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17 years ago today. “Here comes Lezak”
Posted on 8/11/25 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 8/11/25 at 4:02 pm
Probably my favorite Olympic moment. Great call by Hicks and Gaines too. Obligatory can’t believe this was 17 years ago.
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Posted on 8/11/25 at 4:04 pm to Mstate
The veteren overcame a deficit on the anchor to beat the gold medalist in the same event. That was not supposed to happen. Without this, Phelps doesn't break Spitz' gold medal record.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 4:05 pm to Mstate
A great moment for the Americans no doubt. Gave me chills.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 4:19 pm to rpg37
Every time I watch it the French lead seems a little bigger and impossible to overcome than the last.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 4:41 pm to Mstate
Top 3 American Olympic moment
Posted on 8/11/25 at 4:58 pm to Mstate
I remember that and yelling at the TV.
(The worst part of that is it was 17 years ago. Good Lord)
(The worst part of that is it was 17 years ago. Good Lord)
Posted on 8/11/25 at 5:10 pm to Mstate
Such an awesome race. I remember where I was when I was watching it.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 5:17 pm to kywildcatfanone
When accounting for the call by Gaines and Hicks, the history, the intensity, and the improbability, it's probably the single greatest moment in American swimming history and possibly US Olympic history
Posted on 8/11/25 at 5:19 pm to Mstate
Maybe my all time favorite Olympic moment.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 5:21 pm to Mstate
There are very few sports moments that give you the same chills 17 years after they originally occurred.
This is one of the few.
This is one of the few.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 5:28 pm to Mstate
One of the best moments in sports I’ve ever seen
Posted on 8/11/25 at 6:38 pm to Mstate
46.06s split, still unreal. Was still the fastest ever until Zhanle beat it in Paris last year.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 7:06 pm to Jack Ruby
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When accounting for the call by Gaines and Hicks
They did a good job leading up to the race with Rowdy going through the math on everyone’s splits and saying he couldn’t figure out a way the US could win. And then the race played out like they called it until the last 50.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 7:18 pm to WestCoastAg
We had a French guy on the team at the time, so all the European guys were piling on the frog train with him
It was fricking electric when he came back. We had just finished our morning team hit and were huddled around our shite tv at the old courts There were only like 3 of us Americans on the team and we made sure to leave or mark on that moment
That will always be a top sports moment for me ever
It was fricking electric when he came back. We had just finished our morning team hit and were huddled around our shite tv at the old courts There were only like 3 of us Americans on the team and we made sure to leave or mark on that moment
That will always be a top sports moment for me ever
This post was edited on 8/11/25 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 8/11/25 at 7:54 pm to Mstate
Its so iconic because you see a man who clearly is outclassed as a swimmer performing beyond his capabilities and overcame to a degree that seems unfathomable. If there are infinite universes this is the only one he was capable of winning that race.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:08 pm to Mstate
Isn't it the fastest 100m freestyle still to this day?
Posted on 8/11/25 at 9:20 pm to GeauxPanthers2
Second fastest now. Pan Zhanle went 45.92 in the 2024 Olympics for China. He set the individual WR in the same race. There was some controversy about it....he failed to even make the A finals last week at Worlds.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 9:40 pm to Mstate
It is one of the all time GOAT calls in sports.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 10:01 pm to Mstate
Awesome clip, I won't lie I randomly pull this shite up some times
Posted on 8/12/25 at 8:19 am to Mstate
We were at a Mexican restaurant in the bar screaming. Classic
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