The Thrill Of Victory And The Agony Of Defeat......so France You Shut Your Mouth!!

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Originally Posted by ArlJim78

If I heard correctly, the guy that Lezak overtook in the final leg was the worldrecord holder for the 100. so you wouldn't expect that starting off with about a half length or so deficit at the start of the final leg, that the kid would be able to run him down. but he did. watching it live was one of those moments when you get goosebumps because you know you just saw something legendary.

since they broke the world record by like 4 seconds, it would be something like a 130+ beyer performance in horse racing. of course there would be allegations that the track (pool) was souped up because I believe even the fourth place team broke or matched the old world record.

Jim there is something about the "drafting" thing like auto racing that apparently allowed him to conserve energy while riding the wave beside Lezak and then he just turned it on the last 25 meters and luckily his head bob out of the pool at the touch didn't cost him.

It was just enough to make a grown man tear up with pride for the kid!!!