When Michael Phelps decided to drop the 200-meter freestyle from his Olympic docket yesterday, it opened up a spot for the swimmer who finished third in that event at the Team USA Olympic Trials.
That swimmer was Ricky Berens, who failed to qualify for any individual event and had planned on just swimming in relays in London.
It seems that no one took the time to let Berens immediately know that he would be replacing Phelps in the 200-meter freestyle, setting the stage for a few dramatic tweets.
WAIT WHAT!!!! RT @coach_bowman: @MichaelPhelps will be removing the individual 200 freestyle from his Olympic program.
— Ricky Berens (@RickyBerens) July 2, 2012
I don't believe this yet! RT @mikelgustafson: With Phelps out of the individual 200 FR... Ricky Berens, you're movin' on up!
— Ricky Berens (@RickyBerens) July 2, 2012
Words can't describe how I am feeling right now. If Twitter is right, I am swimming the 200 free at the Olympics!!!!! This is nuts!!!
— Ricky Berens (@RickyBerens) July 2, 2012
Dream come true! RT @SwimmingWorld: @RickyBerens USA Swimming announced it, and Gregg Troy just said it in a press conference.
— Ricky Berens (@RickyBerens) July 2, 2012
Team USA called Berens about a half hour after the original tweet to let him know he'd be replacing Phelps.
Berens won a gold medal in Beijing in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay as part of a team with Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Peter Vanderkaay.
(h/t SBNation)
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