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About the video: Srebro za Čavića, medalja za Srbiju Srpski plivač Milorad Čavić osvojio je drugo mesto u finalnoj trci na Olimpijskim igrama u Pekingu. Amerikanac Majkl Felps dobio je sedmu zlatnu medalju na Igrama, pobedivši našeg plivača za jednu stotinku, rezultatom 50,58, što je novi olimpijski rekord. Čavić je rezultatom 50,59 postavio novi evropski rekord. Bronza je pripala Endruu Loterstinu iz Australije, koji je za stotinku pobedio rekordera Iana Kroukera. Čavić je tako osvojio prvu medalju za samostalnu Srbiju u istoriji Olimpijskih igara. Čavić je posle odličnog starta Iana Krokera preuzeo vođstvo i vodio od dvadesetog metra do poslednjeg zaveslaja. U samom finišu Felps je uspeo da ga sustigne i da, bar po onome što je zvanično objavljeno, dodirne cilj stotinku pre našeg asa, iako je televizijska slika pokazivala drugačije.

Potpredsednik Olimpijskog komiteta Srbije Predrag Manojlović izjavio je da je srpska delegacija u Pekingu tražila ponovni pregled završnice trke.

Felps je tako uspeo da izjednači skor Marka Spica, koji je u Minhenu 1972. godine osvojio sedam zlatnih medalja, a trka štafeta u nedelju može mu doneti i osmo zlatno odličje. Ukupno u karijeri Felps je osvojio 13 zlata. Amerikanac je svih šest do sada osvojenih medalja osvojio svetskim rekordima. Srpska žalba na 100m delfin

Delegacija Olimpijskog komiteta Srbije žalila se na rezultate finalne trke na 100m delfin, prenose Večernje novosti i RTS. AP AP

Po zvaničnim rezultatima trke pobeda je pripala Amerikancu Majklu Felpsu, kojem bi to bilo sedmo zlato, dok je drugo mesto i srebrna medalja pripalo Miloradu Čaviću. Međutim, Čavić je u završnom zamahu imao popriličnu prednost u odnosu na Amerikanca, a i televizijski snimak pokazuje da u trenutku Čavićevog kontakta sa ciljem Felpsu nedostaje više od 10cm.

Po rečima predstavnika OKS moguća su dva problema koja su mogla da izazovu pogrešnu procenu pobednika.

Po jednoj verziji Felps je izazvao vodeni talas, koji je stvorio utisak da je plivač ranije stigao do cilja. Po drugom Čavićev kontakt sa ciljem u prvom trenutku nije bio dovoljno snažan, da bi ga elektronski merač registrovao.

Konferencija posvećena ovom slučaju zakazana je za 5 po našem vremenu. BEIJING - Michael Phelps swam into history with a magnificent finish Saturday, tying Mark Spitz with his seventh gold medal by the narrowest of margins in the 100-meter butterfly. ADVERTISEMENT

His arms soaring across the water one last time, Phelps got his hand on the wall a hundredth of a second ahead of Serbia's Milorad Cavic. Phelps' time was 50.58 seconds, the only time in these Olympics that Phelps won an event without breaking the world record.

The 23-year-old from Baltimore has now pulled even with the greatest of Olympic records, matching Spitz's performance in the 1972 Munich Games.

Call this one the Great Haul of China — and it's not done yet.

Phelps will return on Sunday to swim in his final event of these games, taking the butterfly leg of the 400 medley relay. The Americans will be heavily favored to give him his eighth gold, leaving Spitz behind.

Phelps pounded his fist in the water and let out a scream after the astonishing finish. The crowd at the Water Cube gasped — it looked as though Cavic had won — then roared when the "1" popped up beside the American's name.

His time was 50.58 seconds

Cavic's was 50.59.

"I had no idea," Phelps said. "I was starting to hurt a little bit with probably the last 10 meters. That was my last individual race, so I was just trying to finish as strong as I could."

A notoriously slow starter — Phelps was seventh out of eight at the turn — he really turned it on with the return lap, his long arms windmilling through the water as he closed the gap on Cavic and fellow American Ian Crocker, the world record-holder.

As they approached the finish, Cavic took his final big stroke and reached for the gold. Phelps, his timing a bit off but fully aware of where he was, did another mini-stroke and actually slammed the wall with his hands on the follow-through.

That was the difference.

He wasn't necessarily the fastest, just first.

"I actually thought when I did take that half-stroke, I thought I lost the race there, but I guess that was the difference in the race," Phelps said.

It was reminiscent of the 100 fly finish at Athens four years ago, where Crocker appeared to have the race won but Phelps got him at the wall by 0.04.

"My last two Olympics I've been able to nail my finishes, and it's been by four one-hundredths and one one-hundredths," he said. "I'm happy and kind of at a loss for words."

Cavic had no words. Clearly perturbed at losing by a fingertip, he stormed past reporters in the mixed zone without stopping.

Andrew Lauterstein of Australia won the bronze medal in 51.12. Crocker was again denied the first individual gold of his career; he didn't even win a medal, finishing fourth by a hundredth of a second in 51.13.

"It was a tight one," Crocker said. "I saw my short differential between getting a medal or not, but then I realized Michael's was pretty close, too. I'm really glad that he came out on top.

"It was everything that an Olympic final should be. It doesn't matter who's in the heats, you just got to get out and race and it's anybody's game. It was one of the more intense races that I've been in, which makes it a great way to end the meet."

While the medley relay figures to be nothing more than a coronation, Phelps isn't ready to talk about No. 8.

"It's not over yet," he said. "I really think the Australian team looks great for the relay. It's going to be a race."

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# Cinilo mi se da je Cavic dodirnuo prvi cilj. Mozda je ostecen. (darki zapadni srbin, 16. avgust 2008 04:57) Preporuči Predloži za brisanje Šta je ovo Broj preporuka 3 # Nedovoljno snazno dotako cilj.....hehehe....STA JE TREBAO MILORAD CAVIC MACOLOM PO CILJU,A ???!!!!! (Nemanja Cic, 16. avgust 2008 04:57) Preporuči Predloži za brisanje Šta je ovo Broj preporuka 25 # Nalepše čestitke Čaviću. Na snimku se jasno vidi da je on pobednik. Zašto nisu pokazali fotofiniš? Da li je moguće da se namesti rezultat? Svaka čast i Felpsu ali je Čavić i ovaj puta bio bolji! Čavić najbrži i u polufinalu! Najbolji srpski plivač Milorad Čavić bio je najbrži u polufinalu trke na 100 metara delfin na Olimpijskim igrama.

Čavić je stazu preplivao za 50 sekundi i 92 stotinke, osvojio prvo mesto u drugoj polufinalnoj grupi i izborio najbolju, četvrtu stazu za finale. U petoj stazi plivaće Majkl Felps, koji je bio najbrži u prvom polufinalu, ostvarivši vreme 50,97. Finale je na programu u subotu rano ujutro po našem vremenu.

Čavić oborio Olimpijski rekord! Srpski najbolji plivač Milorad Čavić osvojio je prvo mesto u devetoj grupi i ostvario novi rekord igara sa 50, 75 sekundi.

Čavić je krenuo žestoko, na 50 metara okrenuo prvi i u prolazu bio bolji od svetskog rekorda za 0,06 sekundi. U finišu je uspeo da odbije napad najboljeg plivača današnjice Majkla Felpsa i ostvari najbolji rezultat u kvalifikacijama.

Polufinale je na programu u petak u 05, 00 po našem vremenu.

Ivan Lenđer zauzeo je tek sedmo mesto u svojoj kvalifikacionoj grupi i neće nastupiti u polufinalu.On je stazu od 100 metara delfin stilom preplivao u vremenu 53,41. Taj rezultat je za 76 stotinki slabiji od rezultata kojim je izborio olimpijsku normu. Čavić „oduvao” Felpsa i ušao u polufinale nebojsa - 14. avgust 2008. u 08.50

Najbolji srpski plivač Milorad Čavić izborio je plasman u polufinale trke na 100 metara delfin stilom. On je ostvario najbolji rezultat u kvalifikacijama - 50,76 sekundi, postavivši novi olimpijski rekord.

Čavić je u najkvalitetnijoj grupi trijumfovao ispred nedodirljivog Majkla Felpsa, koji je zauzeo drugu poziciju sa vremenom 50,87 sekundi.

Čavić je odlično startovao, odmah preuzeo vođstvo, prvi okrenuo na 50 metara, a zatim do 80 metra plivao brže od dosadašnjeg svetskog rekorda, čiji je vlasnik Amerikanac Jan Kroker (50,40).

Čavić, koji je na Olimpijadu stigao sa najboljim vremenom 51,65 sekundi pokazao je da se nalazi u sjajnoj formi.

On je već sada „skinuo” Felpsov olimpijski rekord postavljen pre četiri godine na Olimpijadi u Atini (51,25), ali i potvrdio da je možda spreman da Amerikanca zaustavi u pohodu na osam zlatnih medalja u Pekingu.

Čavić će polufinale u trci na 100 metara delfin plivati u subotu od 5.00 časova po našem vremenu. (Mondo)

Currently held records Record Distance Event Time Location Date World 200 m (lc) Freestyle 1:43.86 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2007 March 27 200 m (lc) Butterfly 1:52.09 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2007 March 28 200 m (lc) Individual Medley 1:54.80 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 2008 July 4 400 m (lc) Individual Medley 4:03.84 Beijing, China 2008 August 10 4 x 100 m (lc) Freestyle Relay 3:08.24 Beijing, China 2008 August 11 4 x 200 m (lc) Freestyle Relay 7:03.24 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2007 March 30 American 100 m (lc) Freestyle 47.51 Beijing, China 2008 August 11 200 m (sc) Freestyle 1:43.78 East Meadow, New York, USA 2006 February 4 200 m (sc) Butterfly 1:52.27 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2003 November 28 200yd Freestyle 1:32.08 Austin, Texas, USA 2005 March 3 200yd Butterfly 1:39.70 Austin, Texas, USA 2006 March 4 400yd Individual Medley 3:36.26 Austin, Texas, USA 2006 March 3 Set in US 200 m (lc) Freestyle 1:44.10 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 2008 July 1 200 m (lc) Backstroke 1:54.65 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 2007 August 1 200 m (lc) Butterfly 1:52.20 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 2008 July 3 200 m (lc) Individual Medley 1:55.94 College Park, Maryland, USA 2003 August 9 4 x 200 m (lc) Freestyle Relay 7:12.35 Irvine, California, USA 2005 August 5 200 m (sc) Freestyle 1:43.78 East Meadow, New York, USA 2006 February 4 400 m (sc) Individual Medley 4:03.99 East Meadow, New York, USA 2006 February 3 200yd Butterfly 1:39.70 Austin, Texas, USA 2006 March 4 400yd Individual Medley 3:36.26 Austin, Texas, USA 2006 March 3

World records

With 27 world records (23 individual, 4 relay), as of August 2008, Phelps is approaching Mark Spitz's record of 33 world records (26 individual, 7 relay). All of the records were set in a long course (50 meter) pool; records that currently stand are indicated in bold. No. ˇ Distance ˇ Event ˇ Time ˇ Location ˇ Date ˇ 1 200 m Butterfly 1:54.92 Austin, Texas, USA 2001 March 30 2 200 m Butterfly (2) 1:54.58 Fukuoka, Japan 2001 July 24 3 400 m Individual Medley 4:11.09 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA 2002 August 15 4 4x100 m Medley Relay[a] 3:33.48 Yokohama, Japan 2002 August 29 5 400 m Individual Medley (2) 4:10.73 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 2003 April 6 6 200 m Individual Medley 1:57.94 Santa Clara, California, USA 2003 June 29 7 200 m Butterfly (3) 1:53.93 Barcelona, Spain 2003 July 22 8 200 m Individual Medley (2) 1:57.52 Barcelona, Spain 2003 July 24 9 100 m Butterfly 51.47 Barcelona, Spain 2003 July 25 10 200 m Individual Medley (3) 1:56.04 Barcelona, Spain 2003 July 25 11 400 m Individual Medley (3) 4:09.09 Barcelona, Spain 2003 July 27 12 200 m Individual Medley (4) 1:55.94 College Park, Maryland, USA 2003 August 9 13 400 m Individual Medley (4) 4:08.41 Long Beach, California, USA 2004 July 7 14 400 m Individual Medley (5) 4:08.26 Athens, Greece 2004 August 14 15 200 m Butterfly (4) 1:53.80 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2006 August 17 16 4x100 m Freestyle Relay[b] 3:12.46 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2006 August 19 17 200 m Individual Medley (5) 1:55.84 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2006 August 20 18 200 m Butterfly (5) 1:53.71 Columbia, Missouri, USA 2007 February 17 19 200 m Freestyle 1:43.86 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2007 March 27 20 200 m Butterfly (6) 1:52.09 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2007 March 28 21 200 m Individual Medley (6) 1:54.98 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2007 March 29 22 4x200 m Freestyle Relay[c] 7:03.24 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2007 March 30 23 400 m Individual Medley (6) 4:06.22 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2007 April 1 24 400 m Individual Medley (7) 4:05.25 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 2008 June 29 25 200 m Individual Medley (7) 1:54.80 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 2008 July 4 26 400 m Individual Medley (8) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 2008 August 10 27 4x100 m Freestyle Relay (2)[d] 3:08.24 Beijing, China 2008 August 11

a with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and Jason Lezak b with Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak c with Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, and Peter Vanderkaay d with Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak

Best times and all-time event rankings Event Best Time All-Time American Rank All-Time World Rank Top 25 Swims All-Time Long Course Meters 100m Freestyle 47.51 #1 #3 #3 200m Freestyle 1:43.86 #1 #1 #1, #3 (1:44.10), #10 (1:44,98), #14 (1:45.20), #16 (1:45.32), #20 (1:45.36r), #23 (1:45.50), #25 (1:45.51r) 400m Freestyle 3:46.73 #5 #22 100m Backstroke 53.01 #3 #3 #5, Tie-#8 (Aaron Peirsol, 53.17), #19 (53.42) 200m Backstroke 1:54.65 #3 #3 #5, #15 (1:55.30), #23 (1:55.84) 100m Butterfly 50.77 #2 #2 #3, #5 (50.89), #7 (51.04), #9/10 (51.10), #11 (51.15), Tie-#13 (Ian Crocker, 51.25), #17 (51.34), #19 (51.39), #23 (51.47) 200m Butterfly 1:52.09 #1 #1 #1, #2 (1:52.20), #3 (1:53.33), #4 (1:53.71), #5 (1:53.80), #7 (1:53.93), #8 (1:54.02), #9 (1:54.04), #11 (1:54.31), #12 (1:54.32), #13 (1:54.35), #19 (1:54.58), #24 (1:54.86) 200m Individual Medley 1:54.80 #1 #1 #1, #2 (1:54.98), #4 (1:55.84), #5 (1:55.94), #6 (1:56.04), #9 (1:56.50), #10 (1:56.68), #11 (1:56.71), #13 (1:56.80), #15 (1:56.93), #17 (1:57.14), #18 (1:57.39), #20 (1:57.44), #21 (1:57.52), #24 (1:57.64) 400m Individual Medley 4:03.84 #1 #1 #1, #2(4:05.25), #4(4:06.22), #6(4:08.26), #7(4:08.41), #8(4:09.09), #15 (4:10.16), #16 (4:10.47), #17 (4:10.73), #19 (4:11.09), #22 (4:11.30), #23 (4:11.40) Short Course Yards 100yd Freestyle 41.93 #5 #9 200yd Freestyle 1:32.08 #1 #2 #2, #3 (1:32.13), #6 (1:32.43) 500yd Freestyle 4:10.43 #5 #5 #7 100yd Backstroke 45.50 #7 #8 200yd Backstroke 1:41.55 #21 #23 100yd Butterfly 45.40 #4 #6 200yd Butterfly 1:39.70 #1 #1 #1, #2 (1:41.72), #6 (1:42.10) 200yd Individual Medley 1:41.30 #2 #2 #3, #4 (1:41.32), #9 (1:42.78) 400yd Individual Medley 3:36.26 #1 #1 #1, #9 (3:39.61)

See also

* World record progression 200 metres freestyle
 • World record progression 100 metres butterfly
 • World record progression 200 metres butterfly
 • World record progression 200 metres medley
 • World record progression 400 metres medley
 • World record progression 4x100 metres freestyle relay
 • World record progression 4x200 metres freestyle relay
 • World record progression 4x100 metres medley relay

References

1. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Retrieved on 2007-06-09. 2. ^ "12th FINA World Championships". Retrieved on 2007-06-09. 3. ^ "7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004". Retrieved on 2007-07-24. 4. ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". Retrieved on 2007-07-22. 5. ^ Facts & figures 6. ^ Paul McMullen (2001-05-09). "Phelps marks his time Swimming: Towson High's Michael Phelps now counts a butterfly world record, as well as his participation in the 2000 Olympics, as his biggest thrills", The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. 7. ^ Mark Spitz compared with Phelps 8. ^ $1 million endorsement 9. ^ Race of the Century 10. ^ [http://www.olympic-usa.org/73_31263.htm United States Olympic Committee - SWIMMING: Matsunichi Signs Global Endorsement Contract with Michael Phelps 11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kevin Van Valkenburg (2008-08-03). "Phelps' voyage", The Baltimore Sun, pp. 1A, 16A–17A. 12. ^ Phelps Sets Olympic Record. 13. ^ http://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWM411100/index.html 14. ^ a b "USA Swimming — Michael Phelps". U.S. Olympic Committee (2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-26. 15. ^ Paul McMullen, Amazing Pace: The Story of Olympic Champion Michael Phelps from Sydney to Athens to Bejing. New York: Rodale, Inc., 2006. 16. ^ "Olympic Champ Sentenced For DUI". CBS News (2004-12-29). Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 17. ^ "Michael Phelps". Ask Men. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 18. ^ Kevin Van Valkenburg (2008-05-11). "Phelps returns to attend NBAC fundraiser". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.

External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Michael Phelps

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 • Stroke by Stroke: How Michael Phelps turbocharged his repertoire (photos).
 • [1] Michael Phelps breaks his own 400m IM record.
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Records

Preceded by Flag of the United States Tom Malchow Men's 200 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) March 30, 2001 – present Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Flag of the United States Tom Dolan Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) August 15, 2002 – present Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Flag of Finland Jani Sievinen Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) June 29, 2003 – present Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Flag of Ukraine Andriy Serdinov Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) July 25, 2003 – July 26, 2003 Succeeded by Flag of the United States Ian Crocker Preceded by Flag of Australia Ian Thorpe Men's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) March 27, 2007 – present Succeeded by Incumbent Awards Preceded by Ian Thorpe World Swimmer of the Year 2003-2004 Succeeded by Grant Hackett Preceded by Grant Hackett World Swimmer of the Year 2006-2007 Succeeded by incumbent

[show] v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 100 m butterfly

1968: Douglas Russell | 1972: Mark Spitz | 1976: Matt Vogel | 1980: Pär Arvidsson | 1984: Michael Gross | 1988: Anthony Nesty | 1992: Pablo Morales | 1996: Denis Pankratov | 2000: Lars Frölander | 2004: Michael Phelps [show] v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 200 m butterfly

1956: William Yorzyk | 1960: Michael Troy | 1964: Kevin Berry | 1968: Carl Robie | 1972: Mark Spitz | 1976: Mike Bruner | 1980: Sergey Fesenko, Sr. | 1984: Jon Sieben | 1988: Michael Gross | 1992: Melvin Stewart | 1996: Denis Pankratov | 2000: Tom Malchow | 2004: Michael Phelps [show] v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 200 m individual medley

1968: Charles Hickcox | 1972: Gunnar Larsson | 1984: Alex Baumann | 1988: Tamás Darnyi | 1992: Tamás Darnyi | 1996: Attila Czene | 2000: Massimiliano Rosolino | 2004: Michael Phelps [show] v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 400 m individual medley

1964: Richard Roth | 1968: Charles Hickcox | 1972: Gunnar Larsson | 1976: Rod Strachan | 1980: Aleksandr Sidorenko | 1984: Alex Baumann | 1988: Tamás Darnyi | 1992: Tamás Darnyi | 1996: Tom Dolan | 2000: Tom Dolan | 2004: Michael Phelps | 2008: Michael Phelps [show] v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 4×200 m freestyle relay

1908: Great Britain (Derbyshire, Radimilovic, Foster, Taylor) | 1912: Australasia (Healy, Champion, Boardman, Hardwick) | 1920: USA (McGillivray, Kealoha, Ross, Kahanamoku) | 1924: USA (Weissmuller, O'Connor, Glancy, Breyer) | 1928: USA (Weissmuller, Clapp, Laufer, Kojac) | 1932: Japan (Yusa, Miyazaki, Yokoyama, Toyoda) | 1936: Japan (Yusa, Sugiura, Arai, Taguchi) | 1948: USA (Ris, McLane, Wolf, Smith) | 1952: USA (Moore, Woolsey, Konno, McLane) | 1956: Australia (O'Halloran, Devitt, Rose, Henricks) | 1960: USA (Harrison, Blick, Troy, Farrell) | 1964: USA (Schollander, Clark, Saari, Ilman) | 1968: USA (Schollander, Spitz, Nelson, Rerych) | 1972: USA (Spitz, Kinsella, Tyler, Genter) | 1976: USA (Bruner, Furniss, Naber, Montgomery) | 1980: Soviet Union (Kopliakov, Salnikov, Stukolkin, Krylov) | 1984: USA (Heath, Larson, Float, Hayes) | 1988: USA (Dalbey, Cetlinski, Gjertsen, Biondi) | 1992: Unified Team (Lepikov, Pyshnenko, Taianovich, Sadovyi) | 1996: USA (Davis, Hudepohl, Schumacher, Berube) | 2000: Australia (Thorpe, Klim, Pearson, Kirby) | 2004: USA (Phelps, Lochte, Vanderkaay, Keller) [show] v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m freestyle relay

1964: USA (Clark, Austin, Ilman, Schollander) | 1968: USA (Zorn, Rerych, Spitz, Walsh) | 1972: USA (Edgar, Murphy, Heidenreich, Spitz) | 1984: USA (Cavanaugh, Heath, Biondi, Gaines) | 1988: USA (Jacobs, Dalbey, Jager, Biondi) | 1992: USA (Hudepohl, Biondi, Jager, Olsen) | 1996: USA (Olsen, Davis, Schumacher, Hall, Jr.) | 2000: Australia (Klim, Fydler, Callus, Thorpe) | 2004: South Africa (Schoeman, Ferns, Townsend, Neethling) 2008: United States (Phelps, Weber-Gale, Jones, Lezak) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps" Categories: Swimming World World Swimmers of the Year | American swimmers | Olympic swimmers of the United States | World record holders in swimming | Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Olympic bronze medalists for the United States | University of Michigan athletics | James E. Sullivan Award recipients | People from Baltimore, Maryland | 1985 births | Living people Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Current sports event This article documents a current sports-related event. Information may change as the event progressess. Swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sample picture of the event (unofficial) Freestyle 50 m men women 100 m men women 200 m men women 400 m men women 800 m women 1500 m men Backstroke 100 m men women 200 m men women Breaststroke 100 m men women 200 m men women Butterfly 100 m men women 200 m men women Individual medley 200 m men women 400 m men women Freestyle relay 4×100 m men women 4×200 m men women Medley relay 4×100 m men women Marathon 10 km men women

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics will be held over a sixteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 16 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21. All swimming events (except the two marathon 10 km events) will take place at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. Pictogram used to identify swimming at the 2008 Games Pictogram used to identify swimming at the 2008 Games Contents [hide]

* 1 Events
 • 2 Qualifying Criteria o 2.1 Marathon Swimming + 2.1.1 Men's 10km + 2.1.2 Women's 10km
 • 3 National Team Trials
 • 4 Competition Schedule o 4.1 Saturday, August 9, 2008 o 4.2 Sunday, August 10, 2008 o 4.3 Monday, August 11, 2008 o 4.4 Tuesday, August 12, 2008 o 4.5 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 o 4.6 Thursday, August 14, 2008 o 4.7 Friday, August 15, 2008 o 4.8 Saturday, August 16, 2008 o 4.9 Sunday, August 17, 2008 o 4.10 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 o 4.11 Thursday, August 21, 2008
 • 5 Timezones
 • 6 Medal summary o 6.1 Medal Table o 6.2 Men's events o 6.3 Women's events
 • 7 Records broken o 7.1 World records
 • 8 References
 • 9 External links

[edit] Events

The swimming program for 2008 has been expanded from 2004, with the addition of the 10 km marathon open water swimming events, bringing the total number of events to 34 (17 each for men and women). The following events will be contested from August 9 to 21, 2008:[1]

* Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m (women), 1500 m (men), 4×100 m Relay; 4×200 m Relay, Marathon 10 km
 • Backstroke: 100 m, 200 m
 • Breaststroke: 100 m, 200 m
 • Butterfly: 100 m, 200 m
 • Medley: 200 m Individual, 400 m Individual, 4×100 m Relay

[edit] Qualifying Criteria

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 2 qualified athletes in each individual event if both meet the A standard, or 1 athlete per event if they meet the B standard. An NOC may also enter a maximum of 1 qualified relay team per event. NOCs may enter swimmers regardless of time (1 swimmer per sex) if they have no swimmers meeting qualifying B standard. The qualifying time standards must be obtained in Continental Championships, National Olympic Trials or International Competitions approved by FINA in the period March 15, 2007 to July 15, 2008.

FINA Qualifying Standards are as follows:[2] Men's Events Women's Events Event Men's A Men's B Event Women's A Women's B Men's 50 metre freestyle 00:22.35 00:23.13 Women's 50 metre freestyle 00:25.43 00:26.32 Men's 100 metre freestyle 00:49.23 00:50.95 Women's 100 metre freestyle 00:55.24 00:57.17 Men's 200 metre freestyle 01:48.72 01:52.53 Women's 200 metre freestyle 01:59.29 02:03.47 Men's 400 metre freestyle 03:49.96 03:58.01 Women's 400 metre freestyle 04:11.26 04:20.05
 • - - Women's 800 metre freestyle 08:35.98 08:54.04 Men's 1500 metre freestyle 15:13.16 15:45.12 - - - Men's 100 metre backstroke 00:55.14 00:57.07 Women's 100 metre backstroke 01:01.70 01:03.86 Men's 200 metre backstroke 01:59.72 02:03.91 Women's 200 metre backstroke 02:12.73 02:17.38 Men's 100 metre breaststroke 01:01.57 01:03.72 Women's 100 metre breaststroke 01:09.01 01:11.43 Men's 200 metre breaststroke 02:13.69 02:18.37 Women's 200 metre breaststroke 02:28.21 02:33.40 Men's 100 metre butterfly 00:52.86 00:54.71 Women's 100 metre butterfly 00:59.35 01:01.43 Men's 200 metre butterfly 01:57.67 02:01.79 Women's 200 metre butterfly 02:10.84 02:15.42 Men's 200 metre individual medley 02:01.40 02:05.65 Women's 200 metre individual medley 02:15.27 02:19.97 Men's 400 metre individual medley 04:18.40 04:27.44 Women's 400 metre individual medley 04:45.08 04:55.06

In relay competitions, the top 12 finishers per event at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships shall be qualified. The 4 other teams will be selected by FINA based on the results in the qualifying period.

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Relay Qualification

[edit] Marathon Swimming

A nation may qualify up to two marathon swimmers per event.[3]

[edit] Men's 10km Event Location Date Vacancies Qualified FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships Flag of Spain Seville May 3-4, 2008 10 Flag of Russia Vladimir Dyatchin Flag of the United Kingdom David Davies Flag of Germany Thomas Lurz Flag of the Netherlands Maarten van der Weijden Flag of Russia Evgeny Drattsev Flag of Australia Ky Hurst Flag of the United States Mark Warkentin Flag of Italy Valerio Cleri Flag of Greece Gianniotis Spyridon Flag of Belgium Brian Ryckeman Continental Representation* Flag of Spain Seville May 3-4, 2008 5** Flag of France Gilles Rondy Flag of Mexico Luis Escobar Flag of Egypt Mohamed El Zanaty Flag of Syria Saleh Mohammad Host Nation - - 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China China FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier Flag of the People's Republic of China Beijing May 31 - Jun 1, 2008 9 Flag of Bulgaria Petar Stoychev Flag of Hungary Csaba Gercsak Flag of the Czech Republic Rostislav Vitek Flag of South Africa Chad Ho Flag of Venezuela Erwin Maldonado Flag of Brazil Allan Do Carmo Flag of Argentina Damian Blaum Flag of Spain Jose Francisco Hervas Flag of Portugal Arseniy Lavrentyev** TOTAL 25

* The first eligible finisher from each of the five Continents at World Championship.
 •* Since Australia was the only Oceanian country at the championships, Oceania did not receive any continental berth and the place redistributed at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.

[edit] Women's 10km Event Location Date Vacancies Qualified FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships Flag of Spain Seville May 3-4, 2008 10 Flag of Russia Larisa Ilchenko Flag of the United Kingdom Cassandra Patten Flag of Spain Yurema Requena Flag of South Africa Natalie du Toit Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Pechanova Flag of Brazil Poliana Okimoto Flag of Germany Angela Maurer Flag of the United Kingdom Keri Anne Payne Flag of France Aurelie Muller Flag of Brazil Ana Marcela Cunha Continental Representation* Flag of Spain Seville May 3-4, 2008 5** Flag of the Netherlands Edith van Dijk Flag of the People's Republic of China Fang Yanqiao Flag of Venezuela Andreina Pinto Flag of Australia Melissa Gorman Host Nation - - 1*** FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier Flag of the People's Republic of China Beijing May 31 - Jun 1, 2008 9 Flag of the United States Chloe Sutton Flag of Italy Martina Grimaldi Flag of Greece Marianna Lymperta Flag of Ukraine Nataliya Samorodina Flag of Chile Kristel Kobrich Flag of Mexico Imelda Martinez Flag of Sweden Eva Berglund Flag of Slovenia Teja Zupan Flag of Argentina Antonella Bogarin** Flag of Portugal Daniela Inacio*** TOTAL 25

* The first eligible finisher from each of the five Continents at World Championship.
 •*Since South Africa was the only African country at the championships, Africa did not receive any continental berth and the place redistributed at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.
 •**China qualified 1 athlete through the World Championships, then this slot added to FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.
 •***The Olympic commitee of Israel didn't approve the participation of Daniel Katzir (men) and Olga Berenseva (women) in the Olympic team, as their results were not good enough to make the national Olympic criteria. Their appeals to court against this decision were denied.

[edit] National Team Trials

Main article: List of 2008 Olympic Swimming National Trials

[edit] Competition Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

[edit] Saturday, August 9, 2008 Time Event Stage 18:30 400 m Individual Medley Men Heats 100 m Butterfly Women Heats 400 m Freestyle Men Heats 400 m Individual Medley Women Heats 100 m Breaststroke Men Heats 4×100 m Freestyle Relay Women Heats

[edit] Sunday, August 10, 2008 Time Event Stage 10:00-11:40 400 m Individual Medley Men Finals 100 m Butterfly Women Semifinals 400 m Freestyle Men Finals 400 m Individual Medley Women Finals 100 m Breaststroke Men Semifinals 4×100 m Freestyle Relay Women Finals 18:30 100 m Backstroke Women Heats 200 m Freestyle Men Heats 100 m Breaststroke Women Heats 100 m Backstroke Men Heats 400 m Freestyle Women Heats 4×100 m Freestyle Relay Men Heats

[edit] Monday, August 11, 2008 Time Event Stage 10:00-11:55 100 m Backstroke Women Semifinals 200 m Freestyle Men Semifinals 100 m Butterfly Women Finals 100 m Breaststroke Men Finals 100 m Breaststroke Women Semifinals 100 m Backstroke Men Semifinals 400 m Freestyle Women Finals 4×100 m Freestyle Relay Men Finals 18:30 200 m Freestyle Women Heats 200 m Butterfly Men Heats 200 m Individual Medley Women Heats

[edit] Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Time Event Stage 10:00-11:45 200 m Freestyle Women Semifinals 200 m Freestyle Men Finals 100 m Backstroke Women Finals 100 m Backstroke Men Finals 100 m Breaststroke Women Finals 200 m Butterfly Men Semifinals 200 m Individual Medley Women Semifinals 18:30 100 m Freestyle Men Heats 200 m Butterfly Women Heats 200 m Breaststroke Men Heats 4×200 m Freestyle Relay Men Heats

[edit] Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Time Event Stage 10:00-11:50 100 m Freestyle Men Semifinals 200 m Freestyle Women Finals 200 m Butterfly Men Finals 200 m Butterfly Women Semifinals 200 m Breaststroke Men Semifinals 200 m Individual Medley Women Finals 4×200 m Freestyle Relay Men Finals 18:30 100 m Freestyle Women Heats 200 m Backstroke Men Heats 200 m Breaststroke Women Heats 200 m Individual Medley Men Heats 4×200 m Freestyle Relay Women Heats

[edit] Thursday, August 14, 2008 Time Event Stage 10:00-12:00 200 m Breaststroke Men Finals 100 m Freestyle Women Semifinals 200 m Backstroke Men Semifinals 200 m Butterfly Women Finals 100 m Freestyle Men Finals 200 m Breaststroke Women Semifinals 200 m Individual Medley Men Semifinals 4×200 m Freestyle Relay Women Finals 18:30 50 m Freestyle Men Heats 800 m Freestyle Women Heats 100 m Butterfly Men Heats 200 m Backstroke Women Heats

[edit] Friday, August 15, 2008 Time Event Stage 10:00-12:00 50 m Freestyle Men Semifinals 200 m Breaststroke Women Finals 200 m Backstroke Men Finals 200 m Backstroke Women Semifinals 200 m Individual Medley Men Finals 100 m Freestyle Women Finals 100 m Butterfly Men Semifinals 18:30 50 m Freestyle Women Heats 1500 m Freestyle Men Heats 4×100 m Medley Relay Women Heats 4×100 m Medley Relay Men Heats

[edit] Saturday, August 16, 2008 Time Event Stage 10:00-11:20 200 m Backstroke Women Finals 100 m Butterfly Men Finals 800 m Freestyle Women Finals 50 m Freestyle Men Finals 50 m Freestyle Women Semifinals

[edit] Sunday, August 17, 2008 Time Event Stage 10:00-11:20 50 m Freestyle Women Finals 1500 m Freestyle Men Finals 4×100 m Medley Relay Women Finals 4×100 m Medley Relay Men Finals

[edit] Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Time Event 9:00-12:00 Marathon 10km Women

[edit] Thursday, August 21, 2008 Time Event 9:00-12:00 Marathon 10km Men

[edit] Timezones Sydney Beijing Paris London New York Chicago San Francisco Finals 12:00 10:00 4:00 3:00 22:00* 21:00* 19:00* Heats 20:30 18:30 12:30 11:30 6:30 5:30 3:30

(*) Previous day

[edit] Medal summary

[edit] Medal Table

[4] Rank ˇ Nation ˇ Gold ˇ Silver ˇ Bronze ˇ Total ˇ 1 United States United States (USA) 2 3 3 8 2 Australia Australia (AUS) 2 0 3 5 3 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 1 0 1 2 =4 Japan Japan (JPN) 1 0 0 1 =4 South Korea South Korea (KOR) 1 0 0 1 =4 Netherlands Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1 7 France France (FRA) 0 1 1 2 =8 China China (CHN) 0 1 0 1 =8 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 0 1 0 1 =8 Norway Norway (NOR) 0 1 0 1 =8 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (ZIM) 0 1 0 1 Total 8 8 8 24

[edit] Men's events Event Gold Silver Bronze 400 m freestyle details South Korea Park Tae-Hwan South Korea (KOR) 3:41.86(AS) China Zhang Lin China (CHN) 3:42.44 United States Larsen Jensen United States (USA) 3:42.78(AM) 100 m breaststroke details Japan Kosuke Kitajima Japan (JPN) 58:91(WR) Norway Alexander Dale Oen Norway (NOR) 59.20 France Hugues Duboscq France (FRA) 59.37 400 m individual medley details United States Michael Phelps United States (USA) 4:03.84(WR) Hungary László Cseh Hungary (HUN) 4:06.16(ER) United States Ryan Lochte United States (USA) 4:08.09 4x100 m freestyle relay details United States United States Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale Cullen Jones Jason Lezak Nathan Adrian (heats) Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner (heats) Matt Grevers (heats) 3:08.24(WR) France France Amaury Leveaux Fabien Gilot Frederick Bousquet Alain Bernard Gregory Mallet (heats) Boris Steimetz (heats) 3:08.32 Australia Australia Eamon Sullivan Andrew Lauterstein Ashley Callus Matt Targett Leith Brodie (heats) Patrick Murphy (heats) 3:09.91

[edit] Women's events Event Gold Silver Bronze 400 m freestyle details Great Britain Rebecca Adlington Great Britain (GBR) 4:03.22 United States Katie Hoff United States (USA) 4:03.29 Great Britain Joanne Jackson Great Britain (GBR) 4:03.52 100 m butterfly details Australia Libby Trickett Australia (AUS) 56.73 (OC) United States Christine Magnuson United States (USA) 57.10 Australia Jessicah Schipper Australia (AUS) 57.25 400 m individual medley details Australia Stephanie Rice Australia (AUS) 4:29.45 (WR) Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe (ZIM) 4:29.89 (AF) United States Katie Hoff United States (USA) 4:31.71 4×100 m freestyle relay details Netherlands Netherlands Inge Dekker Ranomi Kromowidjojo Femke Heemskerk Marleen Veldhuis Hinkelien Schreuder (heats) Manon van Rooijen (heats) 3:33.76 (OR) United States United States Natalie Coughlin Lacey Nymeyer Kara Lynn Joyce Dara Torres Emily Silver (heats) Julia Smit (heats) 3:34.33 (AM) Australia Australia Cate Campbell Alice Mills Melanie Schlanger Lisbeth Trickett Shayne Reese (heats) 3:35.05 (OC)

[edit] Records broken

So far at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 8 world records have been set.

[edit] World records

* Men's 100 m freestyle - Eamon Sullivan Australia Australia (47.24) (relay lead-off)
 • Men's 100 m breaststroke - Kosuke Kitajima Japan Japan (58.91) (final)
 • Men's 400 m individual medley - Michael Phelps United States United States (4:03.84) (final)
 • Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay - Nathan Adrian, Cullen Jones, Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Matt Grevers United States United States (3:12.23) (heats)
 • Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay - Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak United States United States (3:08.24) (final)

* Women's 200 m freestyle - Federica Pellegrini Italy Italy (1:55.45) (heats)
 • Women's 100 m backstroke - Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (58.77) (semis)
 • Women's 400 m individual medley - Stephanie Rice Australia Australia (4:29.45) photofinish photo finish slowmotion Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. Contents [hide]

* 1 Medal summary o 1.1 Men's events o 1.2 Women's events
 • 2 Medal table
 • 3 External links

[edit] Medal summary PEKIN: L'Américain Michael Phelps s'est qualifié jeudi pour la finale du 200m 4 nages et s'offrir la possibilité de décrocher une sixième médaille d'or aux JO de Pékin.

Phelps a remporté sa demi-finale en 1 minute 57.70 secondes.

Ryan Lochte, le coéquipier de Phelps et principal rival, a nagé sa demi-finale en 1:57.69, meilleur temps devant Phelps.

Phelps a déjà remporté cinq médailles d'or en cinq courrses avec à la clés cinq records du monde. AP 200m Action Athens Beijing Butterfly Champion Championship Commercial Fly Freestyle Games Marketing Medalist Melbourne Michael Phelps Pool PowerBar Record Speedo Sport Sports Summer Swim Swimmer Swimming Thorpe Water World crocker fina gold ian natacion olympic olympics uvme 200 2004 2008 kradja pokralo ponisteno [edit] Men's events Event Gold Silver Bronze 50 m freestyle details United States Gary Hall, Jr. United States (USA) 21.93 Croatia Duje Draganja Croatia (CRO) 21.94 South Africa Roland Schoeman South Africa (RSA) 22.02 100 m freestyle details Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands (NED) 48.17 South Africa Roland Mark Schoeman South Africa (RSA) 48.23 Australia Ian Thorpe Australia (AUS) 48.56 200 m freestyle details Australia Ian Thorpe Australia (AUS) 1:44.71 Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands (NED) 1:45.23 United States Michael Phelps United States (USA) 1:45.32 400 m freestyle details Australia Ian Thorpe Australia (AUS) 3:43.10 Australia Grant Hackett Australia (AUS) 3:43.36 United States Klete Keller United States (USA) 3:44.11 1500 m freestyle details Australia Grant Hackett Australia (AUS) 14:43.40 United States Larsen Jensen United States (USA) 14:45.29 Great Britain David Davies Great Britain (GBR) 14:45.95 100 m backstroke details United States Aaron Peirsol United States (USA) 54.06 Austria Markus Rogan Austria (AUT) 54.35 Japan Tomomi Morita Japan (JPN) 54.36 200 m backstroke details United States Aaron Peirsol United States (USA) 1:54.95 Austria Markus Rogan Austria (AUT) 1:57.35 Romania Răzvan Florea Romania (ROU) 1:57.56 100 m breaststroke details Japan Kosuke Kitajima Japan (JPN) 1:00.08 United States Brendan Hansen United States (USA) 1:00.25 France Hugues Duboscq France (FRA) 1:00.88 200 m breaststroke details Japan Kosuke Kitajima Japan (JPN) 2:09.44 Hungary Daniel Gyurta Hungary (HUN) 2:10.80 United States Brendan Hansen United States (USA) 2:10.87 100 m butterfly details United States Michael Phelps United States (USA) 51.25 United States Ian Crocker United States (USA) 51.29 Ukraine Andriy Serdinov Ukraine (UKR) 51.36 200 m butterfly details United States Michael Phelps United States (USA) 1:54.04 Japan Takashi Yamamoto Japan (JPN) 1:54.56 Great Britain Stephen Parry Great Britain (GBR) 1:55.52 200 m individual medley details United States Michael Phelps United States (USA) 1:57.14 United States Ryan Lochte United States (USA) 1:58.78 Trinidad and Tobago George Bovell Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 1:58.80 400 m individual medley details United States Michael Phelps United States (USA) 4:08.26 United States Erik Vendt United States (USA) 4:11.81 Hungary Laszlo Cseh Hungary (HUN) 4:12.15 4×100 m freestyle relay details South Africa South Africa Roland Schoeman Lyndon Ferns Darian Townsend Ryk Neethling 3:13.17 Netherlands Netherlands Johan Kenkhuis Mitja Zastrow Klaas-Erik Zwering Pieter van den Hoogenband prelims: Mark Veens 3:14.36 United States United States Ian Crocker Michael Phelps Neil Walker Jason Lezak prelims: Nate Dusing, Gary Hall, Jr., Gabe Woodward 3:14.62 4×200 m freestyle relay details United States United States Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte Peter Vanderkaay Klete Keller prelims: Scott Goldblatt, Dan Ketchum 7:07.33 Australia Australia Grant Hackett Michael Klim Nicholas Sprenger Ian Thorpe prelims: Antony Matkovich, Todd Pearson, Craig Stevens 7:07.46 Italy Italy Emiliano Brembilla Massimiliano Rosolino Simone Cercato Filippo Magnini prelims: Federico Cappellazzo, Matteo Pelliciari 7:11.83 4×100 m medley relay details United States United States Aaron Peirsol Brendan Hansen Ian Crocker Jason Lezak prelims: Lenny Krayzelburg, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Neil Walker 3:30.68 Germany Germany Steffen Driesen Jens Kruppa Thomas Rupprath Lars Conrad prelims: Helge Meeuw 3:33.62 Japan Japan Tomomi Morita Kosuke Kitajima Takashi Yamamoto Yoshihiro Okumura 3:35.22

[edit] Women's events Event Gold Silver Bronze 50 m freestyle details Netherlands Inge de Bruijn Netherlands (NED) 24.58 France Malia Metella France (FRA) 24.89 Australia Libby Lenton Australia (AUS) 24.91 100 m freestyle details Australia Jodie Henry Australia (AUS) 53.84 Netherlands Inge de Bruijn Netherlands (NED) 54.16 United States Natalie Coughlin United States (USA) 54.40 200 m freestyle details Romania Camelia Potec Romania (ROU) 1:58.03 Italy Federica Pellegrini Italy (ITA) 1:58.22 France Solenne Figues France (FRA) 1:58.45 400 m freestyle details France Laure Manaudou France (FRA) 4:05.34 Poland Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland (POL) 4:05.84 United States Kaitlin Sandeno United States (USA) 4:06.19 800 m freestyle details Japan Ai Shibata Japan (JPN) 8:24.54 France Laure Manaudou France (FRA) 8:24.96 United States Diana Munz United States (USA) 8:26.61 100 m backstroke details United States Natalie Coughlin United States (USA) 1:00.37 Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe (ZIM) 1:00.50 France Laure Manaudou France (FRA) 1:00.88 200 m backstroke details Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2:09.19 Russia Stanislava Komarova Russia (RUS) 2:09.72 Germany Antje Buschschulte Germany (GER) 2:09.88 Japan Reiko Nakamura Japan (JPN) 100 m breaststroke details China Luo Xuejuan China (CHN) 1:06.64 Australia Brooke Hanson Australia (AUS) 1:07.15 Australia Leisel Jones Australia (AUS) 1:07.16 200 m breaststroke details United States Amanda Beard United States (USA) 2:23.37 Australia Leisel Jones Australia (AUS) 2:23.60 Germany Anne Poleska Germany (GER) 2:25.82 100 m butterfly details Australia Petria Thomas Australia (AUS) 57.72 Poland Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland (POL) 57.84 Netherlands Inge de Bruijn Netherlands (NED) 57.99 200 m butterfly details Poland Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland (POL) 2:06.05 Australia Petria Thomas Australia (AUS) 2:06.36 Japan Yuko Nakanishi Japan (JPN) 2:08.04 200 m individual medley details Ukraine Yana Klochkova Ukraine (UKR) 2:11.14 United States Amanda Beard United States (USA) 2:11.70 Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2:12.72 400 m individual medley details Ukraine Yana Klochkova Ukraine (UKR) 4:34.83 United States Kaitlin Sandeno United States (USA) 4:34.95 Argentina Georgina Bardach Argentina (ARG) 4:37.51 4×100 m freestyle relay details Australia Australia Jodie Henry Libby Lenton Alice Mills Sarah Ryan Petria Thomas 3:35.94 United States United States Lindsay Benko Maritza Correia Natalie Coughlin Kara Lynn Joyce Colleen Lanne Jenny Thompson Amanda Weir 3:36.39 Netherlands Netherlands Inge de Bruijn Chantal Groot Inge Dekker Annabel Kosten Marleen Veldhuis 3:37.59 4×200 m freestyle relay details United States United States (USA) Lindsay Benko Natalie Coughlin Rhi Jeffrey Rachel Komisarz Carly Piper Kaitlin Sandeno Dana Vollmer 7:53.42 China China (CHN) Li Ji Pang Jiaying Xu Yanwei Yang Yu Zhu Yingwen 7:55.97 Germany Germany (GER) Antje Buschschulte Petra Dallmann Janina Götz Sara Harstick Hannah Stockbauer Franziska van Almsick 7:57.37 4×100 m medley relay details Australia Australia Brooke Hanson Jodie Henry Leisel Jones Alice Mills Giaan Rooney Jessicah Schipper Petria Thomas 3:57.32 United States United States Amanda Beard Haley Cope Natalie Coughlin Kara Lynn Joyce Tara Kirk Rachel Komisarz Jenny Thompson Amanda Weir 3:59.12 Germany Germany Antje Buschschulte Daniela Götz Sarah Poewe Franziska van Almsick 4:00.72

[edit] Medal table Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States United States (USA) 12 9 7 28 2 Australia Australia (AUS) 7 5 3 15 3 Japan Japan (JPN) 3 1 4 8 4 Netherlands Netherlands (NED) 2 3 2 7 5 Ukraine Ukraine (UKR) 2 0 1 3 6 France France (FRA) 1 2 3 6 7 Poland Poland (POL) 1 2 0 3 8 South Africa South Africa (RSA) 1 1 1 3 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (ZIM) 1 1 1 3 10 China China (CHN) 1 1 0 2 11 Romania Romania (ROU) 1 0 1 2 12 Austria Austria (AUT) 0 2 0 2 13 Germany Germany (GER) 0 1 4 5 14 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 0 1 1 2 Italy Italy (ITA) 0 1 1 2 16 Croatia Croatia (CRO) 0 1 0 1 Russia Russia (RUS) 0 1 0 1 18 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 2 2 19 Argentina Argentina (ARG) 0 0 1 1 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 0 0 1 1

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Ling Long Pagoda graphic Beijing flyby: BBC Sport's Olympic studios BEIJING — Head on over to the futuristic-looking Water Cube and wriggle into your high-tech suit Michael Phelps, it's time to hit the pool.

Swimming is perhaps the most highly anticipated sport at the Beijing Games, beginning Saturday night with preliminaries in six events. Yes, that's right, swimmers will qualify in the evening and swim finals in the morning, a change from the traditional Olympic format made to accommodate U.S. television audiences who'll be watching in primetime.

Phelps, who moved to Ann Arbor in 2004 from his native Baltimore to train with the University of Michigan-affiliated Club Wolverine, opens his bid to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in one games with the 400-meter individual medley — the first of five individual events in which he'll be favored. He's the world record-holder, but teammate Ryan Lochte poses a serious challenge. Phelps won the event at the U.S. trials, Lochte was second and both men went under the world mark. Related Stories

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Phelps' Gold Quest

Swimmer Michael Phelps will attempt to win eight gold medals and surpass Mark Spitz's record for golds in a single Olympics, set 36 years ago. Here's the schedule of the finals for Phelps' events, with approximate EDT time:

Saturday: 400 individual medley (10:03 p.m.)

Sunday: 4x100 free relay (11:26 p.m.)

Monday: 200 freestyle (10:16 p.m.)

Tuesday: 200 butterfly (10:21 p.m.), 4x200 free relay (11:19 p.m.)

Wednesday: 100 freestyle (10:49 p.m.)

Thursday: 200 individual medley (10:48 p.m.)

Friday: 100 butterfly (10:10 p.m.)

Aug. 16: 4x100 medley relay (10:58 p.m.)

"There's going to be a big battle," Lochte said. "I know what I'm capable of doing and I know what he is. I feel good."

Phelps and many of the other top swimmers will don a version of the revolutionary suit that has rewritten the record books. Swimmers wearing the suits that can take up to 20 minutes to get into have set 47 of 51 world records this year.

But Markus Rogan of Austria doesn't give all the credit to the suits.

"I tested it. I threw it in the pool and it didn't move at all," he said, "so I'll still have to swim."

Others to watch on Day 1: Katie Hoff vs. Stephanie Rice of Australia in a matchup of current and former world record-holders in the women's 400 IM; defending champion Kosuke Kitajima of Japan and Brendan Hansen renew their rivalry in the 100 breaststroke; and Aussie teammates Libby Trickett and Jess Schipper duel in the 100 butterfly.

The U.S. women swim the 400 freestyle relay prelims Saturday night, then they'll add 41-year-old Dara Torres to the team for Sunday morning's final, where a powerful Netherlands team will be favored. Torres is competing in her fifth Olympics, a record for an American swimmer.

The focus Saturday will be on Phelps, whose sights are set on bettering Spitz's 36-year-old record and becoming the greatest Olympian ever. The 23-year-old superstar from Baltimore fell short in Athens, winning eight medals, including six golds.

Actually, he needs only four golds at these games to become the first Olympian in history to win 10 such medals.

"It's easier to chase than to be chased," U.S. men's head coach Eddie Reese said. "He has races from his own team, he has races from other teams. He's the one up there at the top of the pyramid and everyone wants to beat him."

Phelps, by no means, has an open lane to history. Lochte looms later on in the 200 IM and teammate Ian Crocker awaits in the 100 butterfly. In all three relays, Phelps will be relying on his teammates to come through, which didn't happen at last year's world championships in Australia. Crocker's early takeoff got the U.S. disqualified in one prelim, denying Phelps an eighth gold medal in Melbourne. The French pose a threat in the 400 free relay, an event the American men haven't won since 1996. "When I make goals, they are always challenges," Phelps said. "I look forward to rising to these challenges." Spitz set world records in all seven of his events at the 1972 Munich Olympics; Phelps broke five world marks at last year's world championships. Fittingly, Phelps' quest takes place in one of Beijing's coolest venues, the Water Cube. Known officially as the National Aquatics Center, the Water Cube's design and its translucent, blue-toned outside skin make it look like a cube of bubbles or bubble wrap. The arena located next to the Bird's Nest stadium is swathed in ever-changing colored lights at night. The outside skin is made of Teflon-like material. A shallow moat surrounds the outside of the 17,000-seat Cube to discourage anyone from touching the skin. Hoff is the female Phelps, qualifying in five individual races and assuring herself of at least one relay. The 19-year-old swimmer from the same North Baltimore club that produced Phelps set the world record in the 400 IM at the U.S. trials, nearly four years after she didn't advance to the final as a nervous Olympic rookie in Athens. Hoff took the mark back from Rice, who had lowered it at the Australian trials in March.

"I've grown up doing lots of events," Hoff said. "I'm pretty well prepared. I did the same schedule at the trials, so I'm confident." Hansen and Kitajima will challenge each other just once in Beijing, after Hansen surprisingly failed to qualify at the U.S. trials in the 200 breaststroke. Preparations in Beijing Beijing Olympics open Mishal Husain Your Olympics questions National Stadium of China Tour of "Bird's Nest" stadium Against the Odds Olympians Nery in Limon FROM BBC NEWS >> Nery Br Event No: 27 Rank Lane Name NOC R.T. 50m Time Time Behind 1 4 PHELPS Michael United StatesUSA 0.72 (6) 24.24 50.97 26.73 2 3 LAUTERSTEIN Andrew AustraliaAUS 0.76 (2) 23.93 51.27 27.34 0.30 OC 3 5 DUNFORD Jason KenyaKEN 0.71 (1) 23.78 51.33 27.55 0.36 4 1 PINI Ryan Papua N GuineaPNG 0.82 (3) 23.98 51.62 27.64 0.65 5 7 SHI Feng ChinaCHN 0.73 (4) 24.01 51.68 27.67 0.71 6 6 SUBIRATS ALTES Albert VenezuelaVEN 0.73 (7) 24.26 51.82 27.56 0.85 7 2 BREUS Sergii UkraineUKR 0.75 (5) 24.20 52.05 27.85 1.08 8 8 ALMEIDA Kaio BrazilBRA 0.67 (8) 24.37 52.32 27.95 1 Event No: 20 Rank Lane Name NOC R.T. 50m Time Time Behind 1 7 STEFFEN Britta GermanyGER 0.78 (8) 26.04 53.12 27.08 OR 2 8 TRICKETT Lisbeth AustraliaAUS 0.75 (1) 25.18 53.16 27.98 0.04 3 4 COUGHLIN Natalie United StatesUSA 0.67 (3) 25.52 53.39 27.87 0.27 =AM 4 6 SEPPALA Hanna-Maria FinlandFIN 0.78 (4) 25.72 53.97 28.25 0.85 5 1 OTTESEN Jeanette DenmarkDEN 0.78 (5) 25.84 54.06 28.22 0.94 6 3 ZHU Yingwen ChinaCHN 0.84 (6) 25.95 54.21 28.26 1.09 6 5 VELDHUIS Marleen NetherlandsNED 0.91 (2) 25.38 54.21 28.83 1.09 8 2 HALSALL Francesca Great BritainGBR 0.73 (7) 25.97 54.29 28.32 1.17 Legend OR - Olympic Record =OR - Equal Olympic Record WR - World Record =WR - Equal World Record R.T. - Reaction Time O - Olympic record at intermediate distance W - World record at intermediate distance DNF - Did not Finish DNS - Did not Start DSQ - Disqualified AF - African Record =AF - Equal African Record AM - Americas Record =AM - Equal Americas Record AS - Asian Record =AS - Equal Asian Record ER - European Record =ER - Equal European Record OC - Oceania Record =OC - Equal Oceania Record Donna de Varona is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, an Emmy award-winning broadcaster and a former board member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. She is currently co-chair of the Back Softball campaign to have the sport restored to the Olympic list in 2016. Donna de VaronaDonna da Varona (Thos Robinson/ Getty Images)

I was in Munich in 1972 working with ABC as an expert commentator when Mark Spitz won his seven Olympic gold medals. Mark had trained with my club, the Santa Clara Swim Club, before he left to fine-tune his skills with Sherm Chavoor in Sacramento and Doc Councilman at Indiana. I had become something of a big sister to him, especially during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

In 1968, as a first-time Olympian, Mark had bragged that he would win multiple gold medals in those Games. His goal was to beat Don Schollander’s four gold-medal haul at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. However, fate intervened: not only was Mark compromised by a bad case of stomach flu, he also fell prey to Schollander’s head games. Looking back, perhaps Don did Mark a favor, because four years later Spitz had toughened up and learned to insulate himself from the psychological gamesmanship that goes on in sports — and, in fact, he’d learned a few tricks of his own.

I remember feeling the pressure escalating in Munich as Mark won gold medal after gold medal. Finally, right before his last individual race, he confided in me that he might just not be up to reaching his goal. It had become a bit of a habit for Mark after his warmup and before the finals each night to take a stroll with me on the pool deck. With each race he would express mounting doubt.

“If I swim six races and win six,” he reasoned, “I’ll be a hero. But if I swim seven and win only six I’ll be a failure.”

I recall saying that if he did not swim seven he’d always wonder what could have been.

Fortunately for Mark and for the sport of swimming he wound up not having to wonder. His accomplishments at Munich have kept his legacy alive for 36 years.

Last month Mark attended the Olympic trials in Omaha to promote his recent book. Hundreds of swimmers, parents and fans were lined up to get an autograph and buy one of his books. In it he addressed the question of the odds against his winning seven at Munich. Never known for humility, this time Mark took the spotlight off Fri Aug 15 10:03 Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 1 National Aquatics Center NAC Swimming Pool ResultsResults Start ListStart List Reports Fri Aug 15 10:07 Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 2 National Aquatics Center NAC Swimming Pool ResultsResults Start ListStart List Reports Fri Aug 15 10:11 Women's 200m Breaststroke Final National Aquatics Center NAC Swimming Pool ResultsResults Start ListStart List Reports Fri Aug 15 10:19 Men's 200m Backstroke Final National Aquatics Center NAC Swimming Pool ResultsResults Start ListStart List Reports Fri Aug 15 10:26 Women's 200m Backstroke Semifinal 1 National Aquatics Center NAC Swimming Po

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