American swimmer Nathan Adrian wins 100m freestyle by .01 seconds
By The Week Staff | August 1, 2012
U
.S. swimmer Nathan Adrian, 23, just barely won the gold in Wednesday's 100-meter freestyle race, beating Australia's James "The Missile" Magnussen by a mere one-hundredth of a second — the smallest margin the Olympics measures. This was America's first gold "in swimming's signature event since Matt Biondi at the 1988 Seoul Olympics." Adrian's teammates were thrilled. "We were in the ready room, and we watched it and just went nuts," said Ryan Lochte. "We were screaming and everything. That was one of the greatest finishes. We're so happy for him."
MOST READ
MOST SHARED
- WATCH: John Oliver ribs Obama on his foreign love-quest
- How typeface influences the way we read and think
- The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.
- 32 TV shows to watch in 2013 [Updated]
- Ben Bernanke to Wall Street: It's the beginning of the end
- WATCH: Australia's army chief demonstrates how you address sex abuse
- 7 grammar rules you really should pay attention to
- Everything you need to know about investing in gold
- 7 bizarre tales of people coming back from the dead
- The daily gossip: The 50 Shades of Grey movie finally has a director, and more
- Michael Hastings, remembered
- How typeface influences the way we read and think
- Former employees say Bank of America lied to a lot of homeowners
- How immigration reform could save taxpayers nearly $1 trillion
- The last telegram ever is about to be sent
- The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.
- WATCH: Australia's army chief demonstrates how you address sex abuse
- The daily gossip: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have allegedly chosen a baby name, and more
- Can fetuses masturbate?
- What language is your baby speaking?
