She did, and she was a key member of the American women’s 4x100 relay team that took silver Saturday night. In nine Olympic relays to that point, it was just the second time Phelps hadn’t taken gold. The American team of Caeleb Dressel, Phelps, Ryan Held and anchor Nathan Adrian delivered a performance that was dominant collectively and individually. [Katie Ledecky smashes world record in 400 freestyle]But the star power, the competition, the characters — the relay had it all. She had no real shot at taking down Sjostrom, who broke her own world record in 55.48 seconds for gold.

Source: Washington Post August 08, 2016 03:16 UTC