2012 Summer Olympics Best and Worst moments

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By the slimmest of margins

Nathan Adrian, in his first Olympics, took on James "The Missile" Magnussen of Australia in the men's 100m Freestyle. And he won gold -- by one one-hundredth of a second. The U.S. men haven't won this event since the Seoul Games in 1988. Well done, sir.

-- Andrea Reiher, Zap2it
Aug. 2, 2012