They came, They swam, They cried!

Every four years, one of the most exciting events comes to your local television... the Summer Olympics! This is a time when I would just as soon put the rest of my life on hold and saddle up on a nice comfortable couch and watch every event. Although there are many exciting sports, my money this year is on the swimming. Famed swimmer Michael Phelps is here to smash records and collect multiple golds.
The Olympics are exciting for many reasons, but the drama heightens even more when the French Men's team appeared in Beijing after promising to "smash the Americans"... and all bookmakers' money is on the French.
First swimmers in the water... USA is holding its ground, but the French have three sprinters in a row. Commentators are already declaring the doom of the Americans. As the fourth swimmers entered the water, it looked as if France was going to make good on their promise. It was exciting, nonetheless, because this was an extremely fast match... previous world records are already out the window.
And then, just as the commentators were putting the nails in the Americans' coffins, with only seconds remaining, USA's fourth swimmer TURNED IT ON!!!!
Touching the wall a mere eight one-hundredths of a second before the Frenchman did, America stole the gold. Ecstatic. Elated. Jubilant. Exultant. Pick your adjective. That's how America's relay team looked.
On the other hand, France cried.
This is the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat... This is the Olympics!