Additionally, set the American record for 800 free relay.
It was the first appearance of a women's event in Olympic swimming, followed closely by the 4x100 metre free relay.
The next night, in his second event of the Games, he got a silver as a member of the 4x100-meter free relay.
He swam for Brazil at the 2008 Olympics, as a member of the men's 4x100m free relay.
It lifted the girls in the 800-meter free relay.
He also took silver in the 4x100 free and 4x100 medley relays.
Brazil won the men's 4x100 free relay in 3:18.66, shy of their Games record from four years ago.
She also took bronze in the 4x200 free relay (7:58.53.
She is the current short-course yards American record holder in the 200-meter freestyle and 800 free relay.
On the first day, Romano led off the relay and had a split of 1:56.03 in the 4x200 free relay.