WR - 3:52.69 4x100 Medley: Dolphins Finish On High
2008-08-17
Craig Lord
Australia take last gold of the meet for women; USA follows through on 3:53.20 American record; China 3:56.11 Asian record; Britain locked out with Euro record of 3:57.50
WR - 3:29.34 4x100 Medley: Eight Golds For Phelps
2008-08-17
Craig Lord
Victory for the USA ahead of Australia and Japan concludes the Bob Bowman symphony. The masterpiece is complete
Swimming Final Medal Totals
2008-08-17
Admin
USA and AUS lead medal totals. 21 countries win medals Extra bronze in men's 100 free and 100 back
Finals Day 9-Mellouli and Steffen Win; Phelps Seals Number 8
2008-08-17
Nikki Dryden
Beijing-In the final session, there were upsets and glory, a fitting end to swimming here in Beijing. 25 World Records and 100s of National Records were broken in what is the greatest Olympics of all time.
Phelps: Job Done - Everything Was Accomplished
2008-08-17
Craig Lord
The one disappointment was a "wardrobe malfunction" that kept Superfish shy of best in the 200m butterfly after his goggles got waterlogged but otherwise all boxes were ticked
Analysis: Men's 1500m Freestyle
2008-08-17
Craig Lord
Dawn Fraser (AUS) and Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) wait yet for male company in the triple crown club as
Analysis: Women's 50m Freestyle
2008-08-17
Craig Lord
Money can't buy gold medals. Steffen (GER) comes from a humble background in former East Germany, she lives in a small flat in Berlin, she prized the gold medal over the rewards that might flow from it
The Pipes of Pan And The Trouble With China
2008-08-16
Craig Lord
Coach Pan says China is clean and they explains. His arguments are as understandable as the accusations but they don't stand up to scrutiny
WR: 200 Back - Coventry, 2:05.24
2008-08-16
Craig Lord
The US-based Zimbabwean finds the alchemy to turn all that silver into gold at last
Phelps Matches Spitz: 50.58 Win
2008-08-16
Craig Lord
He's done it: seven Golds. No world record but that will come tomorrow...
WR: 8:14.10 - Adlington Fells Evans; Looks To 2012
2008-08-16
Craig Lord
The first British woman ever to win two gold medals in the Olympics, Adlington takes down American monument with most decisive win wince Meyer in 1968
Day 8-Finals: Phelps' Million Dollar Touch, Evans' Record Erased
2008-08-16
Nikki Dryden
Beijing-Hollywood could not have drafted a more dramatic ending to the Phelps story. His touch, worth $1,000,000 in bonus money from Speedo, will go down as one of the greatest of all time.
Swimming Medal Totals after Day 7
2008-08-16
Admin
USA with 28 (11-7-10) medals on top, two more countries win a medal to bring total to 20
Spitz: That Was Epic Mr Phelps
2008-08-16
Craig Lord
The living legends meet across a screen as Superfish prepares to bring Bob Bowman's Eighth Symphony to a crescendo on Sunday morning. Time to give thanks...
Analysis: Men's 50m Freestyle
2008-08-16
Craig Lord
The world title win from 2007 would not have finished in the top eight in Beijing. Nothing unusual in that, then? Well, yes, there is
Analysis: Women's 200m Backstroke
2008-08-16
Craig Lord
Before reading on, recall for a moment, out of respect for Queen Krisztina, that Egerszegi raced in an "old-fashioned" lycra suit from the days when less fabric meant more
Analysis: Men's 100m Butterfly
2008-08-16
Craig Lord
Had a Hollywood mogul come up with the script, the world would have reached for the bucket of sickly-sweet outcomes; in real life the drama was thrilling
Analysis: Women's 800m Freestyle
2008-08-16
Craig Lord
Melbourne 2007, pre-Beijing 2008: Ziegler, Manaudou, Hoff. None made it to the final - for different reasons. Even if they had, it may have made no difference whatsoever to gold
World Record Bull Run: 50l/c; 22c/c And Counting
2008-08-15
Craig Lord
50 world l/c records and 22 world s/c records have fallen since Feb 16. Since 1980, the record for numbers of world long-course records set in one year is 33, in 2000, the year in which the full bodysuit was launched granted license by FINA
50 Free Semi: Cielo reaches For Heaven In 21.34
2008-08-15
Craig Lord
Brazilian keeps world record holder Sullivan at bay by 0.41sec

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