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"I actuall y thought I had lost the r ace right ther e, but
I guess tha t w as the di f fer ence in the end," said
Phelps, w ho pounded the w ater in triumph and
scr eamed with delight a fter c hec king the r esult on the
scor eboar d.
"W hen I saw the 50.58 and the 50.59 and I saw the '1'
ne xt to my name, tha t' s w hen I let my r oar out.
"I just h ave one r ace left, the r elay , and then it's done.
Ca vic w atc hed the r eplay ad ding: " It 's kind of har d to
see.
"I kno w I had a long f inish and Mic hael Phelps had a
shor t finish."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/swimming/7564656.stm