American Nathan Adrian touched out Australia's world champion James Magnussen by one-hundredth of a second to win the gold medal in a thrilling men's 100m freestyle final on Wednesday.
Adrian won by a finger tip in a desperate lunge for the wall to deny Magnussen in 47.52sec with the Australian shattered to lose by the smallest possible margin.
Adrian was ecstatic to beat the top-ranked Magnussen in the blue riband sprint race to leave the Australian men still searching for a gold medal in the pool at the Games.
"I have big hands, I guess," Adrian laughed after his gripping win.
"I had to swim my race, it's difficult with a guy next to you who is coming home in low 24 (secs) next to you. The second 50 (metres) was nerve-wracking."
It was a huge disappointment for Magnussen after being a member of the highly-rated Australian team that missed out on a medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay on Sunday.
"I did my best and it wasn't quite good enough," Magnussen said.
"I have felt a bit disappointed in the last few days, it has been a tough Olympics.
"It has made me stronger, it will make me a better swimmer and a better person.
"When you lose by such a small margin, you look back and think 'what could I have done differently?', I have no regrets though."
Canada's three-time Olympian Brent Hayden claimed bronze ahead of the Olympic 200m freestyle champion Yannick Agnel of France.
Brazilian world record holder Cesar Cielo finished sixth.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/usas-adrian-beats-magnussen-100-free-gold-194449295.html
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