Flying start: American swimmers do just fine without Phelps

Jul 25, 2021

It was crazy,” said Abbey Weitzeil, who was part of the 4x100-meter freestyle relay team that claimed a bronze in the final event of the session.

“It just fired us up and got us really excited.”.

“I really kind of do feel like I let the U.S.

“It was tough last year with the Olympics kind of getting pulled out from under us and really having so much uncertainty whether it was going to happen,” Kalisz said.

“After we saw (Kalisz and Litherland win medals), we kind of looked at each other and said, ‘It’s our turn,’” Weyant said.

“Our whole apartment has something like four medals already.

We’re just really excited and really enjoying the experience with each other.”.

For Manuel, one of the biggest stars at the 2016 Rio Games, it was an especially poignant medal after her struggle just to make the team.

“I’m always excited and pumped for relays,” Manuel said

It looks like the team is still in good hands