The United States pulled ahead in the early medal race at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and viewers back at home naturally had plenty to say about it on Twitter.
The Americans were particularly impressive in the pool on Monday, as Conor Dwyer, Kathleen Baker, Ryan Murphy, David Plummer, Lilly King and Catherine Meili all medaled. The swimming prowess proved to be a major reason why the Americans won 19 medals through the first few days of competition:
While the swimmers demonstrated their overall dominance, Rodger Sherman of SB Nation put things into perspective:
The 200 meter freestyle is less impressive when you remember Eminem's 8 Mile freestyle
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) August 9, 2016
Michael Phelps didn’t medal Monday seeing how he was only in the 200-meter butterfly semifinal, but he did make quite the impact on social media when he was unfazed by South Africa’s Chad le Clos’s pre-swim warm-ups, as NBC Olympics shared:
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