Great start in the Olympics

[Jay-qu]

Originally Posted by modest

I think it was a new Olympic record, but not a new world record. Of course, I think the new and old Olympic record and the 'old' world record are all his anyway, so hardly matters much in the end. But, yeah, he's half dolphin for sure.

~modest

EDIt:

Disregard the above, the fish has absolutely set a new world record. It was the 400 meter qualification round I saw

I just wish Ian Thorpe and him competed more, they made good races

Australia won their first gold in the pool today - Stephanie Rice won the girls 400m individual medley, beating the world record by 2 seconds!

[Tormod]

Alexander Dale Oen took the Silver in the 100M Breaststroke! That's fantastic! Even though his time was worse than in the semifinals. Can you imagine - 6 out of 8 swimmers made it under a minute...incredible.

[Mercedes Benzene]

Ummm.... Let's talk about the men's freestyle relay. It was honestly, the greatest relay that I've ever seen in my life. Jason Lezac was flawless. He definitely put those Frenchman in their place, after they talked all that smack. They were so sure they would win, but he caught up, to get a beastly time of 46. It was just absolutely perfect. That's what competition is all about.

NBCOlympics.com - 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games | Free Online Videos, Olympic Event | Athlete Interviews | NBC Olympics

[Cedars]

The Swimming has been great! I love when world records are set at the games. I am still waiting to hear about the underdogs of these games. The Eddie the Eagle type story where an odd-ball becomes a crowd favorite. Something like the Jamican bobsled team... Afghanistan Beach volleyball team?

[modest]

Originally Posted by Mercedes Benzene

Ummm.... Let's talk about the men's freestyle relay. It was honestly, the greatest relay that I've ever seen in my life. Jason Lezac was flawless. He definitely put those Frenchman in their place, after they talked all that smack. They were so sure they would win, but he caught up, to get a beastly time of 46. It was just absolutely perfect. That's what competition is all about.

NBCOlympics.com - 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games | Free Online Videos, Olympic Event | Athlete Interviews | NBC Olympics

That was insane. The announcers were ready to call it then Jason Lezak from behind - wow!

~modest

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Tormod

Alexander Dale Oen took the Silver in the 100M Breaststroke! That's fantastic! Even though his time was worse than in the semifinals. Can you imagine - 6 out of 8 swimmers made it under a minute...incredible.

I couldn't help grinning for you last night on this one T. The first ever Olympic medal in swimming for Norway!! Congratulations!!

I'm trying not to read too much in this thread 'cause I'm on the West coast and the last to get the 'live' coverage. I read Mercede's blip on Phelps first gold before it played here.

Originally Posted by Mercedes

Ummm.... Let's talk about the men's freestyle relay.

The men's Freestyle relay was faaaaannnnntastico! So many temas beating the old WR at the same time!!!

Gotta get back to the tube! Ready! Set! Go! ............

[DougF]

So far it's been quite a show and I got to go and see some more.

FYI here is a quick link.

[quote] Overall Medal Standings
Overall Medal Standings - The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games

And a news archive for quick reference.

2008 olympic News - Google News

[modest]

Spoiler Alert


Michael Phelps is 3 for 3 with another world record beaten by almost a second in the 200 meter freestyle. Are we placing any bets if he'll get all eight? Ian Thorpe is quoted saying he doesn't think he'll do it. I think he will.

~modest

[Mercedes Benzene]

Originally Posted by modest

Spoiler Alert


Michael Phelps is 3 for 3 with another world record beaten by almost a second in the 200 meter freestyle. Are we placing any bets if he'll get all eight? Ian Thorpe is quoted saying he doesn't think he'll do it. I think he will.

~modest

There's very LITTLE doubt in my mind that Phelps won't get it all. He's essentially one of the most powerful forces the olympics has ever seen.

[modest]

The 100-meter butterfly was amazing.

Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Beijing Games and tied Mark Spitz's 36-year-old record for championships in one Olympics, taking the men's 100-meter butterfly by 0.01 second over Milorad Cavic of Serbia...

Cavic said the difference between gold and silver was too small to describe in normal terms.

``Maybe a shaved finger,'' he said at a news conference. ``It's something you can't show, it was that fast.''

-bloomberg

0.01 seconds

~modest