▁even ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁guitar ... I ▁consider ▁it ▁the ▁best ▁relay ▁race ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁been ▁part ▁of . ▁I ▁do ff ▁my ▁cap ▁to ▁the ▁great ▁Ian ▁Thor pe . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁better ▁finish ▁than ▁I ▁had ." ▁Another ▁member ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁vict orious ▁ 4 x 1 0 0 ▁team , ▁Michael ▁K lim , ▁re called ▁that ▁" H all ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁sw immer ▁to ▁come ▁over ▁and ▁con gr at ulate ▁us . ▁Even ▁though ▁he ▁d ished ▁it ▁out , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁true ▁sports man ". ▁ ▁Team ▁USA ' s ▁Hall ▁( 4 8 . 2 4 ), ▁Anthony ▁Er vin ▁( 4 8 . 8 9 ), ▁Neil ▁Walker ▁( 4 8 . 3 1 ), ▁and ▁Jason ▁Le zak ▁( 4 8 . 4 2 ) ▁lost ▁a ▁powerful ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁A uss ies ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁silver ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁American ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 : 1 3 . 8 6 , ▁the ▁second - fast est ▁time ▁in ▁history , ▁finishing ▁ 1 . 2 5 ▁seconds ▁under ▁their ▁five - year - old ▁world ▁record . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Brazil ' s ▁team ▁of ▁Fernando ▁Sch erer ▁( 4 9 . 7 9 ), ▁Gustav o ▁Borg es ▁( 4 8 . 6 1 ), ▁Carlos ▁Jay me ▁( 4 9 . 8 8 ), ▁Ed val do ▁Silva ▁Fil ho ▁( 4 9 . 1 2 ) ▁earned ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁relay