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South Africa stop Phelps

REUTERS, Athens
South Africa ruined Michael Phelps' dream of winning a record eight gold medals in a dramatic and controversial day of swimming at the Athens Olympics on Sunday.
After winning gold on the opening night, Phelps had to settle for bronze as the United States suffered a shock defeat in the men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay, ending his chance of beating Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics.
The Americans finished third with the Netherlands second as the South African quartet of Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling wiped half a second off the world record to claim the gold.
"We knew we had it in us," Ferns said. "We had to get it out in front and hang on from there. That's the truth and that's what we saw."
The US went into the race as favourites but were out of contention as soon as the first leg when Ian
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Crocker chugged home in last place in a time of 50.05 seconds.
US head coach Eddie Reese later revealed that Crocker had been ill but they had decided to take a gamble even though Gary Hall had swim 48.73 in the morning heats.
Phelps's hopes of at least equalling Spitz's 1972 haul also seem to be sinking fast after he only qualified third fastest for Monday's 200 freestyle final.
Both Dutch defending champion Pieter van den Hoogenband and Australian world record holder Ian Thorpe were quicker than him in qualifying for what has been dubbed the "race of the century".
While American dreams were shattered, Australia's Petria Thomas continued her fairytale in Athens by collecting her second gold with a surprise win over Inge de Bruijn in the women's 100 butterfly final.
Thomas, 28, almost quit swimming after the Sydney Olympics when she needed a full shoulder construction but decided to soldier on in the hope of winning a gold medal.
Dutchwoman de Bruijn was the star of Sydney, winning three gold medals, and she had seemed to have a tight grip on her
title when she reached the halfway stage under world record pace before fading as Thomas, then Poland's Otylia Jedrzejczak, surged past her with Thomas winning gold in 57.72.
Japan's Kosuke Kitajima added the Olympic 100 breaststroke title to the world crown he won last year when he edged out American favourite Brendan Hansen, only to be accused of cheating.
American backstroker Aaron Peirsol and relay member Jason Lezak both claimed Kitajima had used an illegal dolphin kick but Reese disagreed.
Kitajima had beaten Hansen, who turned 23 on Sunday, at last year's world titles but the American was favourite to win in Athens after breaking the world record last month.
Hansen, who had been hoping to celebrate his birthday with a golden present, set out at a cracking pace and was in front halfway down the last lap but Kitajima glided past to win in the last stroke.
British team officials were planning to protest to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after Sarah Price gashed her legs minutes before the start of her 100 backstroke semifinal.
Price, sporting cuts on both shins, finished last in her race having jumped on
to what British team officials said they thought was an underwater camera while warming up in the main pool 35 minutes before her race.
French teenager Laure Manaudou set a European record to win the women's 400 freestyle and provide France with their first female Olympic swimming champion. Jedrzejczak finished second, returning to the pool less than an hour after the butterfly final.