Wow, he won that by milimetres! One moment of hesitation off the blocks, or being slightly out of position with his stroke and he wouldn't have got that gold.
Holy fucking shit, that was the closest race--swimming, track, anything--I've ever seen in my entire life. Talk about a heart stopping finish. And all because he pounded into the wall at the end. :lol
Cavic's last stroke was a little early, so he was moving to the wall, but slowing down. Phelps dropped in a half-stroke and then slammed his hands into the wall. I've never seen him need to throw in a half-stroke like that.
Just wow. Phelps was in the middle of a stroke it seemed like, while Cavic was already reaching for the wall. How did Phelps bring his arms up that fast?? Insane.