Who could forget the stream of emotion from the 21-year old on the podium in Rio, crying with joy and embraced by Michael Phelps as they celebrate a gold-medal feat? Held became America’s darling on Day 2 of the Olympics with a burst of tears during the Star-Spangled Banner honoring the 400m freestyle relay victory. In his first-ever Olympics, the Springfield, Illinois, native and N.C. State standout took his turn after Phelps and set up Nathan Adrian’s anchor-winning leg. See more Rio Moments at usaswimming.org/ReCelebrateRioMoments.

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