Olympic swimming is only timed to hundredths of a second (which has led to several ties) because the pools aren’t built to the millimeter tolerances necessary to measure thousandths of a second. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: #EngineeringTheOlympics: Tolerance in Olympic Swimming results in more ties — Born to Engineer
Lots of pictures of races, why use one that Phelps finishes 2nd? He is the greatest swimmer of all time and you are putting him down. Shame on you potty head.
The word you want is “led”
“Lead” is either the present tense, or the metal Pb.