EDIT CONTAINS 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Here's Ryan Lochte, an Olympic swimmer for the US, after winning the gold medal in the 400 metres individual medley.<br/> <br />Here's Michael Phelps, the greatest swimmer in Olympic history, finishing fourth. Phelps failure to medal left fans flabbergasted.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) US SWIMMING FANS, JESSICA AND MARTIN BRANDT, FROM TUCSON, ARIZONA SAYING:<br/> <br />JESSICA: "I was surprised that Michael Phelps didn't medal., honestly. We were hoping I think Ryan would win, because I think he's a little bit of the underdog."<br/> <br />MARTIN: "Yeah and the new guy, so I mean that's exciting."<br/> <br />JESSICA: "But I wanted to see MIchael Phelps win."<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) US SWIMMING FAN FROM COLORADO, VANCE HAWK, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I mean Ryan Lochte is a good swimmer as we all know, but Michael Phelps is a good swimmer too, and to not even place is pretty surprising for American fans, especially here."<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) US SWIMMING FAN, KATIE BERRY FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS , SAYING:<br/> <br />"I am very shocked, usually you think Phelps was a guarantee at least to medal if not first, but at least USA won, so that was good, just not the one we thought.<br/> <br />This was the first time Phelps had missed out on a medal since he was a 15 year old competing in the Sydney Games in 2000.<br/> <br />Julie Noce, Reuters
