What a rush! A gold rush, in fact.
Watching Ariarne Titmus pull off a breathtaking swim to overcome Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey in the 200-metre freestyle had us yelling wildly in our lounge room. We probably scared the neighbours.
Her dad Steve said what we were all thinking: "What an incredible comeback".
Mum Robyn added: "She always comes home strong. Honestly, we were nearly having a heart attack".
Ian Thorpe, commentating for Channel 7, admitted he was "concerned how far she was behind" at the 100-metre mark.
Co-commentator Leisel Jones was more confident, saying it was all about "trusting the process".
"Stick to the plan, execute," the matter-of-fact Jones said.
Jones kept her emotions in tact, then cheekily called out Thorpey for tearing up.
"I don't mind crying for Ariarne," he said, no doubt recalling his own glories in the 200-metre freestyle.
Even the voice of head commentator Basil Zempilas could be heard quivering.
Earlier in the day, Australia Post honoured Titmus with a stamp to mark her maiden gold medal, having beaten US champion Katie Ledecky in the 400-metre freestyle.
Fellow Olympians Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell also received a stamp for their gold in the women's 4 x 100 metre relay.
Every Australian gold medal performance in Tokyo will be recognised with a gold medal stamp.
Torn Togs
Ledecky is a great name, don't you think? It really does roll off the tongue. The American showed she's still a champion, winning gold in the inaugural 1500-metre women's swim on Wednesday.
Her tears at the end were apparently rare. She doesn't show much emotion.
Speaking of no emotion, it was bizarre to see Hungarian Kristof Milak show no joy after winning gold in the men's 200-metre butterfly. It was like he'd just finished a training session. Way too cool for school, that. Let it out, man.
His comments after the race perhaps explained it. The 21-year-old seemed annoyed at missing the world record.
"My suit tore 10 minutes before the start of the race, just before entering the call room. At that moment I knew that the world record was gone, because I was totally off focus," Milak said.
He was spotted throwing his torn togs at a table. [Hopefully he put his tracksuit on first!]
"When that happens to a swimmer, it could be the goggles, or suit, but just prior to a race, it can destroy your focus, absolutely.
I got tense. It was on my face and it was no longer that easy to do what I wanted to do."
Still, he did set an Olympic record, breaking the time Michael Phelps set in Beijing 2008.
He was later pictured smiling with his gold medal. So he did cheer up.
