For Bennett to surpass Evans, it will take at least one more Olympiad. That's the amazing thing about Bennett. Most Olympians go from great to very good by their second Olympics. Bennett has gone the other way. She knocked more than eight seconds off that time Friday.
People tend to take it for granted.
But that's very difficult to do in this race. I think the world records in both the 400 and the 800 are within her grasp. She will fool you, Bennett. She still has her little girl giggle, and she will show you the red, white and blue fingernails and toenails, and there is a tendency to think of her as bubbling Brooke, a nice enough young woman, not anything to fear. Get her into the water, however, and Bennett's feet seem to web, and her teeth seem to spike, and she turns into something of a predator.