The U.S. Apparently Has a Swimmer Called "Adrain"

It had been the perfect week for Nathan Adrian. The American won the 100-meter freestyle event and, Saturday night, anchored his team’s 4×100-meter medley relay and turned a tight race into a gold-medal rout.

Then he showed up for the news conference after the race. The name plate in front of his seat read: “Nathan Adrain.”

“Uh oh, they spelled my name wrong,” Adrian said as he sat down.

“I wonder if that’s how they spelled it the whole time,” said teammate Michael Phelps.

“Probably,” Adrian said.

“Want me to take a picture of it?” said a third teammate, Brendan Hansen.

“Yeah, take a picture,” Adrian said.

Hansen took out his cellphone and captured the moment. “You can win the 100-meter freestyle,” he said, “but they can’t spell your name right.”