anthony earvin won two gold medals at the rio olympics. he said do you want me to try them on. i demured them. didn't think it was right to put them on. he plopped them on my neck. put them on. i was so happy the they are heavy. they're impressive. and you really feel, very special, when you have them on. you know what is really special about one of the golds, he won it in the 50 meter free on friday. that's the same event he won, the same event, 16 years ago. this time he beat his time from 16 years ago. so that is super impressive. he doesn't have that original gold medal because he sold it for tsunami relief to raise money for that. i asked him are you going to keep these two? he was kind of like, for the time being. so i am going to keep in touch with him. in case he doesn't want them. i will volunteer to take them. really cool having them. >> very nice of her. >> yeah. >> jessica, used the word demure. that's really not a word that goes with you, jessica. >> ha-ha-ha. >> that's great. >> it was in this case. >> yes. >> and, i hear they're heavy. they look like they should

olympic swimmer anthony earvin is completing a comeback. >> anthony earvin was so determined to finish strong friday night in the 50 meter race. when he touched the wall to win >> turned around and saw the one next to my name. smiled, laughed. and knew my brother and friend were in. i let loose a roar. hopefully they could hear. record keepers heard it too. with this gold and the one he shared for last week's 4 x 100 meter relay, earvin ties the record the olympic athlete with the longest gap between medals. in 2000. when at 19 years old, he tied for gold in the same race he won on friday. >> at 19 it was such a flurry of -- new experiences. >> so daunting that not long after he walked away from the pool for almost a decade. he battled depression. struggled with his identity. even attempted suicide. he also sold his gold medal. but now he has the got two new one to take its place. >> going to keep these gold medal sntz. >> keeping them for now. unless you want to try them on? >> of course i want to try them on. >> try them on. >> it is about you too now. >> earvin is planning to use hi

. >> reporter: 35-year-old anthony earvin won by just 0.01 of a second. after olympic gold in sydney 16 years ago, ervin retired, but the water called him back. >> i was just trying to swim, just to find the love of it again. >> reporter: maya dirado wasn't expecting a win in the 200-meter backstroke either. the 23-year-old's fourth and final medal in rio. >> this is 25 times better than i thought it could have gone. >> reporter: eight years ago, joe schooling probably thought it couldn't this moment with michael phelps, but it did last night. last night he edged out the superstar for a gold in the 100-meter butterfly. >> i was lucky and privileged to race him. i'm thankful that i could get my hand on the wall first today. >> reporter: and although katie ledecky's win in the 800 meter free was no surprise, her time certainly was. yet another world record, more than 11 seconds faster than second place. >> i felt good the whole way through. >> reporter: the u.s. team has been ta aren't half bad on top of it either, winning a clear victory for a third consec