595 --> 00:39:58,798 that had just 100 meters to go. 803 00:40:00,033 --> 00:40:02,202 [Announcer] I just don't think they can do it, Dan. 804 00:40:08,775 --> 00:40:11,277 (Speaking in French) 805 00:40:11,311 --> 00:40:13,847 [Narrator] In 2008, Alain Bernard 806 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:16,649 arrived in Beijing as the fastest 100 807 00:40:16,683 --> 00:40:19,352 meter freestyler in swimming history. 808 00:40:19,853 --> 00:40:22,288 Capping a rapid two year ascent 809 00:40:22,322 --> 00:40:24,024 to the top of his sport. 810 00:40:26,226 --> 00:40:28,294 (Speaking in French) 811 00:40:35,068 --> 00:40:38,138 (Speaking in French) 812 00:40:45,278 --> 00:40:47,414 (Speaking in French) 813 00:40:54,954 --> 00:40:57,190 (Speaking in French) 814 00:41:00,326 --> 00:41:02,729 [Announcer] Alain Bernard awaits as the anchor guy 815 00:41:02,762 --> 00:41:05,965 and Jason Lezak is going to have to make up 816 00:41:06,066 --> 00:41:09,836 some ground on Alain Bernard who stands 6'5, 817 00:41:09,869 --> 00:41:11,938 he can absolutely fly. 818 00:41:13,373 --> 00:41:16,509 (Speaking in French) 819 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:24,451 (Speaking in French) 820 00:41:30,357 --> 00:41:32,192 [Announcer] I just don't think they can do it, Dan, 821 00:41:32,225 --> 00:41:34,127 I mean, Jason Lezak has been 822 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:36,663 there how many times in his career? 823 00:41:39,833 --> 00:41:43,403 Lane seven, Jason Lezak has won the last couple 824 00:41:43,436 --> 00:41:45,138 of national championships in this event. 825 00:41:45,171 --> 00:41:47,941 [Narrator] Jason Lezak was a late bloomer as a swimmer. 826 00:41:48,475 --> 00:41:49,642 He didn't develop 827 00:41:49,676 --> 00:41:52,612 into an Olympic caliber racer until after he graduated 828 00:41:52,645 --> 00:41:55,682 from the University of California, Santa Barbara, 829 00:41:55,715 --> 00:42:00,420 and he made his first Olympic team at the age of 24 in 2000. 830 00:42:02,922 --> 00:42:04,891 [Announcer] Well, if you want a full dose of 831 00:42:04,924 --> 00:42:06,526 the Australian American rivalry 832 00:42:06,559 --> 00:42:09,162 we've been talking about, this is it. 833 00:42:09,195 --> 00:42:10,964 The finals of the men's 4 by 100-- 834 00:42:12,432 --> 00:42:14,968 [Jason] The Americans had seven years, I believe, 835 00:42:15,068 --> 00:42:16,069 at winning this 836 00:42:16,102 --> 00:42:18,805 never losing this race and Olympic history going 837 00:42:18,838 --> 00:42:20,840 into my first Olympic Games in 2000. 838 00:42:20,874 --> 00:42:22,575 So we had all that history 839 00:42:22,609 --> 00:42:26,112 behind us and we thought, hey, this is a gold medal because 840 00:42:26,146 --> 00:42:28,848 this is what we've done and this is how good we are. 841 00:42:28,882 --> 00:42:31,885 And the first experience wasn't quite what we expected. 842 00:42:32,318 --> 00:42:33,787 [Announcer] Twenty five meters to go. 843 00:42:33,820 --> 00:42:36,690 It's Gary Hall, Jr. and Alain Bernard 844 00:42:36,723 --> 00:42:39,693 It's US and Australia. Gold finishing for Australia. 845 00:42:39,726 --> 00:42:42,128 US, Australia! US, Australia! 846 00:42:46,433 --> 00:42:49,536 And Australia have got the gold medal! 847 00:42:50,103 --> 00:42:52,539 Australia beat the US! 848 00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:55,542 And the streak is over! 849 00:42:58,745 --> 00:43:01,214 - It was pretty hard to swallow. 850 00:43:01,247 --> 00:43:03,450 I mean, you can see the reaction from us, 851 00:43:03,483 --> 00:43:05,852 and I've actually someone sent me a picture a few years back. 852 00:43:05,885 --> 00:43:07,420 We had someone leaning over the block. 853 00:43:07,454 --> 00:43:08,388 The other person had their 854 00:43:08,421 --> 00:43:10,357 hand on him, like with their head down. 855 00:43:10,390 --> 00:43:11,725 We did our best. 856 00:43:11,758 --> 00:43:13,293 They were just a little bit better that day. 857 00:43:13,793 --> 00:43:15,729 [Narrator] Four years later in Athens, 858 00:43:15,762 --> 00:43:19,733 Lezak was again on the 4 by 1 free relay team. 859 00:43:19,766 --> 00:43:23,069 This time with a 19 year old, Michael Phelps. 860 00:43:24,671 --> 00:43:28,074 - In 2004, we thought we could win 861 00:43:28,074 --> 00:43:31,511 and South Africans just came out of nowhere and kind 862 00:43:31,544 --> 00:43:34,247 of blasted one and they got out to a quick start early 863 00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:36,950 and we were kind of toasted off the start. 864 00:43:37,150 --> 00:43:39,085 [Announcer] Off they go! 865 00:43:39,252 --> 00:43:43,189 There's no way. There is no way Jason Lezak 866 00:43:43,223 --> 00:43:44,991 is going to catch Neethling. 867 00:43:45,091 --> 00:43:46,793 He's just too battle tested. 868 00:43:46,826 --> 00:43:48,995 He's been there over and over again. 869 00:43:49,095 --> 00:43:50,296 Jason Lezak, one of the best 870 00:43:50,330 --> 00:43:52,732 sprinters in the world. No question about it. 871 00:43:52,766 --> 00:43:54,100 But he's just going to run out room. 872 00:43:54,134 --> 00:43:55,402 Look at that, a body length. 873 00:43:55,435 --> 00:43:58,505 You can't give a body length in a hundred freestyle. 874 00:43:58,538 --> 00:43:59,506 There's just no way. 875 00:44:01,041 --> 00:44:03,476 A new world record for South Africa. 876 00:44:08,481 --> 00:44:10,717 [Announcer] Welcome back to Beijing as we continue 877 00:44:10,750 --> 00:44:12,886 live from these Olympics, a look inside the state-- 878 00:44:12,919 --> 00:44:15,488 [Narrator] When Beijing came around and Lezak made 879 00:44:15,522 --> 00:44:19,559 the Olympics again at age 32, he was voted the swim team's 880 00:44:19,592 --> 00:44:22,729 captain and brought to the 4 by 1 relay, 881 00:44:22,762 --> 00:44:26,700 a quiet hunger fueled by the disappointment of the past. 882 00:44:29,869 --> 00:44:32,439 - We all were ready in our suits, we walked into this 883 00:44:32,472 --> 00:44:35,842 hallway and Jason pulled us over to the side, he said, 884 00:44:35,875 --> 00:44:38,411 I've been to this race many times. 885 00:44:38,445 --> 00:44:41,314 And he said, when we go up and try and swim it as 886 00:44:41,348 --> 00:44:44,284 individuals, the result is not a good one. 887 00:44:44,317 --> 00:44:45,585 So we're going to go to this race. 888 00:44:45,618 --> 00:44:47,754 We're gonna swim four hundred, we're going to do it together. 889 00:44:47,787 --> 00:44:50,390 And, I remember Michael and Cullen and I just looked 890 00:44:50,423 --> 00:44:52,992 at each other like this guy is the God. 891 00:44:53,093 --> 00:44:54,561 - He had that switch. 892 00:44:54,594 --> 00:44:55,762 I don't know what it was, 893 00:44:55,795 --> 00:44:58,698 but he got so amped for relays. He was just 894 00:44:58,732 --> 00:45:01,034 a different human for those moments. 895 00:45:01,034 --> 00:45:03,103 And it was cool to be a part of, cool to watch. 896 00:45:08,508 --> 00:45:10,043 [Announcer] Jason Lezak 897 00:45:10,043 --> 00:45:12,078 is going to have to make up some ground 898 00:45:12,112 --> 00:45:16,750 on Alain Bernard who stands 6'5 and can absolutely fly. 899 00:45:18,118 --> 00:45:20,587 (crowd cheering) 900 00:45:25,792 --> 00:45:28,128 [Announcer] I just don't think they can do it, Dan, 901 00:45:28,161 --> 00:45:29,763 I mean, Jason Lezak has been there 902 00:45:29,796 --> 00:45:32,132 how many times in his career? 903 00:45:32,165 --> 00:45:34,734 Has he anchored this free relay and medley relay 904 00:45:34,768 --> 00:45:37,170 but I just don't think he can do it. 905 00:45:37,203 --> 00:45:40,206 He's trying to ride that wave as much as possible. 906 00:45:40,240 --> 00:45:42,175 Bernard is pulling away from him. 907 00:45:43,276 --> 00:45:45,812 - At about twenty five meters, they show this side angle 908 00:45:45,845 --> 00:45:49,082 video shot and Lezak's head is at Bernard's feet. 909 00:45:49,082 --> 00:45:50,116 And I remember looking 910 00:45:50,150 --> 00:45:52,085 at Michael and I looked at each other in the eye 911 00:45:52,085 --> 00:45:53,319 and we thought the exact same thing. 912 00:45:53,353 --> 00:45:56,523 We thought, oh, my God, we're going to win the silver. 913 00:45:57,123 --> 00:45:58,324 [Announcer] Lezak, 914 00:45:58,358 --> 00:46:01,194 a three time Olympian world record is absolutely going 915 00:46:01,227 --> 00:46:03,797 to be shattered here. The United States 916 00:46:03,830 --> 00:46:05,031 try to hang on to second. 917 00:46:05,031 --> 00:46:07,100 They should get the silver medal. 918 00:46:07,867 --> 00:46:11,071 - It was almost like, well, we tried, right? 919 00:46:11,104 --> 00:46:12,372 I guess it's over. 920 00:46:12,405 --> 00:46:14,240 - I was so out of breath and blacking out. 921 00:46:14,274 --> 00:46:16,776 I go under to the side 922 00:46:16,810 --> 00:46:20,714 and I remember turning around and watching Jason. 923 00:46:20,747 --> 00:46:23,850 And I'm like, oh, my God, he's on the lane line. 924 00:46:25,085 --> 00:46:26,720 Oh, my God, he's on the lane line! 925 00:46:26,753 --> 00:46:29,489 Yes, yes, draft him draft him. And he's sitting there 926 00:46:29,522 --> 00:46:31,291 the whole time, I just see him catching him, 927 00:46:31,324 --> 00:46:33,693 catching him, flips, catching him, catching him. 928 00:46:35,395 --> 00:46:37,063 - And with a twenty five to go, 929 00:46:37,063 --> 00:46:38,865 all of a sudden it looked like 930 00:46:39,532 --> 00:46:41,167 we have a shot. 931 00:46:41,368 --> 00:46:44,170 [Announcer] Australia is in bronze territory right now, 932 00:46:44,204 --> 00:46:48,074 but Lezak is closing a little bit on Bernard. 933 00:46:48,074 --> 00:46:50,343 Can the veteran chase him down? 934 00:46:50,377 --> 00:46:52,145 And pull off a shocker here? 935 00:46:52,445 --> 00:46:55,181 - Well there's no doubt that he's tightening up. 936 00:46:55,215 --> 00:46:57,984 - Looked like the piano had fallen on Bernard's back. 937 00:46:58,385 --> 00:47:00,787 And Lezak, he rode that lane line the whole way. 938 00:47:04,224 --> 00:47:07,027 (Speaking in French) 939 00:47:10,030 --> 00:47:13,867 (Speaking in French) 940 00:47:23,276 --> 00:47:24,711 [Announcer] Well there's no doubt 941 00:47:24,744 --> 00:47:26,179 that he's tightening up. 942 00:47:26,780 --> 00:47:28,548 Bernard is losing some ground. 943 00:47:28,581 --> 00:47:31,618 Here comes Lezak! Unbelievable at the end! 944 00:47:31,818 --> 00:47:34,120 He's done it! The US has done it! 945 00:47:35,121 --> 00:47:38,091 (crowd cheering) 946 00:47:45,565 --> 00:47:48,301 46.06 split for Lezak. 947 00:47:48,335 --> 00:47:50,837 What a clutch fast swim when they needed it. 948 00:47:52,339 --> 00:47:55,075 Who's talking now? 949 00:47:56,476 --> 00:47:58,645 - Jason Lezak, 46.0 950 00:47:58,678 --> 00:48:01,681 46.0, are you kidding me? 951 00:48:01,715 --> 00:48:06,486 The fastest time it has been ten years, twelve years now. 952 00:48:06,519 --> 00:48:09,422 No one has gone that fast. Ever. 953 00:48:10,023 --> 00:48:13,693 (Speaking in French) 954 00:48:22,535 --> 00:48:24,037 - The emotions are ridiculous. 955 00:48:24,070 --> 00:48:27,307 That was... I can still hear the roar. 956 00:48:28,675 --> 00:48:30,276 [Announcer] Superman does it again. 957 00:48:30,310 --> 00:48:32,846 Garrett-Weber-Gale a part of it. 958 00:48:32,879 --> 00:48:36,049 Welcome to the Olympics, Garrett, his first Olympics 959 00:48:36,950 --> 00:48:38,084 - It was so close, 960 00:48:38,118 --> 00:48:40,453 I remember looking at the scoreboard on the far end. 961 00:48:40,487 --> 00:48:42,489 I see United States of America with a one next to it. 962 00:48:42,522 --> 00:48:43,890 And I had to look a second 963 00:48:43,923 --> 00:48:46,693 time because I just, like, could barely even believe it. 964 00:48:48,395 --> 00:48:49,662 [Announcer] Stunned. 965 00:48:50,930 --> 00:48:52,599 I think they need to use another 966 00:48:52,632 --> 00:48:54,100 word other than smash. 967 00:48:57,604 --> 00:48:58,772 - Looking at the replay, 968 00:48:58,805 --> 00:49:01,174 it's funny to see it took Cullen so long to swim over 969 00:49:01,207 --> 00:49:04,678 to the side and he was so tired that he wound up staying 970 00:49:04,711 --> 00:49:07,480 on the side of the pool to watch the end of that race. 971 00:49:07,514 --> 00:49:08,715 And then you see him jumping 972 00:49:08,748 --> 00:49:12,018 up for joy as I touch that wall and celebrating. 973 00:49:12,152 --> 00:49:15,021 [Announcer] What a clutch, fast swim when they needed it. 974 00:49:15,021 --> 00:49:16,022 Who's talking now? 975 00:49:20,293 --> 00:49:24,631 - It was so devastating and I know... I'm not laughing. 976 00:49:24,664 --> 00:49:28,568 I promise I'm not laughing, but I'm laughing with Dan 977 00:49:28,601 --> 00:49:31,671 saying, Who's talking now? At the end. 978 00:49:32,172 --> 00:49:34,407 I laugh because I don't want to cry for France. 979 00:49:34,441 --> 00:49:35,742 I really want to cry for them. 980 00:49:35,775 --> 00:49:38,211 But at that moment, 981 00:49:38,244 --> 00:49:40,413 it worked out perfectly for the United States 982 00:49:40,447 --> 00:49:42,215 in the villain in the water for sure. 983 00:49:42,248 --> 00:49:44,617 - I think he was one of the greatest, 984 00:49:44,651 --> 00:49:47,454 if not the greatest relay swimmers we've ever seen. 985 00:49:47,487 --> 00:49:48,822 - If you raced that race any 986 00:49:48,855 --> 00:49:52,225 other time, nine times out of 10, France wins. 100 percent. 987 00:50:01,201 --> 00:50:03,837 - The stars really aligned on that race. 988 00:50:17,117 --> 00:50:19,185 [Rowdy] It really is 989 00:50:19,719 --> 00:50:22,055 so difficult 990 00:50:22,088 --> 00:50:23,723 to explain 991 00:50:24,424 --> 00:50:26,292 how he did what he did. 992 00:50:26,993 --> 00:50:28,061 To this day, 993 00:50:28,094 --> 00:50:31,197 so many years later, I have a hard time putting 994 00:50:31,231 --> 00:50:34,334 in words what happened because I get asked all the time. 995 00:50:34,367 --> 00:50:35,769 Especially when I'm with Jason. 996 00:50:35,802 --> 00:50:37,470 You know, they ask Jason and they ask me. 997 00:50:37,504 --> 00:50:40,206 Well, what do you think, Rowdy? How did he do it? 998 00:50:40,674 --> 00:50:42,208 And 999 00:50:42,242 --> 00:50:47,247 again, I'll say it's the triumph of the human spirit. 1000 00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:49,916 I really believe 1001 00:50:49,949 --> 00:50:53,520 that it's in all of us, you know, 1002 00:50:53,553 --> 00:50:57,590 and I know that it sounds very corny, but I really believe 1003 00:50:57,624 --> 00:51:01,795 what Jason had in that moment is in all of us. 1004 00:51:02,929 --> 00:51:06,766 We just have a hard time tapping into that. 1005 00:51:08,201 --> 00:51:12,472 I think somehow or another, he tapped into the frustration 1006 00:51:12,505 --> 00:51:14,507 of the two Olympic Games before. 1007 00:51:15,442 --> 00:51:18,778 I think he tapped into the physical part 1008 00:51:18,812 --> 00:51:23,149 of riding Bernard's wave as long as he could. 1009 00:51:23,183 --> 00:51:27,620 I think he tapped into knowing that maybe in the back of his 1010 00:51:27,654 --> 00:51:31,191 mind, Bernard went out too fast at the first 50. 1011 00:51:31,224 --> 00:51:32,525 I mean, if he's a professional 1012 00:51:32,559 --> 00:51:34,661 relay swimmer, he knows these things. 1013 00:51:34,694 --> 00:51:36,162 And... 1014 00:51:36,830 --> 00:51:41,401 I think in the end, he was tired of losing. 1015 00:51:41,434 --> 00:51:44,838 I think he just finally said, I've had it. 1016 00:51:45,238 --> 00:51:48,174 And for 50 meters, 1017 00:51:48,208 --> 00:51:52,278 I'm going to show them that I am tired. 1018 00:51:52,312 --> 00:51:53,847 I'm going to win. 1019 00:52:07,327 --> 00:52:09,262 [Narrator] If the relay was the greatest 1020 00:52:09,295 --> 00:52:11,431 moment of Jason Lezak's career, 1021 00:52:11,464 --> 00:52:14,601 it was the most disappointing of Alain Bernard's. 1022 00:52:16,603 --> 00:52:19,739 (Speaking in French) 1023 00:52:27,814 --> 00:52:30,383 (Speaking in French) 1024 00:52:34,154 --> 00:52:36,923 (Speaking in French) 1025 00:52:41,127 --> 00:52:42,128 [Announcer] Wow! 1026 00:52:43,763 --> 00:52:45,398 That might be the most 1027 00:52:45,432 --> 00:52:49,636 incredible relay split I've ever seen in my entire life. 1028 00:52:50,303 --> 00:52:54,808 46 flat, not only was that the fastest in history, 1029 00:52:54,841 --> 00:52:57,844 it blew away the fastest in history. 1030 00:52:57,877 --> 00:53:01,047 French are still in shock. 1031 00:53:01,047 --> 00:53:04,317 I think they need to use another word other than smash 1032 00:53:05,719 --> 00:53:08,321 (Speaking in French) 1033 00:53:15,495 --> 00:53:16,963 - Bob said it to me. 1034 00:53:17,063 --> 00:53:18,398 I don't know where he heard it, 1035 00:53:18,431 --> 00:53:21,101 but Bob said it to me and he knows that I 1036 00:53:21,801 --> 00:53:23,536 I enjoy it, but, I mean, 1037 00:53:23,570 --> 00:53:25,171 who knows, maybe he could have made it up. 1038 00:53:26,172 --> 00:53:27,407 Who knows? But I mean, 1039 00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:31,878 I do know that they were talking some smack 1040 00:53:31,911 --> 00:53:33,213 leading into that final. 1041 00:53:33,246 --> 00:53:34,414 And 1042 00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:42,622 (Speaking in French) 1043 00:53:48,995 --> 00:53:51,598 (Speaking in French) 1044 00:53:57,404 --> 00:54:01,107 (Speaking in French) 1045 00:54:05,412 --> 00:54:10,050 (Speaking in French) 1046 00:54:17,357 --> 00:54:19,626 (Speaking in French) 1047 00:54:29,903 --> 00:54:31,571 - There were media reports 1048 00:54:31,604 --> 00:54:33,840 that Alain Bernard said that the French were going 1049 00:54:33,873 --> 00:54:35,542 to smash the Americans in the relay. 1050 00:54:35,575 --> 00:54:36,976 Is that an accurate quote? 1051 00:54:37,077 --> 00:54:39,646 And what do you think of his anger level? 1052 00:54:40,413 --> 00:54:41,815 (Speaking in French) 1053 00:54:49,489 --> 00:54:51,925 (Speaking in French) 1054 00:54:57,564 --> 00:54:59,733 (Speaking in French) 1055 00:55:01,267 --> 00:55:02,936 - Well, the French have said 1056 00:55:03,036 --> 00:55:04,571 we're going to smash the Americans. 1057 00:55:04,604 --> 00:55:06,773 Who's talking now, guys? 1058 00:55:07,173 --> 00:55:09,642 - We are. The United States of America. 1059 00:55:09,676 --> 00:55:12,045 (Speaking in French) 1060 00:55:17,550 --> 00:55:20,387 (Speaking in French) 1061 00:55:26,059 --> 00:55:27,060 - Who knows? 1062 00:55:27,260 --> 00:55:28,261 Whatever it is, 1063 00:55:29,362 --> 00:55:31,431 the outcome was how we wanted it, how I wanted it. 1064 00:55:31,464 --> 00:55:32,799 So (laughs) 1065 00:55:33,767 --> 00:55:35,368 We brought one home for our country. 1066 00:55:35,402 --> 00:55:37,103 So I don't know. 1067 00:55:45,311 --> 00:55:49,716 - I could redo it 10 times, but the sport is winning 1068 00:55:49,749 --> 00:55:52,085 and losing, but I think at the end 1069 00:55:52,085 --> 00:55:54,220 of the day, you have to respect those 1070 00:55:54,254 --> 00:55:56,890 who took part in this wonderful final. 1071 00:55:56,923 --> 00:55:58,925 It's one of the highlights 1072 00:55:58,958 --> 00:56:02,095 of the Olympic Games and beating the world record 1073 00:56:02,128 --> 00:56:05,198 by four seconds and still not being an Olympic winner 1074 00:56:05,231 --> 00:56:06,700 is something. 1075 00:56:17,243 --> 00:56:20,046 [Announcer] Jason Lezak has been there how many times 1076 00:56:20,046 --> 00:56:22,315 in his career? - But if you look at it here, 1077 00:56:22,349 --> 00:56:24,184 Lezak doesn't look like he's over swimming it. 1078 00:56:24,784 --> 00:56:26,353 You can see a lot of people in this spot 1079 00:56:26,386 --> 00:56:27,554 will over swim a race like this. 1080 00:56:27,754 --> 00:56:30,724 [Announcer] Trying to ride that wave as much as possible. 1081 00:56:30,757 --> 00:56:32,158 Bernard is pulling away from him. 1082 00:56:32,192 --> 00:56:35,829 [Narrator] For all the drama, all the extraordinary ups 1083 00:56:35,862 --> 00:56:39,099 and downs that transpired over those three minutes and eight 1084 00:56:39,132 --> 00:56:41,067 point two four seconds, 1085 00:56:42,435 --> 00:56:44,170 the 4 by 100 meter free 1086 00:56:44,204 --> 00:56:46,973 relay was just the second of Michael Phelps' 1087 00:56:47,073 --> 00:56:49,809 eight races in Beijing. - And then 15 meters to go, 1088 00:56:49,843 --> 00:56:51,077 I was like, holy, we have a chance. 1089 00:56:51,378 --> 00:56:52,779 - But improbably, 1090 00:56:52,812 --> 00:56:56,750 the victory meant his quest for eight golds 1091 00:56:56,783 --> 00:56:58,385 was still alive. 1092 00:56:58,585 --> 00:57:00,253 [Announcer] What a clutch fast swim 1093 00:57:00,286 --> 00:57:01,621 when they needed it. 1094 00:57:02,222 --> 00:57:05,025 - You know, you can go back and slice it a half dozen ways 1095 00:57:05,025 --> 00:57:08,728 and it's it's going to be close no matter what, but, 1096 00:57:08,762 --> 00:57:10,497 I mean, I will always say we 1097 00:57:10,530 --> 00:57:12,332 had the perfect team to get it done. 1098 00:57:15,301 --> 00:57:17,704 [Announcer] So here we go, Rowdy, Michael Phelps looking- 1099 00:57:17,737 --> 00:57:19,839 [Narrator] The next six races, would continue one 1100 00:57:19,873 --> 00:57:23,043 of the greatest Olympic dramas in history. 1101 00:57:23,043 --> 00:57:25,345 [Announcer] Michael Phelps once again 1102 00:57:25,378 --> 00:57:26,780 making it look easy. 1103 00:57:26,813 --> 00:57:30,383 Another gold medal for America's Michael Phelps 1104 00:57:30,417 --> 00:57:31,818 He's going to stand alone 1105 00:57:31,851 --> 00:57:34,921 in Olympic history, is it going to be a world record? 1106 00:57:34,954 --> 00:57:36,056 Yes! 1107 00:57:36,089 --> 00:57:37,557 We've been watching Michael Phelps every night. 1108 00:57:37,590 --> 00:57:38,625 I got sucked into all 1109 00:57:38,658 --> 00:57:40,694 the drama with him winning eight gold medals. 1110 00:57:40,727 --> 00:57:43,063 My husband has to drag me out of bed because I'm exhausted. 1111 00:57:43,229 --> 00:57:45,498 - Phelps mania sweeping the globe. 1112 00:57:45,532 --> 00:57:47,500 And certainly sweeping the United States. 1113 00:57:47,534 --> 00:57:49,169 - We're getting reports that our 1114 00:57:49,202 --> 00:57:50,670 broadcast may be causing some 1115 00:57:50,704 --> 00:57:53,573 issues with your sleep back in the States. 1116 00:57:53,606 --> 00:57:56,376 And we just want you to know we feel your pain. 1117 00:57:57,243 --> 00:57:58,645 - Michael Phelps about ready 1118 00:57:58,678 --> 00:58:01,448 to add to his incredible Olympic gold total. 1119 00:58:01,481 --> 00:58:03,149 Keep it perfect here at these 1120 00:58:03,183 --> 00:58:06,653 Beijing Games, all of them world records. 1121 00:58:07,120 --> 00:58:10,290 Michael Phelps looking for another world record. 1122 00:58:10,590 --> 00:58:12,592 And is he going to make it a perfect six 1123 00:58:12,625 --> 00:58:16,262 for six world records? The answer to that is yes! 1124 00:58:16,696 --> 00:58:20,166 And the drive for eight Olympic golds continues 1125 00:58:20,200 --> 00:58:21,601 for Michael Phelps. 1126 00:58:21,801 --> 00:58:23,737 - You know, looking back at it, 1127 00:58:23,770 --> 00:58:25,638 not just this race going back to the hundredth of a second 1128 00:58:25,672 --> 00:58:28,041 in the hundred fly like everything. 1129 00:58:28,074 --> 00:58:29,476 It was the touches. 1130 00:58:29,509 --> 00:58:31,177 [Announcer] Phelps needs to get by Cavic. 1131 00:58:31,211 --> 00:58:34,481 Does he have enough in the tank to get it done? 1132 00:58:34,514 --> 00:58:38,051 Cavic is swimming tough. Phelps above him in lane 5. 1133 00:58:38,385 --> 00:58:40,453 I don't know if he's going to catch him. 1134 00:58:41,454 --> 00:58:43,056 He gets it done again! 1135 00:58:43,056 --> 00:58:45,625 He did it! He did it again! He got it done again! 1136 00:58:46,059 --> 00:58:48,495 For the second straight Olympics, 1137 00:58:48,528 --> 00:58:51,164 Phelps in the end, gets it done. 1138 00:58:51,197 --> 00:58:53,667 One one hundredth of a second! 1139 00:58:55,068 --> 00:58:56,703 Lezak is going to try to hold 1140 00:58:56,736 --> 00:58:59,739 off Sullivan here to put away the eighth gold for Phelps. 1141 00:58:59,773 --> 00:59:01,675 Phelps is going to touch the wall. 1142 00:59:02,742 --> 00:59:04,644 And in goes Lezak. 1143 00:59:04,878 --> 00:59:07,847 Just about 30 meters left for Lezak to get Phelps 1144 00:59:07,881 --> 00:59:10,016 the greatest single performance in Olympic Games 1145 00:59:10,050 --> 00:59:13,720 history. Lezak trying to hold off Eamon Sullivan above him. 1146 00:59:13,753 --> 00:59:15,889 Lezak going to break the world record. 1147 00:59:15,922 --> 00:59:17,891 Trying to stay ahead of Sullivan. 1148 00:59:18,091 --> 00:59:21,261 And Lezak, the hero in the 400 free relay 1149 00:59:21,294 --> 00:59:23,563 won't let Phelps down at all. 1150 00:59:24,197 --> 00:59:27,634 History in Beijing for Michael Phelps 1151 00:59:29,936 --> 00:59:34,040 - Everything was meant to be for that week. 1152 00:59:34,074 --> 00:59:36,643 It was magical. It really was. 1153 00:59:36,943 --> 00:59:40,914 (National Anthem plays) 1154 00:59:40,947 --> 00:59:42,782 [Announcer] Move over Mark Spitz. 1155 00:59:42,816 --> 00:59:44,517 Eight for eight. 1156 00:59:47,654 --> 00:59:49,823 [Announcer] Australia is in bronze territory 1157 00:59:49,856 --> 00:59:51,157 right now but Lezak is 1158 00:59:51,191 --> 00:59:53,693 closing a little bit on Bernard. 1159 00:59:53,727 --> 00:59:56,262 Can the veteran chase him down? 1160 00:59:57,263 --> 01:00:00,066 - Alain Bernard was a little bit too nice? 1161 01:00:05,872 --> 01:00:06,873 (laughs) 1162 01:00:07,574 --> 01:00:09,042 - But, you know, this race 1163 01:00:09,075 --> 01:00:12,746 is great, just see Michael Phelps, it's amazing. 1164 01:00:14,447 --> 01:00:15,648 - Listen, they 1165 01:00:15,682 --> 01:00:18,184 they got even with the United States four years later. 1166 01:00:18,218 --> 01:00:20,153 You don't need to cry for them too much. 1167 01:00:22,489 --> 01:00:23,656 [Narrator] For Michael Phelps, 1168 01:00:23,690 --> 01:00:27,427 history in Beijing was to be savored forever. 1169 01:00:27,460 --> 01:00:30,363 But for his French rivals, there would be a chance 1170 01:00:30,397 --> 01:00:33,466 for revenge four years later in London. 1171 01:00:33,500 --> 01:00:35,235 [Announcer] So the lone two Americans 1172 01:00:35,268 --> 01:00:36,503 from that relay four years ago-- 1173 01:00:36,536 --> 01:00:38,338 [Narrator] The 2012 rematch 1174 01:00:38,371 --> 01:00:40,573 would feature two racers for each 1175 01:00:40,607 --> 01:00:44,978 team back in the pool. Phelps and Jones for the U.S. 1176 01:00:45,612 --> 01:00:48,648 and Leveaux and Gilot for France. 1177 01:00:50,650 --> 01:00:52,686 But for the two anchors from Beijing, 1178 01:00:52,719 --> 01:00:55,488 Bernard and Lezak, their only appearance 1179 01:00:55,522 --> 01:00:58,224 in London would be in the preliminaries. 1180 01:00:59,125 --> 01:01:01,928 (Speaking in French) 1181 01:01:09,069 --> 01:01:12,072 (Speaking in French) 1182 01:01:19,079 --> 01:01:20,814 [Announcer] Agnel looking really good. 1183 01:01:20,847 --> 01:01:23,750 I like Agnel, even though he stayed close there. 1184 01:01:23,783 --> 01:01:27,887 He's coming up on Lochte. Lochte giving it his go! 1185 01:01:28,788 --> 01:01:31,191 It's Agnel of France who's gonna out 1186 01:01:31,224 --> 01:01:33,293 touch the Americans and Lochte. 1187 01:01:34,994 --> 01:01:37,664 [Jason] Coming back in 2012, 36 years old. 1188 01:01:37,697 --> 01:01:40,467 So for me, I was just so happy to be on the Olympic team 1189 01:01:40,500 --> 01:01:43,970 and I was happy to be a teammate and team captain. 1190 01:01:44,004 --> 01:01:46,506 But really, we still wanted to win the gold medal. 1191 01:01:46,539 --> 01:01:48,241 I wanted to be a part of another gold medal. 1192 01:01:48,274 --> 01:01:50,110 Having the French team come back, 1193 01:01:50,110 --> 01:01:51,911 the way they did there was hard. 1194 01:01:53,113 --> 01:01:55,315 For me, I still look at 2008 1195 01:01:55,348 --> 01:01:58,151 and don't even think about 2012 because we 1196 01:01:58,184 --> 01:02:00,453 did something out of the ordinary, 1197 01:02:00,487 --> 01:02:03,223 we did something special, and that's all that matters. 1198 01:02:08,161 --> 01:02:10,764 [Cullen] There was a friend of mine that said after 2008, 1199 01:02:10,797 --> 01:02:12,866 do you know what you just did for the sport of swimming? 1200 01:02:12,899 --> 01:02:14,668 And then the USA Swimming Foundation 1201 01:02:14,701 --> 01:02:16,369 put the drowning rates in front of me. 1202 01:02:16,403 --> 01:02:20,573 And I was like, wow, ok. I'm a black swimmer. 1203 01:02:20,607 --> 01:02:22,208 And if that's going to open 1204 01:02:22,242 --> 01:02:25,178 my way to be able to teach other kids to swim, 1205 01:02:25,211 --> 01:02:28,548 that's how my platform and my soapbox is developed, 1206 01:02:28,581 --> 01:02:30,350 I'm going to take that and run with it. 1207 01:02:33,620 --> 01:02:35,088 [Garrett] It's funny looking back, 1208 01:02:35,088 --> 01:02:37,657 I remember some guys like Aaron Peirsol, 1209 01:02:37,691 --> 01:02:39,893 who's I think the greatest backstroker of all time, 1210 01:02:39,926 --> 01:02:42,629 and some of these guys who've won Olympic gold medals. 1211 01:02:42,662 --> 01:02:44,297 Like Aaron, in particular, he said, 1212 01:02:44,330 --> 01:02:46,533 Winning an Olympic gold medal, 1213 01:02:46,566 --> 01:02:49,336 it's not going to do anything for you. 1214 01:02:49,369 --> 01:02:54,174 You were part of the greatest swimming race in history. 1215 01:02:54,207 --> 01:02:56,009 And he's absolutely right. 1216 01:02:56,109 --> 01:02:58,111 I mean, I don't have the perspective of what it's 1217 01:02:58,111 --> 01:03:02,382 like winning an individual gold medal, so I can't say. 1218 01:03:02,415 --> 01:03:05,785 But I have always felt for my entire life, 1219 01:03:06,052 --> 01:03:08,655 it is more fun to be part of relays 1220 01:03:08,688 --> 01:03:10,924 because you're up there with your teammates. 1221 01:03:10,957 --> 01:03:12,058 And so I was just super 1222 01:03:12,092 --> 01:03:15,729 thankful that I could be a part of that race. 1223 01:03:15,762 --> 01:03:18,298 That will be history forever. 1224 01:03:20,367 --> 01:03:23,670 [Narrator] The real truth is that the sport will always be 1225 01:03:23,703 --> 01:03:27,440 a part of all of them and the unforgettable race 1226 01:03:27,474 --> 01:03:31,077 they were a part of in Beijing will never leave them. 1227 01:03:32,278 --> 01:03:34,614 On both sides of the miracle, 1228 01:03:34,647 --> 01:03:40,086 it bonds them to one another and the idea that just about 1229 01:03:40,086 --> 01:03:42,422 anything is possible in the water. 1230 01:03:44,724 --> 01:03:48,595 (teammates talking) 1231 01:03:52,732 --> 01:03:53,933 [Michael] I spent most of my career 1232 01:03:53,967 --> 01:03:56,703 swimming the relays with the same dudes every single 1233 01:03:56,736 --> 01:04:00,373 summer, so we just built that togetherness and it 1234 01:04:00,407 --> 01:04:02,709 was like you're literally swimming with your brothers. 1235 01:04:02,742 --> 01:04:04,444 That was the greatest part for me, 1236 01:04:04,477 --> 01:04:05,779 because we're swimming as a team. 1237 01:04:05,812 --> 01:04:07,147 We're swimming for our country. 1238 01:04:07,180 --> 01:04:09,783 And the Olympics is the only place we get that. 1239 01:04:30,904 --> 01:04:31,905 - Umm... 1240 01:04:33,406 --> 01:04:37,143 - Definitely all time favorite Olympic moment is the 2008 1241 01:04:37,177 --> 01:04:38,712 4 by 100 freestyle relay. 1242 01:04:38,745 --> 01:04:39,946 If you're a swimmer and you 1243 01:04:39,979 --> 01:04:42,148 don't say that, I don't know what you're going to pick. 1244 01:04:42,182 --> 01:04:44,417 - I remember exactly where I was 1245 01:04:44,451 --> 01:04:47,087 when the 400 free relay in Beijing went off. 1246 01:04:47,087 --> 01:04:48,621 - It way past my bedtime. 1247 01:04:48,655 --> 01:04:50,423 - We ran away from the dinner 1248 01:04:50,457 --> 01:04:53,560 table to turn the TV on and we were screaming. 1249 01:04:53,593 --> 01:04:56,363 And I think my grandma was like, what's going on? 1250 01:04:56,396 --> 01:04:59,332 - We were all just going wild. 1251 01:04:59,366 --> 01:05:02,402 - This is like swimming going on halfway across the world. 1252 01:05:02,435 --> 01:05:04,270 Like, why are we getting so hyped up for this? 1253 01:05:04,304 --> 01:05:05,372 This is awesome. 1254 01:05:05,405 --> 01:05:07,173 - Craziest race of all time. 1255 01:05:07,207 --> 01:05:09,642 Like, I watch it when I'm sad to make me happy. 1256 01:05:09,676 --> 01:05:12,178 - I honestly have chills right now just thinking of it. 1257 01:05:12,212 --> 01:05:14,180 - Watching Jason Lezak just come back 1258 01:05:14,214 --> 01:05:16,049 and have a monster split. 1259 01:05:16,049 --> 01:05:19,052 - I watched the DVD quite a few times. 1260 01:05:19,052 --> 01:05:21,054 - I still get goosebumps thinking about that. 1261 01:05:21,054 --> 01:05:22,322 - That had to be the moment that I was like, 1262 01:05:22,355 --> 01:05:25,091 What? That is huge! That is so cool. 1263 01:05:25,125 --> 01:05:26,559 - That's a performance that was 1264 01:05:26,593 --> 01:05:27,861 incredibly inspiring for me. 1265 01:05:27,894 --> 01:05:29,863 - That is the best moment in like history. 1266 01:05:29,896 --> 01:05:31,631 - That's going to go down as one of the greatest 1267 01:05:31,664 --> 01:05:32,899 relays of all time. 1268 01:05:32,932 --> 01:05:34,901 - You think about things like on paper, things should be 1269 01:05:34,934 --> 01:05:36,136 a certain way, you know what I mean? 1270 01:05:36,169 --> 01:05:38,505 But the Olympics like, things change. 1271 01:05:44,878 --> 01:05:47,080 - I always get, I'll never forget 1272 01:05:47,080 --> 01:05:48,648 you screaming at the end of that race. 1273 01:05:48,682 --> 01:05:50,183 That's so cool, Rowdy. 1274 01:05:50,216 --> 01:05:51,651 I go, wait a second, 1275 01:05:51,685 --> 01:05:53,653 I normally scream, but that wasn't me. 1276 01:05:53,687 --> 01:05:56,156 That was my partner. Believe it or not. 1277 01:05:57,157 --> 01:05:58,792 [Announcer] Here comes Lezak! 1278 01:05:58,825 --> 01:06:01,027 Unbelievable at the end! He's done it! 1279 01:06:01,061 --> 01:06:03,096 The US has done it! 1280 01:06:03,129 --> 01:06:05,031 They did it! A new world record! 1281 01:06:08,101 --> 01:06:09,102 - Take your marks. 1282 01:06:10,570 --> 01:06:12,639 [Announcer] Phelps going first. 1283 01:06:12,672 --> 01:06:15,208 Amaury Leveaux of France leads it 1284 01:06:15,241 --> 01:06:18,345 off second fastest ever in the 50 meter free. 1285 01:06:18,378 --> 01:06:20,947 The reason the French have come onto the scene here is 1286 01:06:21,047 --> 01:06:23,383 that they've got three sprinters who have come 1287 01:06:23,416 --> 01:06:26,453 on in the last year or so, a little bit out of nowhere. 1288 01:06:26,486 --> 01:06:28,054 - They have come out of nowhere. 1289 01:06:28,054 --> 01:06:31,057 I mean, they were nowhere on the radar screen at all. 1290 01:06:31,091 --> 01:06:33,927 Look at Eamon Sullivan from Australia, though. 1291 01:06:33,960 --> 01:06:35,528 Wow. He's out. 1292 01:06:35,562 --> 01:06:38,298 Oh, my goodness. 22.48 1293 01:06:39,065 --> 01:06:40,900 - He's the world record holder in the 50 free. 1294 01:06:40,934 --> 01:06:43,069 We expected Sullivan from Australia to lead it out 1295 01:06:43,069 --> 01:06:45,905 but don't expect him to have the fire power to stay up. 1296 01:06:45,939 --> 01:06:47,774 - No, Phelps will close on him. 1297 01:06:47,807 --> 01:06:49,976 He's just got to hope to stay out of that wash 1298 01:06:50,477 --> 01:06:55,215 that Sullivan has now created. Look at the world record line. 1299 01:06:55,248 --> 01:06:59,219 Way ahead of it is a number of swimmers. 1300 01:06:59,252 --> 01:07:01,287 Australia had the lead thanks to Sullivan. 1301 01:07:01,488 --> 01:07:03,289 And the pull for the United States goes 1302 01:07:03,323 --> 01:07:05,658 Garrett Weber-Gale in his first Olympic swim. 1303 01:07:11,698 --> 01:07:14,634 - World record there for Australia's Eamon Sullivan 1304 01:07:14,668 --> 01:07:17,303 to lead things off, but look at this world record line. 1305 01:07:17,337 --> 01:07:19,673 You know, I think the winning relay, first of all it's going 1306 01:07:19,706 --> 01:07:21,207 to take a world record to win. 1307 01:07:21,241 --> 01:07:23,176 They could break the world record by three or four 1308 01:07:23,209 --> 01:07:25,412 seconds, that's how good 1309 01:07:25,879 --> 01:07:27,447 all these teams are. 1310 01:07:27,480 --> 01:07:29,683 - Garrett Weber-Gale has to lead for the United States. 1311 01:07:29,716 --> 01:07:31,251 What is it going to take down 1312 01:07:31,284 --> 01:07:33,086 the stretch of this race for the Americans to have 1313 01:07:33,119 --> 01:07:35,388 a chance in the end with France? 1314 01:07:35,722 --> 01:07:37,223 - The problem is Bousquet 1315 01:07:37,257 --> 01:07:40,293 for France was 46.6 in the prelims. 1316 01:07:40,326 --> 01:07:42,062 And then you've got Bernard, 1317 01:07:42,095 --> 01:07:43,697 the former world record holder now. 1318 01:07:43,730 --> 01:07:46,566 They've got to get out there way ahead. 1319 01:07:46,599 --> 01:07:50,303 Cullen Jones, probably the slowest leg of the four. 1320 01:07:50,337 --> 01:07:53,640 He earned that spot to be on the relay in the prelims. 1321 01:07:53,673 --> 01:07:55,809 US has the slight lead in the third leg 1322 01:07:55,842 --> 01:07:57,410 of this four man event. 1323 01:07:58,578 --> 01:08:00,013 Freddie Bousquet 1324 01:08:00,647 --> 01:08:03,650 has taken over the lead, though, for France. 1325 01:08:04,017 --> 01:08:07,220 Fastest relay split in history in the prelims 1326 01:08:08,088 --> 01:08:10,023 for Bousquet, who swam at Auburn. 1327 01:08:10,056 --> 01:08:12,659 And then you've got Cullen Jones, 1328 01:08:12,692 --> 01:08:14,160 who swam in the prelim relay 1329 01:08:14,194 --> 01:08:17,564 and earned his spot in this final, but France has taken 1330 01:08:17,597 --> 01:08:20,734 the lead up there in lane five over the United States. 1331 01:08:20,767 --> 01:08:23,269 Alain Bernard awaits as the anchor guy, 1332 01:08:23,303 --> 01:08:26,506 and Jason Lezak is going to have to make up 1333 01:08:26,539 --> 01:08:30,143 some ground on Alain Bernard who stands 6'5 1334 01:08:30,176 --> 01:08:32,812 and can absolutely fly. 1335 01:08:33,480 --> 01:08:35,181 - I just don't think they can do it, Dan. 1336 01:08:35,215 --> 01:08:37,350 I mean, Jason Lezak has been there 1337 01:08:37,384 --> 01:08:39,686 how many times in his career 1338 01:08:39,719 --> 01:08:42,288 has he anchored this free relay and medley relay 1339 01:08:42,322 --> 01:08:44,724 but I just don't think he can do it. 1340 01:08:44,758 --> 01:08:47,761 He's trying to ride that wave as much as possible. 1341 01:08:47,794 --> 01:08:49,295 - Bernard is pulling away from him. 1342 01:08:50,063 --> 01:08:52,265 Lezak, a three time Olympian. 1343 01:08:52,465 --> 01:08:55,368 World record is absolutely going to be shattered here. 1344 01:08:55,568 --> 01:08:58,071 The United States trying to hang on to second. 1345 01:08:58,071 --> 01:08:59,239 They should get the silver medal. 1346 01:09:00,340 --> 01:09:02,909 Australia is in bronze territory right now, 1347 01:09:03,009 --> 01:09:06,579 but Lezak is closing a little bit on Bernard! 1348 01:09:06,780 --> 01:09:08,915 Can the veteran chase him down 1349 01:09:09,015 --> 01:09:11,084 and pull off a shocker here? 1350 01:09:11,284 --> 01:09:13,653 - Well there's no doubt that he's tightening up! 1351 01:09:13,853 --> 01:09:16,189 Bernard is losing some ground! 1352 01:09:16,222 --> 01:09:19,392 Here comes Lezak! Unbelievable at the end! 1353 01:09:19,426 --> 01:09:21,928 he's done it! The US has done it! 1354 01:09:22,028 --> 01:09:23,863 - He did it! He did it! 1355 01:09:23,897 --> 01:09:25,498 (crowd cheers) 1356 01:09:25,532 --> 01:09:27,233 Phelps's hope's alive! 1357 01:09:38,345 --> 01:09:41,181 46.06 split for Lezak. 1358 01:09:41,381 --> 01:09:44,150 What a clutch, fast swim when they needed it!