Team U.S. swimmer Carson Foster won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley final at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday with a single fingertip touch.
As Foster swam the final 50 meters of the freestyle race, all the swimmers were competing for the silver medal, while French star Leon Marchand was pulling away from the competition and chasing his own world record, winning the first gold medal of his career.
Foster and Japan's Tomoyuki Matsushita were battling for the silver and bronze medals in the closing stages, with the longer arm looking likely to win.
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Carson Foster competes on day two of the Olympic Games at the Paris-La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France on July 28, 2024. (Ian McNicol/Getty Images)
When both swimmers reached out, Tomoyuki was the first to touch the wall, with a final time of 4 minutes 8.62 seconds.
Foster finished in 4 minutes 8.66 seconds, the difference between the silver and bronze medals being just 0.4 seconds.
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Still, Foster added to the U.S. medal tally, which was tied with Australia at the end of the first day Saturday.
The 22-year-old American has no plans to complain after winning his first Olympic medal, and will be aiming for more by competing in the 200m individual medley.
Carson Foster before competing in the men's 400m individual medley final at Paris-La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France on July 28, 2024. (Sarah Steer/Getty Images)
Looking at the remaining final times, Great Britain's Max Litchfield (4.08.85) came in fourth and Italy's Alberto Razzetti (4:09.38) came in fifth.
For Marchand, it was ecstatic as he emerged from the pool, his home crowd roaring in celebration of his gold medal win.
Marchand's time of 4:02.95 may not have beaten the world record of 4:02.50 that he set in 2023 to beat the mark held by his coach, American legend Michael Phelps, but it is a new Olympic record.
Carson Foster and Tomoyuki Matsushita of Japan were battling for the silver and bronze medals in the closing stages. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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Phelps won the event in 4 minutes 3.84 seconds at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which was then a world and Olympic record.
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Scott Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital.