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      Still Golden: Phelps Wins Sixth in 200 IM

      August 15, 2008 /

      Another day, another gold medal, and another world-record swim for Michael Phelps.

      He dominated from the starter’s gun to the final touch, as Phelps captured his sixth gold medal in Beijing by winning 200-meter individual medley race with a time of 1:54.23. He also set his sixth world record by breaking the old mark of 1:54.80 which he set last month at the U.S. trials.

      Ryan Lochte had only a 29-minute rest between the 200-meter backstroke and 200 IM, and it showed. He could not keep up with Phelps’ pace and had to settle for the bronze medal. Lochte’s consolation prize was a world record and his first career individual gold medal in the backstroke. He edged American teammate Aaron Peirsol with a time of 1:53.94 to break the world mark they shared together.

      Next up for Phelps is the 100-meter butterfly finals on Friday evening and if all goes according to plan, the record-breaker will come on Saturday evening in the 400-meter relay, a race that the Americans are heavily favored to win.

      General Sports, Swimming, The Olympics

      Michael Phelps’ Wednesday Schedule

      August 14, 2008 /

      Anyone who is paying any attention to the Olympics has heard that swimmer Michael Phelps is trying to break Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals in one Olympiad. This involves 17 races over seven days and he usually has at least three swims per day. As an example, here’s his itinerary for Wednesday:

      6:30am – Wake Up
      6:45am – Breakfast
      7:30am – Bus to Pool
      7:45am – Arrive at Pool
      8:00am – Stretch
      8:30am – 2400M Warm Up
      10:18am – 200 Fly Final
      10:30am – Warm Down 1000M
      10:59am – 200 Fly Medal Ceremony
      11:16am – 4×200 Free Relay Final
      11:30am – Warm Down 300m
      11:38am – 4×200 Free Medal Ceremony
      11:55am – Warm down 800m
      12:15pm – Press Conference
      12:45pm – Doping Control Test
      1:45pm – Bus to Olympic Village
      2:00pm – Lunch
      2:30pm – Rest
      4:00pm – Team Meeting
      5:00pm – Bus to Pool
      5:15pm – Arrive at Pool
      5:30pm – Stretch
      5:45pm – Warm up 2400M
      8:55pm – 200IM Prelim
      9:10pm – Warm down 800M
      9:45pm – Bus to Olympic Village
      10:00pm – Dinner
      11:00pm – Bed

      Imagine doing that for a week straight!

      Swimming, The Olympics

      The Gold Standard Has Risen: Phelps All-time Winningest Olympian

      August 13, 2008 /

      A daily double, as Michael Phelps became the winningest Olympic athlete by capturing his 10th and 11th career gold medals.

      He began his day by setting a world record in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:52.03, and later set a blistering pace of 1:43.31 to lead the U.S. freestyle relay team to a world record in the 800-meter. The Americans became the first team to break the seven-minute barrier with a time of 6:58.56, which shattered the old mark by more than four seconds.

      He joked with reporters on his equipment malfunction in the first race. During the butterfly, his goggles became water-filled, and Phelps shrugged off the victory knowing that he could have done better. He is now halfway toward dethroning Mark Spitz and winning eight gold medals in one Olympiad.

      Everyone wanted a glimpse at history, as the U.S. Basketball team cheered from their poolside seats. LeBron James posed for photos with Phelps’ mom prior to the competition.

      General Sports, Swimming, The Olympics

      Phelps is Three of a Kind: Wins Gold in 200 Freestyle

      August 12, 2008 /

      Three races, three gold medals, and three world records.

      Michael Phelps is dominating the swimming competition at the Beijing Games, as he won the 200-meter freestyle race with a world record time of 1:42.96. He led throughout the race, with at times a full body length advantage ahead of silver medalist, Park Tae-hwan, of South Korea.

      Phelps now joins fellow Americans Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis with nine career gold medals in Olympic competition. And he is 3-for-3 in his quest of breaking Spitz’s 36-year-old record of seven gold medals in one Olympiad.

      There’s no rest for the wicked, as Phelps goes for his fourth gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly tomorrow evening. Oh by the way, he holds the world record in that event as well.

      Swimming, The Olympics

      By a Fingertip: U.S. men win Gold in 4×100 Freestyle Relay

      August 11, 2008 /

      That’s what it took.

      Trailing French sprint star, Alain Bernard, going into the final turn, American Jason Lezak pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in Olympic history to capture the gold medal in the 4×100 freestyle swimming relay race at Beijing.

      This was the biggest obstacle in Michael Phelps’ quest for eight gold medals in one Olympiad. He set the pace for his relay team, as they shattered the world record by a full four seconds with a time of 3:08.24. The victory was also bittersweet because Bernard had guaranteed his team would “smash” the U.S. squad in head-to–head competition. After the defeat, he left the pool in stunned silence.


      Check out the video here.

      General Sports, Swimming, The Olympics

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