Analysis: Men's 200m Butterfly
2008-08-13
Craig Lord
One epic journey ended here. Michael Phelps (USA) becomes the most successful Olympic athlete ever - but has a spot of trouble with his goggles along the way
Analysis: Women's 200m Medley
2008-08-13
Craig Lord
Stephanie Rice (AUS) became the fifth member of the medley double club in an era that leaves no room for weakness such as the Olympic 10m back champ swimming the sixth best backstroke split
Analysis: Men's 200m Butterfly
2008-08-13
Craig Lord
One epic journey ended here. Michael Phelps (USA) becomes the most successful Olympic athlete ever on gold count. With five golds up to this point, Superfish has a career 11 gold medals
Phelps Joins Greatest Gold Club: WR 1:42.96 200 Free
2008-08-12
Craig Lord
Superfish joins Nurmi, Latynina, Spitz and Lewis on nine Olympic gold medals. One more, and he has the greatest tally of all time, all sports
Peirsol: WR 52.54 To Retain 100m Back Crown
2008-08-12
Craig Lord
The defending champion is sidling up to Roland Matthes (GDR) in the race for greatest backstroke success of all-time. Not quite there yet but what a thriller!
Day 4-Finals: WR: Phelps and Peirsol; Gold: Jones and Coughlin
2008-08-12
Nikki Dryden
Beijing-I'm starting to fear that some of the swimmers might not know what day it is, whether it is morning or night, and just when is the heat, semi, and final in their event.
Swimming Medal Totals Day 3
2008-08-12
Admin
Thirteen countries have medalled after 3 days
Analysis: Men's 200m Freestyle
2008-08-12
Craig Lord
At 50.29, Phelps had his feet on the wall before Jim Montgomery would have had his hand to it just one race and a world record shy of that monumental 49.99 of 1976 in the solo 100m. Can you imagine a man turning at the 100m mark of a 200m in 47.3sec 30 ye
A Work In Progress: Phelps's 8th Symphony
2008-08-12
Craig Lord
When the movement is in place, when all the notes align, when Bob Bowman lays down his baton on Sunday, the world of swimming will have been transfigured by a towering talent the likes of which we have never seen
Analysis: Men's 100m Backstroke
2008-08-12
Craig Lord
In Beijing, Peirsol joined Roland Matthes as only the second man to ever medal on backstroke at three Games; rivals were caught like rabbits in headlights as the defending champion kept up his unrelenting search for uncharted waters
Day 4-Heats: Gyurta 2:08.68; Sullivan 47.80; and Mongel 2:06.49
2008-08-12
Nikki Dryden
Beijing-Heats are fast, often faster than semis or even finals. Perhaps the night format is the reason, but one thing is certain, the swimming is good.
Analysis: Women's 100m Backstroke
2008-08-12
Craig Lord
Coventry left it too late: Coughlin plunged backwards, with shoulder extending in desperation, and the crown was hers in an American record that made her the first to retain the title
Analysis: Women's 100m Breaststroke
2008-08-12
Craig Lord
What a joy to see the turning of the cirle for a woman who at 14 had helicopters landing on her school lawn as the Aussie media cranked up for a super-talent who was going to take the world by storm
Coventry: WR 58.77 100 Back
2008-08-11
Craig Lord
Well, that woke us up! At 10.10am, the US-based Zimbabwean threw down the gauntlet with a world record that took her below the 59sec mark with Coughlin
Trickett Takes Fly Crown In 56.73
2008-08-11
Craig Lord
Aussie world champion holds on for first gold in 100m ahead of Magnuson of the US and the second Dolphin home, Schipper
Kitajima: WR 58.91 100 Breast
2008-08-11
Craig Lord
The reigning champion defends his crown with first sub-59sec blast; Dale Oen second; Duboscq third; Hansen locked out
Sullivan: WR 47.24 100 Free
2008-08-11
Craig Lord
Leading off the Aussie sprint free relay, Eamon Sullivan blasted to a world record of 47.24sec, 0.26sec inside the standard set by Alain Bernard of France at the European Championships in March this year
USA 4x100m Free: WR 3:08.24
2008-08-11
Craig Lord
Leading off the Aussie sprint free relay, Eamon Sullivan blasted to a world record of 47.24sec, 0.26sec inside the standard set by Alain Bernard of France at the European Championships in March this year
Day 3-Finals: US men out of this world in 4x100
2008-08-11
Nikki Dryden
Beijing-In my 18 years of international swimming I have never witnessed such an incredible comeback. Twenty minutes later and I am still shaking.
Adlington: First Brit Champ For 48 Years
2008-08-11
Craig Lord
The 400m freestyle winner is the first British woman to stand aloft the Olympic podium since Anita Lonsbrough in 1960; analysis - normal service to resume shortly!

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