Elated but exhausted after dethroning Katie Ledecky, Australian swimming sensation Ariarne Titmus only had the energy to cover her face in disbelief and muster a satisfied smile.
Higher up in the arena, however, it was a very different story.
Dean Boxall, Titmus' brash, irrepressible coach, responded to Titmus' dramatic victory like the Ultimate Warrior celebrating a pinfall. The South African wildly ripped off his mask, pumped both his fists and gyrated against a glass railing after Titmus rallied in the second half of Monday's hotly anticipated 400-meter freestyle final to edge Ledecky.
The celebration was so intense, so passionate that those around Boxall appeared unsure how to respond.