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The U.S. Olympic swim team experienced a down-to-the-wire finish, edging out a win over France in the 4x100 relay. They set a record for the event in the process. Jason Lezak came from behind during the final seconds of the relay as the team anchor to overtake world-record-holder Alaine Bernard.
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- France was favored to win
- U.S. team fell behind early on in the race
- U.S. team finished in 3: 08:24
- Won by 8/100ths of a second
- Set a new world record by four seconds
- Jason Lezak's performance set a record for the fastest anchor leg ever at 46.06 seconds
- French anchor Alaine Bernard holds the world record in the 100 meter freestyle
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