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By David Rieder<\/em><\/p>\n

The ready room camera zeroed in on four men in blue jackets huddled together. The world will never know what words Caeleb Dressel<\/strong>, Michael Phelps<\/strong>, Ryan Held<\/strong> and Nathan Adrian<\/strong> exchanged right there, but very quickly this fact became clear: that foursome was on a mission.<\/p>\n

The U.S. coaching staff decided to put Dressel on the leadoff leg because of his explosive flat start\u2014and Dressel had a 0.65 reaction time, the fastest in the field. The coaches trusted Dressel in a key spot, even though the finals race would be his first Olympic swim.<\/p>\n

And Dressel delivered\u2014the same intensity and power that helped Dressel swim the fastest short course yards times ever this past March got the Americans off to the right start. Dressel touched in a lifetime best time of 48.10, just two one-hundredths behind France\u2019s Mehdy Metella<\/strong>, and gave way to Phelps.<\/p>\n

Phelps, too, had yet to make his Rio debut\u2014though he had some previous Olympic experience worth mentioning which might have given the coaches confidence in his abilities. Phelps, notoriously slow at relay starts, got off in 0.08, but from there, it was vintage Phelps.<\/p>\n

He flipped just behind France\u2019s Fabien Gilot<\/strong>, but then he unleashed the underwaters that have won him many a race\u2014and a few Olympic gold medals\u2014over the years. Phelps came home in 24.59, and the Americans were more than a second in front with a lead they would never relinquish.<\/p>\n

Next up was Held, the junior-to-be at North Carolina State, in his first-ever international meet. Many believed that Anthony Ervin<\/strong>\u00a0would swim on the finals relay after he split 47.65 in the morning prelims, but Held was given the spot after splitting 47.79. The coaches trusted that Held, who finished third at Olympic Trials in 48.26, would channel his vast NCAA relay experience and give the Americans a competitive leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just thinking, whatever I do, don\u2019t lose any ground,\u201d Held said. \u201cI knew I was going to be one of the slower legs tonight, but I was thinking, whatever I do, do not lose any ground. I had faith in Nathan that he was going to bring it home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Held did not have the fastest third split\u2014France\u2019s Florent Manaudou<\/strong> closed to within a half second\u2014but it was good enough to give Adrian, a dependable relay anchor for the U.S. for eight years now, plenty of cushion.<\/p>\n

And Adrian came through with the fastest split of the night for any squad, a 46.97<\/p>\n

It was the first win for the U.S. in that relay at a World Championships or Olympics since 2009, when Adrian\u2014in his debut on that squad\u2014held off France\u2019s Fred Bousquet<\/strong> and Russia\u2019s Danila Izotov<\/strong> for the gold. The disappointments that followed included a heartbreaking finish in London four years ago, when Yannick Agnel<\/strong> ran down Ryan Lochte<\/strong> on the last 25. That began a French winning streak that lasted until this race.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt good to get\u2014the last 400 free relay of my career\u2014this thing around my neck,\u201d Phelps said, pointing to his gold medal. \u201cWe got this back.\u201d<\/p>\n

But even before the relay, Team USA had reason to be feeling positive. Dana Vollmer<\/strong> had capped her comeback from childbirth with a bronze medal in the 100 fly\u2014her time of 56.63 was more than two seconds faster than she swam in finishing fourth at U.S. Nationals exactly one year and one day previously. That had been just her second meet back after giving birth.<\/p>\n

Cody Miller<\/strong> had followed that up with a bronze medal of his own in the men\u2019s 100 breast, clocking American record-time of 58.87, and then, in the last individual final of the night, Katie Ledecky<\/strong> did her thing in the 400 free with a 3:56.46, which was only two seconds below the existing world record.<\/p>\n

Leah Smith\u2019s<\/strong> third-place finish in the 400 free was not too shabby either, and it ensured that when the Star Spangled Banner played inside the arena for the first time, two Americans would be standing on the podium.<\/p>\n

On top of that, the night\u2019s semifinals were effective\u2014all eight Americans competing had advanced to the finals, with three\u2014Lilly King<\/strong>, Ryan Murphy<\/strong> and Kathleen Baker<\/strong>\u2014posting the top-seeded time for Monday evening in their respective events.<\/p>\n

So, yes, things were going well for the United States already. During the first two days of the Olympics, the entire team has spoken repeatedly about the excited energy pervading the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrials I was operating on nerves which is never a good thing for me,\u201d said Chase Kalisz<\/strong> after his first swim of the meet Saturday morning, where he clocked a best time in the prelims of the 400 IM. \u201cNow, I\u2019m operating on excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n

It culminated with the relay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was on the block, I honestly thought my head was going to explode,\u201d Phelps said. \u201cI was so hyped tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Afterwards, the emotions poured out. The videoboard inside the arena showed women\u2019s team captain Elizabeth Beisel crying in the stands, and rookies Dressel and Held both had emotional moments on the podium after receiving their gold medals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told them it\u2019s ok,\u201d Phelps said. \u201cIt\u2019s good to see the emotion out of our young guys. It showed that they care. Those guys were so amped.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Americans now have eight medals in the pool\u2014Australia is next best with three. And the chances to add to that total in Monday night\u2019s four finals will be many. Aside from the aforementioned top seeds, Conor Dwyer<\/strong>, David Plummer<\/strong> and even Katie Meili<\/strong> look like bona fide medal threats.<\/p>\n

And that doesn’t\u00a0even include Ledecky, who is swimming better than she ever has in her already-stellar career and bound for the 200 free prelims Monday morning, and Phelps, clearly back in the form that propelled him to the fastest time in the world in three events at last summer\u2019s Nationals in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

As Phelps, a team captain for the first time ever at these Olympics, walked away from the press conference to warmdown, he had one final comment on Team USA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of momentum right now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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