Maya Dirado was not favored in this event, and nevertheless, here she is, with another Gold! I have a feeling that a lot of people are going to be begging Dirado not to retire after these Games and ride into the sunset. She upset Katinka Hosszu who was the favorite and won a couple of Golds earlier this week.
Women's 200m Backstroke
1. Maya Dirado, USA, 2.05.99
2. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 2.06.05
3. Hillary Caldwell, Canada, 2.07.54
Eight year ago, a teenage Joseph Schooling from Singapore met Michael Phelps before he went to the Beijing Games. Fast forward to 2016, and a grown up Joseph Schooling not only swan against Phelps but beat him and a group of veterans. Phelps took home the third silver of his career, an honor which this time he shared with long time rivals Chad Le Clos and Laszlo Cseh.
Men's 100m Butterfly
1. Joseph Schooling, Singapore, 50.39 Olympic Record
2. Michael Phelps, USA, 51.14
2. Chad Le Clos, South Africa, 51.14
2. Laszlo Cseh, Hungary, 51.14
Katie Ledecky not only defended her Gold in the 800m Freestyle, but she shattered the World Record that belonged to her. She finished the race almost 13 seconds after everyone else.
Women's 800m Freestyle
1. Katie Ledecky, USA, 8.04.79 World Record/ Olympic Record
2. Carlin Jazz, Great Britain, 8.16.17
3. Boglarka Kapas, Hungary, 8.16.37
Lastly, the 50m Free, the splash and dash as it's called by swimmers had quite the surprise. It came in the form of 35 year old Anthony Ervin from the US. Ervin won this event 16 years ago in 2000 at the age of 19. He and Gary Hall Jr of the US tied for Gold. This time around it was just Ervin. Favorite in the event Florent Manaudou of France won the Silver and Nathan Adrian of the US hung on for the Bronze.
Men's 50m Freestyle
1. Anthony Ervin, USA, 21.40
2. Florent Manouodou, France, 21.41
3. Nathan Adrian, USA, 21.49
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Friday, August 12, 2016
Thursday, August 11, 2016
The Oympics: Day 6 Rio
Destiny fulfilled. Simone Biles won the Women's All Around today. Biles has been undefeated in three consecutive World Championships and tonight completed what has been a long journey. She was unstoppable and untouchable finishing two points ahead of her teammate Aly Raisman. And it was redemption indeed for Aly Raisman who won the silver. I would argue that she is better today than she was four years ago. This marks the first time US Gymnasts have gone 1, 2 in the All Around since 2008 when Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson did it in Beijing. Mustafina who won the Bronze 4 years ago repeated as Bronze medalist today.
Women's All Around Finals Gymnastics
1. Simone Biles, USA, 62.198
2. Aly Raisman, USA, 60.098
3. Aliya Mustafina, Russian Federation, 58.665
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No Americans made it to the finals in the Women's 200m Breaststroke, a rarity during these games. Rie Kaneto of Japan won the gold. It was the first time in 3 Games that an American did not win. In 2004, Amanda Beard won Gold and in 2008 and 2012 Rebecca Soni took the Gold. Controversial swimmer from the Russian Team, Yulia Efimova improved to Silver from Bronze 4 years ago in this same event.
Women's 200m Breaststroke
1. Rie Kaneto, Japan, 2.20.30
2. Yulia Efimova, Russian Federation, 2.21.97
3, Shi Jinglin, China, 2.22.28
There is a new king in the Backstroke, and it's Ryan Murphy. At 21 years of age and making his Olympic debut, Murphy swept the Backstroke events winning Gold in both and keeping the US streak alive at 6 in a row in Olympic Games. He beat out Mitch Larkin who is the 2015 World Champion in this event.
Men's 200m Backstroke
1. Ryan Murphy, USA, 1.53.62
2, Mitch Larkin, Australia, 1.53.96
3. Evgeny Rylov, Russian Federation, 1.53.97
This was one of the events I was looking forward to during this entire Olympics. After all, it may be the last time that Phelps and Lochte go head to head in an Olympic event. I honestly expected them to go 1, 2 in this event. It's always been Michael and Ryan, but tonight for some reason, it just was not to be. It's like only half the story ended as it should have. Ryan was even leading at one point. Michael pulled ahead, like so many times before, and never looked back, the only difference is that this time Ryan was not right behind him.
Men's 200m Individual Medley
1. Michael Phelps, USA, 1.54.66
2. Kosuke Hagino, Japan, 1.56.61
3. Wang Shun, China, 1.57.05
5. Ryan Lochte, USA, 1.57.47
Wow Simone Manuel! You are a firecracker! Simone became the first African American woman to win an individual swimming medal, and go figure, it was Gold! And she died for an Olympic record with Penny Oleksiak of Canada. This is the first Olympics for Manuel and Oleksiak who beat out sisters and favorites in this race from Cate and Bronte Campbell from Australia. Sarah Sjostrom who won a couple of Golds earlier in the week took a silver.
Women's 100m Freestyle
1. Simone Manuel, USA, 52.70 Olympic Record
1. Penny Oleksiak, Canada, 52.70 Olympic Record
3. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 52.99
Women's All Around Finals Gymnastics
1. Simone Biles, USA, 62.198
2. Aly Raisman, USA, 60.098
3. Aliya Mustafina, Russian Federation, 58.665
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No Americans made it to the finals in the Women's 200m Breaststroke, a rarity during these games. Rie Kaneto of Japan won the gold. It was the first time in 3 Games that an American did not win. In 2004, Amanda Beard won Gold and in 2008 and 2012 Rebecca Soni took the Gold. Controversial swimmer from the Russian Team, Yulia Efimova improved to Silver from Bronze 4 years ago in this same event.
Women's 200m Breaststroke
1. Rie Kaneto, Japan, 2.20.30
2. Yulia Efimova, Russian Federation, 2.21.97
3, Shi Jinglin, China, 2.22.28
There is a new king in the Backstroke, and it's Ryan Murphy. At 21 years of age and making his Olympic debut, Murphy swept the Backstroke events winning Gold in both and keeping the US streak alive at 6 in a row in Olympic Games. He beat out Mitch Larkin who is the 2015 World Champion in this event.
Men's 200m Backstroke
1. Ryan Murphy, USA, 1.53.62
2, Mitch Larkin, Australia, 1.53.96
3. Evgeny Rylov, Russian Federation, 1.53.97
This was one of the events I was looking forward to during this entire Olympics. After all, it may be the last time that Phelps and Lochte go head to head in an Olympic event. I honestly expected them to go 1, 2 in this event. It's always been Michael and Ryan, but tonight for some reason, it just was not to be. It's like only half the story ended as it should have. Ryan was even leading at one point. Michael pulled ahead, like so many times before, and never looked back, the only difference is that this time Ryan was not right behind him.
Men's 200m Individual Medley
1. Michael Phelps, USA, 1.54.66
2. Kosuke Hagino, Japan, 1.56.61
3. Wang Shun, China, 1.57.05
5. Ryan Lochte, USA, 1.57.47
Wow Simone Manuel! You are a firecracker! Simone became the first African American woman to win an individual swimming medal, and go figure, it was Gold! And she died for an Olympic record with Penny Oleksiak of Canada. This is the first Olympics for Manuel and Oleksiak who beat out sisters and favorites in this race from Cate and Bronte Campbell from Australia. Sarah Sjostrom who won a couple of Golds earlier in the week took a silver.
Women's 100m Freestyle
1. Simone Manuel, USA, 52.70 Olympic Record
1. Penny Oleksiak, Canada, 52.70 Olympic Record
3. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 52.99
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The Olympics: Day 4 Rio
I still don't know what this team is going to call themselves, but whatever they decide on, they're incredible. The team of five women's gymnasts that make up the US team, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Herandez, and Madison Kocian dared to go there. They took chances, executed to near perfection, and in the end, won by a margin of over 8 points.
Women's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. USA 184.897
2. Russian Federation 176.688
3. China 176.003
4. Japan 174.371
5. Great Britain 174.362
6. Germany 173.672
7. Netherlands 172.447
8. Brazil 172.087
Update! They have given themselves the name, The Final Five because they are Marta Karolyi's last team, and in Tokyo in 4 years, Teams will consist of four members instead of five.
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Katie Ledecky is three for three for medals at these Games and two for two in individual Golds at these Games. Katie said she definitely felt the pressure and has never lost a race on an international stage in her whole career. She said this is the closest to throwing up she has ever felt in any race. She is favored to win in the 800m Freestyle later this week. Ledecky beat out Sarah Sjostrom who was favored to win.
Women's 200m Freestyle
1. Katie Ledecky, USA, 1.53.73
2. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 1.54.08
3. Emma McKeon, Australia, 1.54.92
Last night Chad Le Clos shadow boxed in front of Michael Phelps in the ready room. It also looked like he shook his body in front of him, maybe even danced. Phelps stared ahead, headphones on, looking super Darth Vader. Tonight, Phelps put it all out there, and left everything he had in the in pool. He always does though. Some may have doubted this come back. He had a lot of competition in this race: Le Clos, Cseh, and Kanderesi, but at the end, Phelps won his 20th Gold Medal!
Men's 200m Butterfly
1. Michael Phelps, USA, 1.53.36
2. Masato Sakai, Japan, 1.53.40
3. Tamas Kenderesi, Hungary, 1.53.62
and Le Clos, for the record, finished out of the medals.
The Iron Lady, Katinka Hosszu won her third Gold at these Games. Hosszue has made a lot of notable changes to her training regimen including firing her old coach and hiring her husband as her coach. Maya Dirado of the US Team who made her debut at these Games, won a bronze. She previously announced that she would retire at the end of these Games to pursue her career as a business analyst.
Women's 200m Individual Medley
1. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 2.06.58 Olympic Record
2. Siobhan Marie O'Connor, Great Britain, 2.06.88
3. Madeline Dirado, USA, 2.08.79
Make it 21 Golds for Phelps, 25 career medals, and for Ryan Lochte, not too shabby either, Olympic medal number 12. The US men were unbeatable in the Men's 4x 200m relay. They finished more than 3 seconds ahead of second place finisher Great Britain. Michael Phelps swan the anchor leg and as he was getting ready his swim cap broke, and Conor Dwyer quickly handed his swim cap to Phelps who quickly put it on and made it efficiently off the blocks.
Men's 4x 200m Freestyle Relay
1. USA, 7.00.66 (Team USA: Conor Dwyer, Francis Haas, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps)
2. Great Britain, 7.03.13
3. Japan, 7.03.50
Women's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. USA 184.897
2. Russian Federation 176.688
3. China 176.003
4. Japan 174.371
5. Great Britain 174.362
6. Germany 173.672
7. Netherlands 172.447
8. Brazil 172.087
Update! They have given themselves the name, The Final Five because they are Marta Karolyi's last team, and in Tokyo in 4 years, Teams will consist of four members instead of five.
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Katie Ledecky is three for three for medals at these Games and two for two in individual Golds at these Games. Katie said she definitely felt the pressure and has never lost a race on an international stage in her whole career. She said this is the closest to throwing up she has ever felt in any race. She is favored to win in the 800m Freestyle later this week. Ledecky beat out Sarah Sjostrom who was favored to win.
Women's 200m Freestyle
1. Katie Ledecky, USA, 1.53.73
2. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 1.54.08
3. Emma McKeon, Australia, 1.54.92
Last night Chad Le Clos shadow boxed in front of Michael Phelps in the ready room. It also looked like he shook his body in front of him, maybe even danced. Phelps stared ahead, headphones on, looking super Darth Vader. Tonight, Phelps put it all out there, and left everything he had in the in pool. He always does though. Some may have doubted this come back. He had a lot of competition in this race: Le Clos, Cseh, and Kanderesi, but at the end, Phelps won his 20th Gold Medal!
Men's 200m Butterfly
1. Michael Phelps, USA, 1.53.36
2. Masato Sakai, Japan, 1.53.40
3. Tamas Kenderesi, Hungary, 1.53.62
and Le Clos, for the record, finished out of the medals.
The Iron Lady, Katinka Hosszu won her third Gold at these Games. Hosszue has made a lot of notable changes to her training regimen including firing her old coach and hiring her husband as her coach. Maya Dirado of the US Team who made her debut at these Games, won a bronze. She previously announced that she would retire at the end of these Games to pursue her career as a business analyst.
Women's 200m Individual Medley
1. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 2.06.58 Olympic Record
2. Siobhan Marie O'Connor, Great Britain, 2.06.88
3. Madeline Dirado, USA, 2.08.79
Make it 21 Golds for Phelps, 25 career medals, and for Ryan Lochte, not too shabby either, Olympic medal number 12. The US men were unbeatable in the Men's 4x 200m relay. They finished more than 3 seconds ahead of second place finisher Great Britain. Michael Phelps swan the anchor leg and as he was getting ready his swim cap broke, and Conor Dwyer quickly handed his swim cap to Phelps who quickly put it on and made it efficiently off the blocks.
Men's 4x 200m Freestyle Relay
1. USA, 7.00.66 (Team USA: Conor Dwyer, Francis Haas, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps)
2. Great Britain, 7.03.13
3. Japan, 7.03.50
Sunday, August 7, 2016
The Olympics: Day 2 Rio
Today was all about breaking records. Adam Peaty of Great Britain did something that hasn't been done in his sport at the Olympics since 1988 in Seoul; he won a Gold! Yesterday, Sarah Sjostrom from Sweden broke Olympic and World Records in the Women's 100m Butterfly, and then she jumped back into the pool today and did the same thing.
How beautiful was it to see Dana Vollmer come back after becoming a mom and win a Bronze medal in the event she won Gold in 4 years ago? It made me smile to watch Cody Miller celebrate after winning Bronze. You would think that he won a Gold!
Katie Ledecky made me smile as she shattered the World Record during the 400m Freestyle. She finished more than five seconds ahead of the second place finisher. I am predicting that Katie is going to have a successful Olympics. She is such a threat in so many distances and disciplines. I appreciate her confidence. Leah Smith brought the US Swim Team their third Bronze of the night.
And make it 19 Golds for Phelps, 23 medals overall. The USA brought the Gold in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay back to US soil as Phelps exclaimed to press after the win. Phelps swan the second leg and Adrian swan the anchor leg as the veterans along with two newcomers brought it home for the US Team.
Women's 100m Butterfly
1. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 55.48 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Penny Oleksiak, Canada, 56.46
3. Dana Vollmer, USA, 56.63
Men's 100m Breaststroke
1. Adam Peaty, Great Britain, 57.13 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Cameron Van Der Burgh, South Africa, 58.69
3. Cody Miller, USA, 58.87
Women's 400m Freestyle
1. Kathleen (Katie) Ledecky, USA, 3.56.46, World Record, Olympic Record
2. Carline Jazz, Great Britain, 4.01.23
3. Leah Smith, USA, 4.01.92
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1. USA, 3.09.92 (Team USA: Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian)
2. France, 3.10.53
3. Australia, 3.11.37
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In Women's Gymnastics, the question has become, what can't the American Team do? What apparatus can they not dominate in?
Team Qualifying:
1. USA 185.238
2. China 175.279
3. Russian Federation 174.620
4. Great Britain 174.064
5. Brazil 174.054
6. Germany 173.263
7. Netherlands 171.929
8. Italy 169.396
All Arounds Individual:
1. Simone Biles 62.366
2. Alexandra Raisman 60.607
3. Gabrielle Douglas 60.131
(only top two from each county can go, so unfair since they were so much better than everyone else competing)
Vault:
1. Simone Biles 16.050
Uneven Bars:
1. Madison Kocian 15.866
3. Gabrielle Douglas 15.766
Balance Beam:
1. Simone Biles 15.633
2. Lauren Hernandez 15.366
Floor Exercise:
1. Simone Biles 15.733
2. Alexandra Raisman 15.275
I cannot wait to see how this Women's Competition unfolds!
How beautiful was it to see Dana Vollmer come back after becoming a mom and win a Bronze medal in the event she won Gold in 4 years ago? It made me smile to watch Cody Miller celebrate after winning Bronze. You would think that he won a Gold!
Katie Ledecky made me smile as she shattered the World Record during the 400m Freestyle. She finished more than five seconds ahead of the second place finisher. I am predicting that Katie is going to have a successful Olympics. She is such a threat in so many distances and disciplines. I appreciate her confidence. Leah Smith brought the US Swim Team their third Bronze of the night.
And make it 19 Golds for Phelps, 23 medals overall. The USA brought the Gold in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay back to US soil as Phelps exclaimed to press after the win. Phelps swan the second leg and Adrian swan the anchor leg as the veterans along with two newcomers brought it home for the US Team.
Women's 100m Butterfly
1. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 55.48 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Penny Oleksiak, Canada, 56.46
3. Dana Vollmer, USA, 56.63
Men's 100m Breaststroke
1. Adam Peaty, Great Britain, 57.13 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Cameron Van Der Burgh, South Africa, 58.69
3. Cody Miller, USA, 58.87
Women's 400m Freestyle
1. Kathleen (Katie) Ledecky, USA, 3.56.46, World Record, Olympic Record
2. Carline Jazz, Great Britain, 4.01.23
3. Leah Smith, USA, 4.01.92
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1. USA, 3.09.92 (Team USA: Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian)
2. France, 3.10.53
3. Australia, 3.11.37
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In Women's Gymnastics, the question has become, what can't the American Team do? What apparatus can they not dominate in?
Team Qualifying:
1. USA 185.238
2. China 175.279
3. Russian Federation 174.620
4. Great Britain 174.064
5. Brazil 174.054
6. Germany 173.263
7. Netherlands 171.929
8. Italy 169.396
All Arounds Individual:
1. Simone Biles 62.366
2. Alexandra Raisman 60.607
3. Gabrielle Douglas 60.131
(only top two from each county can go, so unfair since they were so much better than everyone else competing)
Vault:
1. Simone Biles 16.050
Uneven Bars:
1. Madison Kocian 15.866
3. Gabrielle Douglas 15.766
Balance Beam:
1. Simone Biles 15.633
2. Lauren Hernandez 15.366
Floor Exercise:
1. Simone Biles 15.733
2. Alexandra Raisman 15.275
I cannot wait to see how this Women's Competition unfolds!
Sunday, August 5, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 8
Day eight belonged to the eight fastest women in the world who sprinted in one of the premier track & field events, the 100 meter. Camelita Jeter of the U.S. was a favorite in this event from the time she made the team, and she performed at her season best; although, it wasn't enough to beat defending champion Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce from Jamaica. After the race, Jeter who just about glowed throughout heats, semifinals, and finals, said she hoped that she made us proud. I just want to say that she more than made us proud; she represented our country in such a strong, confident, graceful, and beautiful way. Seeing all these athletic and determined women made me so proud, it literally took my breath away watching them.
Women's 100m
1. Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce Jamaica 10.75
2. Carmelita Jeter U.S.A. 10.78 SB
3. Veronica Campbell Brown Jamaica 10.81 SB
4. Tianna Madison U.S.A. 10.85 PB
5. Allyson Felix U.S.A. 10.89 PB
6. Kelly Ann Baptiste Trinidad & Tobago
7. Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast 11.00
8. Blessing Okagbare Nigeria 11.01
SB= Season Best
PB= Personal Best
* Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings moved on to the round of 16 in the beach volleyball tournament on day right. *
Kromowidjojo made it two for two in London winning gold in both her individual events: the 100 meter free and then the 50 meter, and along with the win in the 50, an Olympic record.
Women's 50m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands 24.05 OR
2 5 Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus 24.28
3 3 Marleen Veldhuis Netherlands 24.39
4 6 Britta Steffen Germany 24.46
5 2 Francesca Halsall Great Britain 24.47
6 8 Therese Alshammar Sweden 24.61
7 1 Jessica Hardy U.S.A. 24.62
8 7 Arianna Vanderpool Wallace Bahamas 24.69
Yang Sun of China broke his own world record in the 1500 meter, and like Kromowidjojo, won his second gold medal at these Games. The U.S., a non factor in this race coming in in the sixth position.
Men's 1500m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Yang Sun China 14:31.02 WR
2 3 Ryan Cochrane Canada 14:39.63
3 5 Oussama Mellouli Tunisia 14:40.31
4 7 Taehwan Park Korea 14:50.61
5 6 Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy 14:51.92
6 1 Conor Jaeger U.S.A. 14:52.99
7 8 Mateusz Sawrymowicz Poland 14:54.32
8 2 Daniel Fogg Great Britain 15:00.76
Four women, all gold medalists in London, all added another gold medal to their repertoire in the women's 4x100 meter medley relay. Franklin won her fourth, Vollmer and Schmitt, won their third, and Soni her second. All four of them are fairly young and should be back in four years when the Rio Games take place. Swimming fans everywhere are already anticipating Franklin winning more medals and becoming the best female Olympian ever. It's inspiring to watch these young women all be so supportive of one another. I cannot wait to see them in Rio.
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
rank lane
1 6 U.S.A. 3:52.05 WR
2 4 Australia 3:54.02
3 5 Japan 3:55.73
4 8 Russia 3:56.03
5 1 China 3:56.41
6 2 Netherlands 3:57.28
7 3 Denmark 3:57.76
8 7 Great Britain 3:59.46
He closed out his career with an 18th gold, grace, poise, confidence, and humility. Michael Phelps swam his final race and made even more history with the help of his teammates, Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen, and Nathan Adrian.
Ryan Lochte spoke of how he would miss swimming against Phelps. Missy Franklin admired watching how beautiful Michael is when he swims and how much she will miss him. Allison Schmitt was able to train with Phelps and she's become a close friend; she felt inspired by Phelps and how dedicated he has been to the sport of swimming over all these years.
This night, August 4th, 2012, was truly the end of an era.
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
rank lane
1 4 U.S.A. 3:29.35
2 3 Japan 3:31.26
3 6 Australia 3:31.58
4 5 Great Britain 3:32.32
5 1 Hungary 3:33.02
6 7 Germany 3:33.06
7 2 Netherlands 3:33.46
8 8 Canada 3:34.19
Women's 100m
1. Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce Jamaica 10.75
2. Carmelita Jeter U.S.A. 10.78 SB
3. Veronica Campbell Brown Jamaica 10.81 SB
4. Tianna Madison U.S.A. 10.85 PB
5. Allyson Felix U.S.A. 10.89 PB
6. Kelly Ann Baptiste Trinidad & Tobago
7. Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast 11.00
8. Blessing Okagbare Nigeria 11.01
SB= Season Best
PB= Personal Best
* Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings moved on to the round of 16 in the beach volleyball tournament on day right. *
Kromowidjojo made it two for two in London winning gold in both her individual events: the 100 meter free and then the 50 meter, and along with the win in the 50, an Olympic record.
Women's 50m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands 24.05 OR
2 5 Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus 24.28
3 3 Marleen Veldhuis Netherlands 24.39
4 6 Britta Steffen Germany 24.46
5 2 Francesca Halsall Great Britain 24.47
6 8 Therese Alshammar Sweden 24.61
7 1 Jessica Hardy U.S.A. 24.62
8 7 Arianna Vanderpool Wallace Bahamas 24.69
Yang Sun of China broke his own world record in the 1500 meter, and like Kromowidjojo, won his second gold medal at these Games. The U.S., a non factor in this race coming in in the sixth position.
Men's 1500m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Yang Sun China 14:31.02 WR
2 3 Ryan Cochrane Canada 14:39.63
3 5 Oussama Mellouli Tunisia 14:40.31
4 7 Taehwan Park Korea 14:50.61
5 6 Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy 14:51.92
6 1 Conor Jaeger U.S.A. 14:52.99
7 8 Mateusz Sawrymowicz Poland 14:54.32
8 2 Daniel Fogg Great Britain 15:00.76
Four women, all gold medalists in London, all added another gold medal to their repertoire in the women's 4x100 meter medley relay. Franklin won her fourth, Vollmer and Schmitt, won their third, and Soni her second. All four of them are fairly young and should be back in four years when the Rio Games take place. Swimming fans everywhere are already anticipating Franklin winning more medals and becoming the best female Olympian ever. It's inspiring to watch these young women all be so supportive of one another. I cannot wait to see them in Rio.
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
rank lane
1 6 U.S.A. 3:52.05 WR
2 4 Australia 3:54.02
3 5 Japan 3:55.73
4 8 Russia 3:56.03
5 1 China 3:56.41
6 2 Netherlands 3:57.28
7 3 Denmark 3:57.76
8 7 Great Britain 3:59.46
He closed out his career with an 18th gold, grace, poise, confidence, and humility. Michael Phelps swam his final race and made even more history with the help of his teammates, Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen, and Nathan Adrian.
Ryan Lochte spoke of how he would miss swimming against Phelps. Missy Franklin admired watching how beautiful Michael is when he swims and how much she will miss him. Allison Schmitt was able to train with Phelps and she's become a close friend; she felt inspired by Phelps and how dedicated he has been to the sport of swimming over all these years.
This night, August 4th, 2012, was truly the end of an era.
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
rank lane
1 4 U.S.A. 3:29.35
2 3 Japan 3:31.26
3 6 Australia 3:31.58
4 5 Great Britain 3:32.32
5 1 Hungary 3:33.02
6 7 Germany 3:33.06
7 2 Netherlands 3:33.46
8 8 Canada 3:34.19
London Olympics 2012: Day 7
With only a few more races left in the aquatic center at this Games, the U.S. team really capitalized on some good opportunities for medals on Day 7 (Friday the 3rd for all those keeping track of the dates).
Michael Phelps picked up an 18th career gold, 17 year old Missy Franklin continued to impress picking up a third gold ahead of teammate Elizabeth Beisel who won bronze, 15 year old Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal, and judging by how she competed she'll be the future of U.S. swimming for year's to come. Cullen Jones, a staple on the men's relay teams won his first individual medal, a silver, proving he is one of the best sprinting swimmer on the circuit.
Only three days before, Chad le Clos beat Michael Phelps at the wall to capture gold in the 200m fly, an event that Phelps had won in Athens in '04 and in Beijing in '08. This, in a way, was Phelps' redemption; he poured it on in the last 50 meters looking like the Michael Phelps of old, the one we had grown so accustomed to seeing in Beijing. It was like he was in the pocket, in the zone, in the groove, he got his confidence back and it was overflowing. This was the second event (the first was the 200m im which he swam only the day before) in this Olympics in which Michael Phelps three-peated adding to the legend that is and will be.
Men's 100m Butterfly
rank lane
1 4 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 51.21
2 5 Chad le Clos South Africa 51.44
2 8 Evgeny Korotyshkin Russia 51.44
4 6 Milorad Cavic Serbia 51.81
4 7 Steffen Deibler Germany 51.81
6 2 Joeri Verlinden Netherlands 51.82
7 3 Tyler McGill U.S.A. 51.88
8 1 Konrad Czerniak Poland 52.05
It's official; she's the best female backstroker in the world, Missy Franklin swept the backstroke winning the 200m as well and doing it in record time. Franklin swam it in 2:04.06 shattering the record previously held by Kirsty Coventry. Even Franklin's competitor and teammate Elizabeth Beisel could only have good words about Franklin's victory saying, "She’s an amazing competitor. She's always having fun but she really knows how to tune in when she needs to and I can’t congratulate her enough.”
Women's 200m Backstroke
rank lane
1 5 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 2:04.06 WR
2 6 Anastasia Zueva Russia 2:05.92
3 4 Elizabeth Beisel U.S.A. 2:06.55
4 1 Elizabeth Simmonds Great Britain 2:07.26
5 3 Meagen Nay Australia 2:07.43
6 7 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwae 2:08.18
7 2 Alexianne Castel France 2:08.43
8 8 Sinead Russell Canada 2:09.86
At 15, Katie Ledecky is the youngest member of the U.S. delegation in London, which also makes her the youngest U.S. gold medalist at these games. She impressively beat a seasoned field in the 800m free, the longest women's event in swimming. Teammate Michael Phelps gave Ledecky some advice in the ready room before her race, "'Have fun out there,’” Phelps said. “She went out there laid it all on the line. She looked like she went out and had some fun and won a gold medal and just missed the world record. I would say that’s a pretty good first Olympics for a 15-year-old.”
Women's 800m Freestyle
rank lane
1 3 Katie Ledecky U.S.A. 8:14.63 AR
2 6 Mireia Belmonte Garcia Spain 8:18.76
3 4 Rebecca Adlington Great Britain 8:20.32
4 2 Lauren Boyle New Zealand 8:22.72
5 5 Lotte Friis Denmark 8:23.86
6 7 Boglarka Kapas Hungary 8:23.89
7 8 Coralie Balmy France 8:29.26
8 1 Andreina Pinto Perez Venezuela 8:29.28
Also know as the "splash and dash," the 50m determines the fastest man in the pool, it requires a great amount of focus and discipline, it requires a great start and a great finish. One of Brazil's most popular athletes Cesar Cielo was the favorite coming into this events. Cullen Jones, of team U.S.A. is probably the best swimmer of the bunch, but it was Florent Manaudou of France who would make it to the wall first. Manaudou's sister, Laure Manaudou won the women's 400 freestyle gold at the Athens in 2004, becoming the first female French swimmer to win an Olympic title.
Men's 50m Freestyle
rank lane
1 7 Florent Manaudou France 21.34
2 5 Cullen Jones U.S.A. 21.54
3 4 Cesar Cielo Brazil 21.59
4 6 Bruno Fratus Brazil 21.61
5 3 Anthony Ervin U.S.A. 21.78
6 8 Roland Schoeman South Africa 21.80
7 2 George Richard Bovell Trinidad & Tobago 21.82
8 1 Eamon Sullivan Australia 21.98
Michael Phelps picked up an 18th career gold, 17 year old Missy Franklin continued to impress picking up a third gold ahead of teammate Elizabeth Beisel who won bronze, 15 year old Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal, and judging by how she competed she'll be the future of U.S. swimming for year's to come. Cullen Jones, a staple on the men's relay teams won his first individual medal, a silver, proving he is one of the best sprinting swimmer on the circuit.
Only three days before, Chad le Clos beat Michael Phelps at the wall to capture gold in the 200m fly, an event that Phelps had won in Athens in '04 and in Beijing in '08. This, in a way, was Phelps' redemption; he poured it on in the last 50 meters looking like the Michael Phelps of old, the one we had grown so accustomed to seeing in Beijing. It was like he was in the pocket, in the zone, in the groove, he got his confidence back and it was overflowing. This was the second event (the first was the 200m im which he swam only the day before) in this Olympics in which Michael Phelps three-peated adding to the legend that is and will be.
Men's 100m Butterfly
rank lane
1 4 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 51.21
2 5 Chad le Clos South Africa 51.44
2 8 Evgeny Korotyshkin Russia 51.44
4 6 Milorad Cavic Serbia 51.81
4 7 Steffen Deibler Germany 51.81
6 2 Joeri Verlinden Netherlands 51.82
7 3 Tyler McGill U.S.A. 51.88
8 1 Konrad Czerniak Poland 52.05
It's official; she's the best female backstroker in the world, Missy Franklin swept the backstroke winning the 200m as well and doing it in record time. Franklin swam it in 2:04.06 shattering the record previously held by Kirsty Coventry. Even Franklin's competitor and teammate Elizabeth Beisel could only have good words about Franklin's victory saying, "She’s an amazing competitor. She's always having fun but she really knows how to tune in when she needs to and I can’t congratulate her enough.”
Women's 200m Backstroke
rank lane
1 5 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 2:04.06 WR
2 6 Anastasia Zueva Russia 2:05.92
3 4 Elizabeth Beisel U.S.A. 2:06.55
4 1 Elizabeth Simmonds Great Britain 2:07.26
5 3 Meagen Nay Australia 2:07.43
6 7 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwae 2:08.18
7 2 Alexianne Castel France 2:08.43
8 8 Sinead Russell Canada 2:09.86
At 15, Katie Ledecky is the youngest member of the U.S. delegation in London, which also makes her the youngest U.S. gold medalist at these games. She impressively beat a seasoned field in the 800m free, the longest women's event in swimming. Teammate Michael Phelps gave Ledecky some advice in the ready room before her race, "'Have fun out there,’” Phelps said. “She went out there laid it all on the line. She looked like she went out and had some fun and won a gold medal and just missed the world record. I would say that’s a pretty good first Olympics for a 15-year-old.”
Women's 800m Freestyle
rank lane
1 3 Katie Ledecky U.S.A. 8:14.63 AR
2 6 Mireia Belmonte Garcia Spain 8:18.76
3 4 Rebecca Adlington Great Britain 8:20.32
4 2 Lauren Boyle New Zealand 8:22.72
5 5 Lotte Friis Denmark 8:23.86
6 7 Boglarka Kapas Hungary 8:23.89
7 8 Coralie Balmy France 8:29.26
8 1 Andreina Pinto Perez Venezuela 8:29.28
Also know as the "splash and dash," the 50m determines the fastest man in the pool, it requires a great amount of focus and discipline, it requires a great start and a great finish. One of Brazil's most popular athletes Cesar Cielo was the favorite coming into this events. Cullen Jones, of team U.S.A. is probably the best swimmer of the bunch, but it was Florent Manaudou of France who would make it to the wall first. Manaudou's sister, Laure Manaudou won the women's 400 freestyle gold at the Athens in 2004, becoming the first female French swimmer to win an Olympic title.
Men's 50m Freestyle
rank lane
1 7 Florent Manaudou France 21.34
2 5 Cullen Jones U.S.A. 21.54
3 4 Cesar Cielo Brazil 21.59
4 6 Bruno Fratus Brazil 21.61
5 3 Anthony Ervin U.S.A. 21.78
6 8 Roland Schoeman South Africa 21.80
7 2 George Richard Bovell Trinidad & Tobago 21.82
8 1 Eamon Sullivan Australia 21.98
Saturday, August 4, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 6
Gabrielle Douglas will go down as one of the greats in gymnastics. There have only been four American women who have won the all around: Douglas, Nastia Liukin in 2008, Carly Patterson in 2004, and Mary Lou Retton in 1984. Each one is so captivating, strong, graceful, original; they epitomize what it means to be a fighter. Gabby did something that none of the other three did though; she is the first woman to win gold in the team finals and gold in the all around.
Critics often compare Douglas to Dominique Dawes, but say her skills are a combination of Patterson's strength and athleticism, and Liukin's grace and maturity. Douglas' story is a sentimental one, she moved away from home two years ago to train with Coach Liang Chow who trained Shawn Johnson. At first her mom, Natalie Hawkins, was completely opposed to the idea, but she saw how much Gabby wanted it, and finally agreed. I am so glad her mom agreed, because we got to see a young determined woman who worked hard, and had that hard work pay off.
Women's Gymnastics All Around
1. Gabby Douglas U.S.A. 62.232
2. Viktoria Komova Russia 61.973
3. Aliya Mustafina Russia 59.566
4. Alexandra Raisman U.S.A. 59.566
As you can see above, Mustafina and Raisman have the same score. They both should have received a bronze medal, right? Wrong! According to archaic gymnastics rules that make no sense, when two gymnasts tie the lowest score of the four routines are dropped for each gymnast. Then, the remaining three scores are averaged, and whoever has the higher average receives the medal. Why couldn't two bronze medals be given out?
Reading Material--- loved this fun article on Gabby Douglas.
The Americans went three for four in the aquatic center on Day 6, how did they do it?
Rebecca Soni doesn't like attention, she'd prefer to just fly under the radar. You can imagine how much she disliked being the favorite coming into the 200m breast, an event she won four years ago in Beijing. On this day six though, Soni became the first female Olympic Champion from Beijing to defend and retain her title. Soni also set a new world record becoming the first to swim the event in under 2:20; she swam it in 2:19.59. Soni and boyfriend Ricky Berens have both won two medals at this Olympics.
Women's 200m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Rebecca Soni U.S.A. 2:19.59 WR
2 3 Suzuki Satomi Japan 2:20.72
3 6 Iuliia Efimova Russia 2:20.92
4 5 Rikke Pedersen Denmark 2:21.65
5 1 Martha McCabe Canada 2:23.16
6 7 Micah Lawrence U.S.A. 2:23.27
7 2 Suzaan van Biljon South Africa 2:23.72
8 8 Sally Foster Australia 2:26.00
U.S. teammates Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte both medaled in the 200m backstroke, but it wasn't in the order that you think. Lochte went into this event as the favorite and he came out of it with a bronze medal. Clary, who faced criticism earlier in these Games for saying he trained harder than Michael Phelps came out of the 200 with a gold. Although Lochte led on all the turns, Clary made his move in the last 50 meters closing it out at the wall.
Men's 200m Backstroke
rank lane
1 4 Tyler Clary U.S.A. 1:53.41 OR
2 6 Irie Ryosuke Japan 1:53.78
3 5 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:53.94
4 2 Radoslaw Kawecki Poland 1:55.59
4 3 Fenglin Zhang China 1:55.59
6 7 Kazaki Watanabe Japan 1:57.03
7 8 Yakov Tamarkin Israel 1:57.62
8 1 Mitch Larkin Australia 1:58.02
He did it again, maybe it was the confidence he gained anchoring a relay the previous day, maybe it's the determination to go out on top, maybe it was because it was the last time he would ever swim against rival and friend Ryan Lochte, maybe it was just meant to be, but Michael Phelps added another gold to his collection winning the 200m individual medley. He became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three consecutive Summer Games. The question becomes, not what has Michael Phelps done, but rather, what has he not done? It's seems like he's done it all. "To be able to win the gold medal and repeat three times is something pretty special," Phelps said.
Men's 200m Individual Medley
rank lane
1 3 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 1:54.27
2 4 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:54.90
3 5 Laszlo Cseh Hungary 1:56.22
4 6 Thiago Pereira Brazil 1:56.74
5 2 Kosuke Hagino Japan 1:57.35
6 7 Ken Takakuwa Japan 1:58.53
7 1 James Goddard Great Britain 1:59.05
8 8 Markus Deibler Germany 1:59.10
Phelp's 200m im
Finally, in the women's 100m free, it was a dutch sprinter who took gold in a race where the lone American finalist, Jessica Hardy, didn't even make it to the podium.
Women's 100m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands 53.00 OR
2 1 Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus 53.38
3 6 Yi Tang China 53.44
4 5 Melanie Schlanger Australia 53.47
5 3 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 53.64
6 7 Francesca Halsall Great Britain 53.66
7 2 Jeanette Ottesen Gray Denmark 53.75
8 8 Jessica Hardy U.S.A. 54.02
Critics often compare Douglas to Dominique Dawes, but say her skills are a combination of Patterson's strength and athleticism, and Liukin's grace and maturity. Douglas' story is a sentimental one, she moved away from home two years ago to train with Coach Liang Chow who trained Shawn Johnson. At first her mom, Natalie Hawkins, was completely opposed to the idea, but she saw how much Gabby wanted it, and finally agreed. I am so glad her mom agreed, because we got to see a young determined woman who worked hard, and had that hard work pay off.
Women's Gymnastics All Around
1. Gabby Douglas U.S.A. 62.232
2. Viktoria Komova Russia 61.973
3. Aliya Mustafina Russia 59.566
4. Alexandra Raisman U.S.A. 59.566
As you can see above, Mustafina and Raisman have the same score. They both should have received a bronze medal, right? Wrong! According to archaic gymnastics rules that make no sense, when two gymnasts tie the lowest score of the four routines are dropped for each gymnast. Then, the remaining three scores are averaged, and whoever has the higher average receives the medal. Why couldn't two bronze medals be given out?
Reading Material--- loved this fun article on Gabby Douglas.
The Americans went three for four in the aquatic center on Day 6, how did they do it?
Rebecca Soni doesn't like attention, she'd prefer to just fly under the radar. You can imagine how much she disliked being the favorite coming into the 200m breast, an event she won four years ago in Beijing. On this day six though, Soni became the first female Olympic Champion from Beijing to defend and retain her title. Soni also set a new world record becoming the first to swim the event in under 2:20; she swam it in 2:19.59. Soni and boyfriend Ricky Berens have both won two medals at this Olympics.
Women's 200m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Rebecca Soni U.S.A. 2:19.59 WR
2 3 Suzuki Satomi Japan 2:20.72
3 6 Iuliia Efimova Russia 2:20.92
4 5 Rikke Pedersen Denmark 2:21.65
5 1 Martha McCabe Canada 2:23.16
6 7 Micah Lawrence U.S.A. 2:23.27
7 2 Suzaan van Biljon South Africa 2:23.72
8 8 Sally Foster Australia 2:26.00
U.S. teammates Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte both medaled in the 200m backstroke, but it wasn't in the order that you think. Lochte went into this event as the favorite and he came out of it with a bronze medal. Clary, who faced criticism earlier in these Games for saying he trained harder than Michael Phelps came out of the 200 with a gold. Although Lochte led on all the turns, Clary made his move in the last 50 meters closing it out at the wall.
Men's 200m Backstroke
rank lane
1 4 Tyler Clary U.S.A. 1:53.41 OR
2 6 Irie Ryosuke Japan 1:53.78
3 5 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:53.94
4 2 Radoslaw Kawecki Poland 1:55.59
4 3 Fenglin Zhang China 1:55.59
6 7 Kazaki Watanabe Japan 1:57.03
7 8 Yakov Tamarkin Israel 1:57.62
8 1 Mitch Larkin Australia 1:58.02
He did it again, maybe it was the confidence he gained anchoring a relay the previous day, maybe it's the determination to go out on top, maybe it was because it was the last time he would ever swim against rival and friend Ryan Lochte, maybe it was just meant to be, but Michael Phelps added another gold to his collection winning the 200m individual medley. He became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three consecutive Summer Games. The question becomes, not what has Michael Phelps done, but rather, what has he not done? It's seems like he's done it all. "To be able to win the gold medal and repeat three times is something pretty special," Phelps said.
Men's 200m Individual Medley
rank lane
1 3 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 1:54.27
2 4 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:54.90
3 5 Laszlo Cseh Hungary 1:56.22
4 6 Thiago Pereira Brazil 1:56.74
5 2 Kosuke Hagino Japan 1:57.35
6 7 Ken Takakuwa Japan 1:58.53
7 1 James Goddard Great Britain 1:59.05
8 8 Markus Deibler Germany 1:59.10
Phelp's 200m im
Finally, in the women's 100m free, it was a dutch sprinter who took gold in a race where the lone American finalist, Jessica Hardy, didn't even make it to the podium.
Women's 100m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands 53.00 OR
2 1 Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus 53.38
3 6 Yi Tang China 53.44
4 5 Melanie Schlanger Australia 53.47
5 3 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 53.64
6 7 Francesca Halsall Great Britain 53.66
7 2 Jeanette Ottesen Gray Denmark 53.75
8 8 Jessica Hardy U.S.A. 54.02
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 4
The history books will no longer just talk about "The Magnificent 7" (a.k.a Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug) from the 1996 Atlanta Games; now they will also talk about "The Fab 5" from the 2012 London Games. Team U.S.A. Women's Gymnastics, made up of Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Weiber are only the second U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team to win a team gold medal.They did so in confident fashion beating out the Russian team by more than five points. Only three of their 12 scores during the event scored less than a 15, no other team even came close.
Of winning Olympic gold, Jordyn Wieber said, "The feeling was incredible, to have this gold medal around your neck, it's really an indescribable feeling. It just shows how much of a team we are."
Women's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. U.S.A. 183.596
2. Russia 178.530
3. Romania 176.414
We all knew Michael Phelps was special, talented, gifted, etc., but now he will be remembered not only as a phenomenal swimmer but as the most decorated Olympian of all time. Phelps has won 19 medals, 15 gold, two silver, and two bronze, and he may not be done yet as he still has several more events to compete in.
Phelps tied the record, held by Larisa Latynina, winning a silver medal earlier Tuesday night in the 200m Butterfly, an event he has dominated in for the past decade. Chad le Clos of South Africa ended up out-touching Phelps at the wall; Phelps did the same thing years ago in Beijing to Hungarian swimmer Laszlo Cseh. Le Clos still can't believe he beat Michael Phelps, and says that Phelps is his hero.
Men's 200m Butterfly
rank lane
1 5 Chad le Clos South Africa 1:52.96
2 6 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 1:53.01
3 4 Takeshi Matsuda Japan 1:53.21
4 7 Dinko Jukic Austria 1:54.35
5 2 Tyler Clary U.S.A. 1:55.06
6 8 Velimir Stjepanovic Serbia 1:55.07
7 1 Pawel Korzeniowski Poland 1:55.08
8 3 Yin Chen China 1:55.18
Later that same night, Phelps swan the anchor leg of the 4x200m Relay, and that's where he broke Latynina's record walking away with his first gold from these Games. Lochte swam first followed by newcomer to the U.S. team, Conor Dwyer, and then Ricky Berens. Phelps had quite a lead over his closest competitor, France, and he closed the deal by swimming the fastest split of the relay. Phelps' teammates say that they didn't even know he had broke the medal record until he told them when the race was over. And should he not win anymore medals, Phelps said he would be okay with that.
Men's 4x200m Relay
rank lane
1 4 U.S.A. 6:59.70
2 5 France 7:02.77
3 7 China 7:06.30
4 3 Germany 7:06.59
5 6 Australia 7:07.00
6 2 Great Britain 7:09.33
7 1 South Africa 7:09.65
8 8 Hungary 7:13.66
I loved this article from the "Today Show": Phelps' Teammates Had No Idea He Set Olympic Record
19 year old Chen Ruolin defended her Olympic title in the Synchronized 10m Platform, but this time, with a different partner, 19 year old Wang Hao, and Chen is favored to repeat gold in the Individual event as well. Their dives were far more dynamic than other team; although, the Mexican team of veteran Paola Espinosa and 15 year old newcomer Alejandra Orozco Loza had a great night as well, and should not be overlooked.
Women's Synchronized 10m Platform
1. Chen Ruolin/ Wang Hao China 368.40
2. Paola Espinosa/ Alejandra Orozco Loza Mexico 343.32
3. Meaghan Benfeito/ Filion Roseline Canada 337.62
Allison Schmitt won her first gold medal last night, and set an Olympic record in the 200m free. The free spirit, training partner of Phelps, and self professed high fiver is proof that a positive attitude pays off.
Women's 200m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Allison Schmitt U.S.A. 1:53.61 OR
2 3 Camille Muffat France 1:55.58
3 4 Bronte Barratt Australia 1:55.81
4 8 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 1:55.82
5 6 Frederica Pellegrini Italy 1:56.73
6 2 Veronika Popova Russia 1:57.25
7 7 Caitlin McClatchey Great Britain 1:57.60
8 1 Kylie Palmer Australia 1:57.68
As allegations against Chinese swimmer Shiwen Ye continue to build, she continues to add gold medals to her arsenal. The 16 year old won the 200m individual medley in 2:07.57, an Olympic record. The performance follows her win women's 400 individual medley gold Saturday, in which she set a world record of 4:28.43. She dropped five seconds off her previous personal best, which she swam at 14 years of age. Why all the suspicion? Ye swam her final 50m in the 400m im faster than the male gold medalist in the same event, Ryan Lochte. In addition to that fact is that China has been there, done that before when it comes to doping allegations when many Chinese athletes tested positive for performance enhancing drugs including steroids and testosterone in the 90's. Overshadowed by all this is the fact that Coutts picked up another medal, and U.S. swimmer Caitlin Leverenz picked up a bronze medal.
Women's 200m Individual Medley
rank lane
1 4 Shiwen Ye China 2:07.57 OR
2 5 Alicia Coutts Australia 2:08.15
3 3 Caitlin Leverenz U.S.A. 2:08.95
4 7 Stephanie Rice Australia 2:09.55
5 6 Ariana Kukors U.S.A. 2:09.83
6 8 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwae 2:11.13
7 1 Hannah Miley Great Britain 2:11.29
8 2 Katinka Hosszu Hungary 2:14.19
Of winning Olympic gold, Jordyn Wieber said, "The feeling was incredible, to have this gold medal around your neck, it's really an indescribable feeling. It just shows how much of a team we are."
Women's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. U.S.A. 183.596
2. Russia 178.530
3. Romania 176.414
We all knew Michael Phelps was special, talented, gifted, etc., but now he will be remembered not only as a phenomenal swimmer but as the most decorated Olympian of all time. Phelps has won 19 medals, 15 gold, two silver, and two bronze, and he may not be done yet as he still has several more events to compete in.
Phelps tied the record, held by Larisa Latynina, winning a silver medal earlier Tuesday night in the 200m Butterfly, an event he has dominated in for the past decade. Chad le Clos of South Africa ended up out-touching Phelps at the wall; Phelps did the same thing years ago in Beijing to Hungarian swimmer Laszlo Cseh. Le Clos still can't believe he beat Michael Phelps, and says that Phelps is his hero.
Men's 200m Butterfly
rank lane
1 5 Chad le Clos South Africa 1:52.96
2 6 Michael Phelps U.S.A. 1:53.01
3 4 Takeshi Matsuda Japan 1:53.21
4 7 Dinko Jukic Austria 1:54.35
5 2 Tyler Clary U.S.A. 1:55.06
6 8 Velimir Stjepanovic Serbia 1:55.07
7 1 Pawel Korzeniowski Poland 1:55.08
8 3 Yin Chen China 1:55.18
Later that same night, Phelps swan the anchor leg of the 4x200m Relay, and that's where he broke Latynina's record walking away with his first gold from these Games. Lochte swam first followed by newcomer to the U.S. team, Conor Dwyer, and then Ricky Berens. Phelps had quite a lead over his closest competitor, France, and he closed the deal by swimming the fastest split of the relay. Phelps' teammates say that they didn't even know he had broke the medal record until he told them when the race was over. And should he not win anymore medals, Phelps said he would be okay with that.
Men's 4x200m Relay
rank lane
1 4 U.S.A. 6:59.70
2 5 France 7:02.77
3 7 China 7:06.30
4 3 Germany 7:06.59
5 6 Australia 7:07.00
6 2 Great Britain 7:09.33
7 1 South Africa 7:09.65
8 8 Hungary 7:13.66
I loved this article from the "Today Show": Phelps' Teammates Had No Idea He Set Olympic Record
19 year old Chen Ruolin defended her Olympic title in the Synchronized 10m Platform, but this time, with a different partner, 19 year old Wang Hao, and Chen is favored to repeat gold in the Individual event as well. Their dives were far more dynamic than other team; although, the Mexican team of veteran Paola Espinosa and 15 year old newcomer Alejandra Orozco Loza had a great night as well, and should not be overlooked.
Women's Synchronized 10m Platform
1. Chen Ruolin/ Wang Hao China 368.40
2. Paola Espinosa/ Alejandra Orozco Loza Mexico 343.32
3. Meaghan Benfeito/ Filion Roseline Canada 337.62
Allison Schmitt won her first gold medal last night, and set an Olympic record in the 200m free. The free spirit, training partner of Phelps, and self professed high fiver is proof that a positive attitude pays off.
Women's 200m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Allison Schmitt U.S.A. 1:53.61 OR
2 3 Camille Muffat France 1:55.58
3 4 Bronte Barratt Australia 1:55.81
4 8 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 1:55.82
5 6 Frederica Pellegrini Italy 1:56.73
6 2 Veronika Popova Russia 1:57.25
7 7 Caitlin McClatchey Great Britain 1:57.60
8 1 Kylie Palmer Australia 1:57.68
As allegations against Chinese swimmer Shiwen Ye continue to build, she continues to add gold medals to her arsenal. The 16 year old won the 200m individual medley in 2:07.57, an Olympic record. The performance follows her win women's 400 individual medley gold Saturday, in which she set a world record of 4:28.43. She dropped five seconds off her previous personal best, which she swam at 14 years of age. Why all the suspicion? Ye swam her final 50m in the 400m im faster than the male gold medalist in the same event, Ryan Lochte. In addition to that fact is that China has been there, done that before when it comes to doping allegations when many Chinese athletes tested positive for performance enhancing drugs including steroids and testosterone in the 90's. Overshadowed by all this is the fact that Coutts picked up another medal, and U.S. swimmer Caitlin Leverenz picked up a bronze medal.
Women's 200m Individual Medley
rank lane
1 4 Shiwen Ye China 2:07.57 OR
2 5 Alicia Coutts Australia 2:08.15
3 3 Caitlin Leverenz U.S.A. 2:08.95
4 7 Stephanie Rice Australia 2:09.55
5 6 Ariana Kukors U.S.A. 2:09.83
6 8 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwae 2:11.13
7 1 Hannah Miley Great Britain 2:11.29
8 2 Katinka Hosszu Hungary 2:14.19
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 3
The U.S. team upped their medal count in the pool on day three of competition, but in a stunning turn of events, favorite in the 200m free, Ryan Lochte was shut out of the medals finishing fourth. Frenchmen Agnel Yannick, who was part of that gold medal relay the day prior picked up yet another gold in this event. With so much pressure having been placed on Lochte going into these Olympics, many are beginning to wonder, if he crumbling under the pressure?
Men's 200m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Agnel Yannick France 1:43.14
2 3 Taehwan Park Korea 1:44.93
2 4 Yang Sun China 1:44.93
4 2 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:45.04
5 6 Paul Bidermann Germany 1:45.53
6 1 Robbie Renwick Great Britain 1:46.53
7 8 Thomas Fraser Holmes Australia 1:46.93
8 7 Danila Izotov Russia 1:47.75
But besides Lochte, there was no other bad news in the pool for the Americans on night three.
Missy Franklin surpassed expectations winning her first Olympic medal, a gold, in the 100m Backstroke. Thirty five minutes before, she qualified for the finals in the 200m Freestyle. Franklin, who drew praise early, even from the likes of Michael Phelps, is humble about all her success. She showed up at a press conference today with her gold medal in her pocket. When the press asked where it was, she quickly pulled it out exclaiming, "isn't it pretty". Something tells me this is the beginning of an amazing career for Franklin, and I know she can handle the ride.
Women's 100m Backstroke
rank lane
1 5 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 58.33 AR
2 4 Emily Seebohn Australia 58.68
3 3 Aya Jerakawa Japan 58.83
4 2 Anastasia Zueva Russia 59.00
5 7 Gemma Spofforth Great Britain 59.20
6 6 Jing Zhao China 59.23
7 1 Belinda Hocking Australia 59.29
8 8 Yuanhui Fu China 1:00.50
Four years ago in Beijing, Matt Grevers finished second to American teammate Aaron Peirsol in the 100m Backstroke. This time around it was Grevers' turn and he capitalized finishing first. His teammate, Nick Thoman picked up a silver saying that he knew when he looked up at the board that he has to get over to Matt so they could celebrate together.
Men's 100m Backstroke
rank lane
1 4 Matt Grevers U.S.A. 52.16 OR
2 2 Nick Thoman U.S.A. 52.92
3 6 Ryosuke Irie Japan 52.97
4 5 Camille Lacourt France 53.08
5 3 Liam Tancock Great Britain 53.35
6 1 Helge Meeuw Germany 53.48
7 8 Hayden Stoeckel Australia 53.55
8 7 Feiyi Cheng China 53.77
Rebecca Soni has been called the Queen of the Breaststroke throughout the swimming world; however, in the 100m last night, she was upset by a 15 year old phenom from Lithuania who had drawn a lot of hype in the swimming world, Ruta Meilutyte. Soni did win another silver and does have a few other races to swim in during these Olympics.
Women's 100m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Ruta Meilutyte Lithuania 1:05.47
2 5 Rebecca Soni U.S.A. 1:05.55
3 1 Satone Suzuki Japan 1:06.46
4 8 Alia Atkinson Jamaica 1:06.93
5 2 Leisel Jones Australia 1:06.95
6 6 Breeja Larson U.S.A. 1:06.96
7 3 Iuliia Efimova Russia 1:06.98
8 7 Rikke Pedersen Denmark 1:07.55
A couple days ago, I blogged on here about how wonderful our Men's Gymnastics Team was. They are still wonderful, and they lead the world in qualifying for the team event finishing in first place. Many within the sport of gymnastics felt they were the team to beat, this time would be theirs; they would be the first U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team to win a team gold. I have no idea what happened, and I am sure many are wondering the same, but in a strange turn of events, they tumbled all the way to fifth place, not even winning a medal of any color.
The Chinese team who had struggled 48 hours before and looked disastrous, miraculously walked away with gold, yet again. Japan, after contesting a low scoring pommel horse program by one of it's gymnast, won their request and a silver. Great Britain was more than happy to take a bronze that was well earned.
Men's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. China 275.997
2. Japan 271.952
3. Great Britain 271.711
4. Ukraine 271.526
5. U.S.A. 269. 952
Switching diving partners paid off for diver David Boudia who won a bronze medal in the 10m Platform with his new partner Nick McCrory. The Chinese continued their dominance in diving winning the gold, and the Mexican team enjoyed new found success with a silver. This is Mexico's first Olympic medal in synchronized diving; they deserved it because they did dives with a high degree of difficulty.
Men's Synchronized 10m Platform
1. Yuan Coa/ Yanquan Zhang China 486.78
2. Ivan Garcia Navarro/ German Sanchez Sanchez Mexico 468.90
3. David Boudia/ Nick McCrory U.S.A. 463.47
n.b. all the Olympics photos on this blog are from www.nbcolympics.com
Men's 200m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Agnel Yannick France 1:43.14
2 3 Taehwan Park Korea 1:44.93
2 4 Yang Sun China 1:44.93
4 2 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:45.04
5 6 Paul Bidermann Germany 1:45.53
6 1 Robbie Renwick Great Britain 1:46.53
7 8 Thomas Fraser Holmes Australia 1:46.93
8 7 Danila Izotov Russia 1:47.75
But besides Lochte, there was no other bad news in the pool for the Americans on night three.
Missy Franklin surpassed expectations winning her first Olympic medal, a gold, in the 100m Backstroke. Thirty five minutes before, she qualified for the finals in the 200m Freestyle. Franklin, who drew praise early, even from the likes of Michael Phelps, is humble about all her success. She showed up at a press conference today with her gold medal in her pocket. When the press asked where it was, she quickly pulled it out exclaiming, "isn't it pretty". Something tells me this is the beginning of an amazing career for Franklin, and I know she can handle the ride.
Women's 100m Backstroke
rank lane
1 5 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 58.33 AR
2 4 Emily Seebohn Australia 58.68
3 3 Aya Jerakawa Japan 58.83
4 2 Anastasia Zueva Russia 59.00
5 7 Gemma Spofforth Great Britain 59.20
6 6 Jing Zhao China 59.23
7 1 Belinda Hocking Australia 59.29
8 8 Yuanhui Fu China 1:00.50
Four years ago in Beijing, Matt Grevers finished second to American teammate Aaron Peirsol in the 100m Backstroke. This time around it was Grevers' turn and he capitalized finishing first. His teammate, Nick Thoman picked up a silver saying that he knew when he looked up at the board that he has to get over to Matt so they could celebrate together.
Men's 100m Backstroke
rank lane
1 4 Matt Grevers U.S.A. 52.16 OR
2 2 Nick Thoman U.S.A. 52.92
3 6 Ryosuke Irie Japan 52.97
4 5 Camille Lacourt France 53.08
5 3 Liam Tancock Great Britain 53.35
6 1 Helge Meeuw Germany 53.48
7 8 Hayden Stoeckel Australia 53.55
8 7 Feiyi Cheng China 53.77
Rebecca Soni has been called the Queen of the Breaststroke throughout the swimming world; however, in the 100m last night, she was upset by a 15 year old phenom from Lithuania who had drawn a lot of hype in the swimming world, Ruta Meilutyte. Soni did win another silver and does have a few other races to swim in during these Olympics.
Women's 100m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Ruta Meilutyte Lithuania 1:05.47
2 5 Rebecca Soni U.S.A. 1:05.55
3 1 Satone Suzuki Japan 1:06.46
4 8 Alia Atkinson Jamaica 1:06.93
5 2 Leisel Jones Australia 1:06.95
6 6 Breeja Larson U.S.A. 1:06.96
7 3 Iuliia Efimova Russia 1:06.98
8 7 Rikke Pedersen Denmark 1:07.55
A couple days ago, I blogged on here about how wonderful our Men's Gymnastics Team was. They are still wonderful, and they lead the world in qualifying for the team event finishing in first place. Many within the sport of gymnastics felt they were the team to beat, this time would be theirs; they would be the first U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team to win a team gold. I have no idea what happened, and I am sure many are wondering the same, but in a strange turn of events, they tumbled all the way to fifth place, not even winning a medal of any color.
The Chinese team who had struggled 48 hours before and looked disastrous, miraculously walked away with gold, yet again. Japan, after contesting a low scoring pommel horse program by one of it's gymnast, won their request and a silver. Great Britain was more than happy to take a bronze that was well earned.
Men's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. China 275.997
2. Japan 271.952
3. Great Britain 271.711
4. Ukraine 271.526
5. U.S.A. 269. 952
Switching diving partners paid off for diver David Boudia who won a bronze medal in the 10m Platform with his new partner Nick McCrory. The Chinese continued their dominance in diving winning the gold, and the Mexican team enjoyed new found success with a silver. This is Mexico's first Olympic medal in synchronized diving; they deserved it because they did dives with a high degree of difficulty.
Men's Synchronized 10m Platform
1. Yuan Coa/ Yanquan Zhang China 486.78
2. Ivan Garcia Navarro/ German Sanchez Sanchez Mexico 468.90
3. David Boudia/ Nick McCrory U.S.A. 463.47
n.b. all the Olympics photos on this blog are from www.nbcolympics.com
Monday, July 30, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 2
The story of day two of competition at this Olympics is that Jordan Wieber will not compete in the Women's Gymnastics All Around. Yes, you heard right, the defending world all around champion will not compete and the reason may surprise you. It was not a gymnast from another country who dashed Wieber's chances, it was not her closest competitor on the U.S. team Gabby Douglas. Instead it was her close friend, Aly Raisman.
Raisman outscored Weiber in the floor exercises which was the U.S. team's final rotation. When Weiber saw her name drop to third below Raisman and Douglas, she burst into tears. So for U.S. gymnastics fan everywhere, this is bittersweet. Having even some more time to think about all of this, why does World Gymnastics have this ridiculous world, who is to say that the top five gymnasts in the world cannot be from the game country, and so, if Jordyn Weiber was within that top 24 then why shouldn't she be allowed to compete for that medal? Why are we being so unfair? How is this helping to advance the sport which, if anything, has dwindled in popularity? It has grown in talent, so let us reward truly, the most talented.
I love this chart which shows you exactly who qualified for what events: Women's Gymnastics All Around and Individual Events
Not only did Dana Vollmer complete a comeback eight years in the making but she won the gold and set a new world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly on Sunday night. In 2004 at the Athens games, an impressionable 16 year old Vollmer won a relay gold. Four years later, that all changed when Vollmer failing to qualify for the Beijing games.
She says that missing those games forced her to rethink her training and how she felt about swimming, a sport that was once so fun for her. That time must have made all the difference because besides being the first woman to swim a 100m fly in under 56 seconds, she did it all with one of her two swimming caps coming off in the first 50 meters.
Women's 100m Butterfly
rank lane
1 4 Dana Vollmer U.S.A. 55.98 WR
2 7 Lu Ying China 56.87
3 5 Alicia Coutts Australia 56.94
4 6 Sarah Sjostrom Sweden 57.17
5 8 Ilaria Bianchi Italy 57.27
6 3 Jeanette Ottesen Gray Denmark 57.35
7 2 Claire Donahue U.S.A. 57.48
8 1 Ellen Gandy Great Britain 57.26
For anyone who is a fan of U.S. Swimming, I am sure the biggest question that came out of Sunday night was who decided the start order for the Men's 4x100m relay? I do not consider myself an expert in swimming, although I do think I at least know a little bit about just about everything and anything. Even I know that Ryan Lochte should not have swam the anchor leg of that relay. He is not considered to be one of swimming's sprinters; he swims the 200m, the 400m, etc. He does not swim the 50m or the 100m. Looking at the four athletes who raced last night: Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones, and Lochte; Lochte probably should have swam second. Adrian was good in that first position, and Jones does well in the third or fourth position, as does Phelps really. Next time a relay comes around, maybe the U.S. coach could consult with us.
Men's 4x100m Relay
rank lane
1 6 France 3:09.93
2 5 U.S.A. 3:10.38
3 3 Russia 3:11.41
4 4 Australia 3:11.63
5 1 South Africa 3:13.45
6 2 Germany 3:13.52
7 8 Italy 3:14.13
8 7 Belgium 3:14.40
Thirty year old Brendan Hansen said that the bronze medal he won in Sunday's 100 Breaststroke is the shiniest bronze medal he's even seen. He finally got his revenge on longtime Japanese rival Kosuke Kitajima who was shut out of the medals.
“I really wanted to say I was gonna do something and follow through with it,” said the 30-year-old. “That bronze medal tonight did that. This is probably my favorite medal that I’ve ever gotten in the Olympics. And probably the hardest one that I had to work for.”
Men's 100m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 58.46 WR
2 6 Christian Sprenger Australia 58.93
3 8 Brendan Hansen U.S.A. 59.49
4 1 David Gyurta Hungary 59.53
5 7 Kosuke Kitajima Japan 59.79
6 3 Brenton Rickard Australia 59.87
7 5 Fabio Scozzoli Italy 59.97
8 2 Giedrius Titenis Lithuania 1:00.84
Allison Schmitt, Michael Phelps' training partner, and some say, the reason he loosened up with his swimming in the past few years picked up a silver medal in the 400m free.
Women's 400m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Camille Muffat France 4:01.45 OR
2 5 Allison Schmitt U.S.A. 4:01.77 AR
3 8 Rebecca Adlington Great Britain 4:03.01
4 2 Lotte Friis Denmark 4:03.98
5 1 Frederica Pellegrini Italy 4:04.50
6 3 Coralie Balmy France 4:05.95
7 7 Brittany Maclean Canada 4:06.24
8 6 Lauren Boyle New Zealand 4:06.25
*U.S. Women's Soccer advanced to the semi
Raisman outscored Weiber in the floor exercises which was the U.S. team's final rotation. When Weiber saw her name drop to third below Raisman and Douglas, she burst into tears. So for U.S. gymnastics fan everywhere, this is bittersweet. Having even some more time to think about all of this, why does World Gymnastics have this ridiculous world, who is to say that the top five gymnasts in the world cannot be from the game country, and so, if Jordyn Weiber was within that top 24 then why shouldn't she be allowed to compete for that medal? Why are we being so unfair? How is this helping to advance the sport which, if anything, has dwindled in popularity? It has grown in talent, so let us reward truly, the most talented.
I love this chart which shows you exactly who qualified for what events: Women's Gymnastics All Around and Individual Events
Not only did Dana Vollmer complete a comeback eight years in the making but she won the gold and set a new world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly on Sunday night. In 2004 at the Athens games, an impressionable 16 year old Vollmer won a relay gold. Four years later, that all changed when Vollmer failing to qualify for the Beijing games.
She says that missing those games forced her to rethink her training and how she felt about swimming, a sport that was once so fun for her. That time must have made all the difference because besides being the first woman to swim a 100m fly in under 56 seconds, she did it all with one of her two swimming caps coming off in the first 50 meters.
Women's 100m Butterfly
rank lane
1 4 Dana Vollmer U.S.A. 55.98 WR
2 7 Lu Ying China 56.87
3 5 Alicia Coutts Australia 56.94
4 6 Sarah Sjostrom Sweden 57.17
5 8 Ilaria Bianchi Italy 57.27
6 3 Jeanette Ottesen Gray Denmark 57.35
7 2 Claire Donahue U.S.A. 57.48
8 1 Ellen Gandy Great Britain 57.26
For anyone who is a fan of U.S. Swimming, I am sure the biggest question that came out of Sunday night was who decided the start order for the Men's 4x100m relay? I do not consider myself an expert in swimming, although I do think I at least know a little bit about just about everything and anything. Even I know that Ryan Lochte should not have swam the anchor leg of that relay. He is not considered to be one of swimming's sprinters; he swims the 200m, the 400m, etc. He does not swim the 50m or the 100m. Looking at the four athletes who raced last night: Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones, and Lochte; Lochte probably should have swam second. Adrian was good in that first position, and Jones does well in the third or fourth position, as does Phelps really. Next time a relay comes around, maybe the U.S. coach could consult with us.
Men's 4x100m Relay
rank lane
1 6 France 3:09.93
2 5 U.S.A. 3:10.38
3 3 Russia 3:11.41
4 4 Australia 3:11.63
5 1 South Africa 3:13.45
6 2 Germany 3:13.52
7 8 Italy 3:14.13
8 7 Belgium 3:14.40
Thirty year old Brendan Hansen said that the bronze medal he won in Sunday's 100 Breaststroke is the shiniest bronze medal he's even seen. He finally got his revenge on longtime Japanese rival Kosuke Kitajima who was shut out of the medals.
“I really wanted to say I was gonna do something and follow through with it,” said the 30-year-old. “That bronze medal tonight did that. This is probably my favorite medal that I’ve ever gotten in the Olympics. And probably the hardest one that I had to work for.”
Men's 100m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 58.46 WR
2 6 Christian Sprenger Australia 58.93
3 8 Brendan Hansen U.S.A. 59.49
4 1 David Gyurta Hungary 59.53
5 7 Kosuke Kitajima Japan 59.79
6 3 Brenton Rickard Australia 59.87
7 5 Fabio Scozzoli Italy 59.97
8 2 Giedrius Titenis Lithuania 1:00.84
Allison Schmitt, Michael Phelps' training partner, and some say, the reason he loosened up with his swimming in the past few years picked up a silver medal in the 400m free.
Women's 400m Freestyle
rank lane
1 4 Camille Muffat France 4:01.45 OR
2 5 Allison Schmitt U.S.A. 4:01.77 AR
3 8 Rebecca Adlington Great Britain 4:03.01
4 2 Lotte Friis Denmark 4:03.98
5 1 Frederica Pellegrini Italy 4:04.50
6 3 Coralie Balmy France 4:05.95
7 7 Brittany Maclean Canada 4:06.24
8 6 Lauren Boyle New Zealand 4:06.25
*U.S. Women's Soccer advanced to the semi
Sunday, July 29, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 1
Following the Beijing Games, the already legendary Michael Phelps told reporters that he wouldn't compete in the 400m individual medley again. He didn't offer an explanation as to why, he just said he wouldn't do it. Sometime between then and now, Phelps changed his mind, even qualifying with teammate Ryan Lochte. You know what they say though, your first instinct is usually the right one, and that's probably what Phelps was thinking today after his fourth place finish in the final. Phelps teammate, friend, and rival Ryan Lochte confidently took the gold proving that maybe the spotlight will not just be on Phelps anymore. The last time Phelps finished out of the medals was in the 2000 Games in Sydney; he has six more opportunities to earn hardware before he retires at the end of these games. Lochte vows he will be a force to be reckoned with at the 2016 Games in Rio.
Men's 400m IM
rank lane
1 3 Ryan Lochte USA 4:05.18
2 6 Thiago Pereira Brazil 4:08.86
3 4 Kasuke Hagino Japan 4:08.94
4 8 Michael Phelps USA 4:09.28
5 5 Chad le Clos Russia 4:12.42
6 1 Yuya Horihata Japan 4:13.30
7 2 Thomas Fraser Holmes Australia 4:13.49
8 7 Luca Marin Italy 4:14.89
Misty May Treanor and Kerry Walsh Jennings continued their domination in beach volleyball proving that although they contemplated retirement they are still the team to beat. They are now 15-0 in Olympic matches and 30-0 in sets played.
Did anyone notice our amazing Men's Gymnastics team? Not only are these guys ridiculously awesome athletes but they are also not too hard on the eyes. They qualified for the team finals and various members of the team qualified for all around and events finals.
Rhode Island native Elizabeth Beisel won a silver in the 400m individual medley sandwiched between two young Chinese swimmers. Beisel had been the favorite to win gold.
Women's 400m IM
rank lane
1 5 Ye Shiwen China 4:28.43 World Record
2 4 Elizabeth Beisel USA 4:31.27
3 6 Li Xuanxu China 4:32.91
4 3 Katinka Hosszu Hungary 4:33.49
5 7 Hannah Miley Great Britain 4:34.17
6 1 Stephanie Rice Australia 4:35.49
7 8 Caitlin Leverenz USA 4:35.49
8 2 Mireia Belmonte Garcia Spain 4:35.62
In the Women's 4x100m Relay, Australia set a new Olympic record taking the gold and forcing the Netherlands to settle for silver and the U.S. for bronze respectively.
In more U.S. medal news, Peter Vanderkaay picked up a bronze medal in the Men's 400m free, with Sun Yang from China setting a new Olympic record and winning the gold, and Taehwan Park from Korea taking the silver.
Men's 400m IM
rank lane
1 3 Ryan Lochte USA 4:05.18
2 6 Thiago Pereira Brazil 4:08.86
3 4 Kasuke Hagino Japan 4:08.94
4 8 Michael Phelps USA 4:09.28
5 5 Chad le Clos Russia 4:12.42
6 1 Yuya Horihata Japan 4:13.30
7 2 Thomas Fraser Holmes Australia 4:13.49
8 7 Luca Marin Italy 4:14.89
Misty May Treanor and Kerry Walsh Jennings continued their domination in beach volleyball proving that although they contemplated retirement they are still the team to beat. They are now 15-0 in Olympic matches and 30-0 in sets played.
Did anyone notice our amazing Men's Gymnastics team? Not only are these guys ridiculously awesome athletes but they are also not too hard on the eyes. They qualified for the team finals and various members of the team qualified for all around and events finals.
Rhode Island native Elizabeth Beisel won a silver in the 400m individual medley sandwiched between two young Chinese swimmers. Beisel had been the favorite to win gold.
Women's 400m IM
rank lane
1 5 Ye Shiwen China 4:28.43 World Record
2 4 Elizabeth Beisel USA 4:31.27
3 6 Li Xuanxu China 4:32.91
4 3 Katinka Hosszu Hungary 4:33.49
5 7 Hannah Miley Great Britain 4:34.17
6 1 Stephanie Rice Australia 4:35.49
7 8 Caitlin Leverenz USA 4:35.49
8 2 Mireia Belmonte Garcia Spain 4:35.62
In the Women's 4x100m Relay, Australia set a new Olympic record taking the gold and forcing the Netherlands to settle for silver and the U.S. for bronze respectively.
In more U.S. medal news, Peter Vanderkaay picked up a bronze medal in the Men's 400m free, with Sun Yang from China setting a new Olympic record and winning the gold, and Taehwan Park from Korea taking the silver.
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