, ▁but ▁eventually ▁recovered ▁and ▁touched ▁the ▁wall ▁first ▁with ▁an ▁anchor ▁of ▁ 4 8 . 3 0 ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁A uss ie ▁f ours ome ▁of ▁Michael ▁K lim ▁( 4 8 . 1 8 ), ▁Chris ▁F yd ler ▁( 4 8 . 4 8 ), ▁and ▁Ash ley ▁Call us ▁( 4 8 . 7 4 ) ▁a ▁gold - med al ▁time ▁in ▁ 3 : 1 3 . 6 7 . ▁Le ading ▁off ▁the ▁race , ▁K lim ▁also ▁established ▁a ▁global ▁standard ▁to ▁sh ave ▁ 0 . 0 3 ▁seconds ▁off ▁the ▁record ▁set ▁by ▁his ▁Russian ▁training ▁partner ▁Alexander ▁Pop ov ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle ▁relay , ▁Hall ▁posted ▁on ▁his ▁blog : ▁" My ▁bi ased ▁opinion ▁says ▁that ▁we ▁will ▁sm ash ▁them ▁( Austral ia ' s ▁ 4 x 1 0 0 m ▁team ) ▁like ▁gu it ars . ▁Histor ically ▁the ▁U . S . ▁has ▁always ▁ris en ▁to ▁the ▁occasion . ▁But ▁the ▁logic ▁in ▁that ▁remote ▁area ▁of ▁my ▁brain ▁says ▁it ▁won ' t ▁be ▁so ▁easy ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁waters ▁this ▁time ." ▁The ▁Australian ▁team ▁respond ed ▁to ▁Hall ' s ▁remarks ▁after ▁the ▁race ▁by ▁playing ▁air ▁guitar ▁on ▁the ▁pool ▁deck . ▁Hall ▁re called ▁the ▁race , ▁saying , ▁" I ▁don ' t