Riley Gaines
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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But the second day of competition, the day after this, he and I race in the 200 freestyle.
So, look, we get on the blocks, dive off, swim eight laps of freestyle, touch the wall at the end.
I look up at the scoreboard.
And almost impossibly enough, Joe, we had gone the exact same time, meaning, of course, we had tied, which is incredibly one.
It's incredibly embarrassing for a six foot four man to not even be able to beat like a five five female.
But again, going a minute and 40 ish seconds and not even one one hundredth separated us.
You can't tell me that's not divine intervention.
Not one of us going 143.39 or 143.41 tying.
Go behind the awards podium.
The NCAA official looks at both Thomas and myself.
Thomas, who is towering over me, right?
And this official looks at both of us and says, great job, you two.