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2008 Beijing Summer Olympics - Swimming | Athlete Photo Galleries, Event Photographs | Event Pictures
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics - Swimming | Athlete Photo Galleries, Event Photographs | Event Pictures
SkipNavigation Swimming > Photos Back to galleries Ab fab: Guess the swimmer Share basic_getFlashText getFlashIcon 16 Photos Reaction: 4x100m free relay Reaction: 4x100m free relay 26 Photos Swimming: Day 4 finals Swimming: Day 4 finals 39 Photos Swimming: Day 3 finals Swimming: Day 3 finals 52 Photos U.S. men win 4x100m free relay U.S. men win 4x100m free relay 28 Photos Swimming: Day 2 ...
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Jason Lezak: Olympic Stud of the Day
PopWatch — ... the Frenchman who'd been quoted as saying, "The Americans? We're going to smash them. That's what we came here for." (If anyone's interested in quoting me watching that race live on my couch, I actually yelled "USA!" in a moment of intense patriotism. Then I screamed something like "Suck it!" in a moment of extreme unsportsmanlike conduct.*) Nominate your own Olympic Stud of the Day** — or second ours — below. * To make up for that, I will point out that Bernard finished first in NBCOlympics.com's Ab Fab: Guess the Swimmer gallery . ** Not just a man or woman who turns us ...

With 3 Golds In Hand, Phelps Has Two Races Tonight
Gothamist — ... I wanted to do so far." With his six gold medals from Athens, his total of nine golds has now tied him with swimmer Mark Spitz, as well as sprinter Carl Lewis, middle distance runner Paavo Nurmi and gymnast Lariss Latynina, as having the most gold medals in the Summer Olympics. The 23-year-old marveled, "To be tied for the most Olympic golds of all time with these names in Olympic history, it’s a pretty amazing accomplishment.” For some Olympics levity, try NBC's guess- which- male- swimmer's- abs- these- are game. The Observer noted, "It sounds ...

NBC Olympics Site Spotlights Ambiguously Gay Guessing-Game Fun [Sports]
Gawker: defamer — ... going around focusing on the gay undercurrent of the Summer Olympics, but as far as we're concerned, NBC is doing some of most trailblazing work this year by playing out Beijing's homoerotic currency right in the mainstream. Nowhere is it more evident than the network's Olympics Web site, where after a sleek, soaking stretch of Water Cube drama, a new slideshow today invites readers to guess the rippling abs whose owners made it through the historic week that was. ...

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Swimming: Men's Freestyle Relay Get Gold
tvgasm.com 8/11/2008 — "I kissed Lezak and I liked it" I haven't done anything but watch the Olympics this past weekend, and I just saw the most exciting race ever! Jason Lezak absolutely killed it being the anchor in the Men's 4x100m freestyle relay to beat out Alain Bernard of France. I usually don't get so riled up about swimming, but I think I found a new favorite sport to watch over gymnastics. The ...
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Michael Phelps Wins 8th Gold Medal
justjared.buzznet.com 8/17/2008 — EIGHT FOR EIGHT! Michael Phelps just made history today in the Water Cube at the Beijing Olympics! The 23-year-old swimming champion is the only person ever to win eight gold medals at a single Olympics (surpassing Mark Spitz ). Moments ago, with the help of his team mates in the 4×100 meter medley relay, Phelps secured his eighth medal. Team USA won in a world record time of 3 ...
FREE FOR ALL OLYMPICS POSTOh No They Didn't!
OMG IT'S FFAO   Live Tonight: -- Swimming (Men's 400x100m Medley Relay, 1500m Free; Women's 400x100m Medley Relay, 50m Free) at the ~WATER CUBE~ -- Track & Field (Men's 100m, Women's Marathon) -- And More! Current Medal Standings: Click HERE for complete medal standings Click HERE for a competition schedule Click HERE for your local TV/Online listings Click HERE for an ...
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Some 32 million viewers tuned in to watch Michael Phelps take his fourth and fifth gold medals in the 200-meter butterfly and the 800 freestyle relay at the Summer ...
The "Jessica Simpson Of Australia" Wins Gold, Breaks World Record [Clips]Jezebel
newVideoPlayer("/WomensRelay_Jez.flv", 506, 423,""); With so much media coverage of men's Olympic swimming, down to Michael Phelps' dietary choices and Ryan Lochte's drawings, it's disappointing that...
Do I Really Need To Write About Phelps Again?TVgasm Recaps
And he did it! He broke the Olympic Record with his 10th Gold Medal winning the Men's 200-Meter Butterfly, but he didn't stop there, he also won Gold number 11 along with his team in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay. Again, I will say: Congrats!
2008 Beijing Olympics: Wednesday- August 13th ScheduleCinema Blend Television
Still trying to keep up with all of the Beijing Olympic coverage? We've got the schedule for Day 5, which starts includes more swimming, Women's Water Polo, Softball, Baseball and Men's Diving. I'm not sure anything will be able to live up to the greatness that was the mens 4x100m free relay but I'm sure there are still plenty of worth watching Olympics moments to catch!
Golden Boys: Clement Lefert, Teammate [Snap Judgment]Jezebel
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Jenny’s TV Guide: Tuesday August 12the TV addict
Tuesday’s Olympic competition features four swimming finals, and Michael Phelps contends for gold in two of them. First, the 200m fly, then the 4×200m free relay. By the end of the Beijing Games, the 23-year-old Maryland native could become one of the all-time most decorated Olympians. Katie Hoff, a product of the same Baltimore-area pool that produced Phelps, also has medal ...
Did You Watch The Men’s 4 X 100m Relay???The Gossip Fix
You may have missed the Olympic coverage of the Men’s 4 X 100m relay. Honestly, most people just don’t watch them. However….if you miss one of THE greatest swim races in history, it would be a shame. To set the scene…the French were heavily favored to win, and they were kind of talking smack before the race. They led almost the entire race, but at the ...
Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay Brings Dramatic U.S. WinGothamist
At the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, the U.S. men's swimming team for the 4x100m freestyle relay provided a stirring, come-from-behind win over France in the final moments of the race. While Michael Phelps, who won the 400m individual medley already, is still on track to win eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the real story was the relay's anchor leg swimmer, Jason Lezak. ...
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If you are on the east coast and were up around midnight last night you witnessed one of the greatest swimming relays in Olympic history. The US Men’s 4×100 Relay was seen as the week leg on Michael Phelps’ quests for 8 gold medals as they went up against a heavily favored French team. The relay team included Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones , and 32 year old ...
CONGRATS TO CULLEN JONES & THE U.S. RELAY SWIM TEAM!CONCRETELOOP.COM
With all the sadness that happened this weekend, it great to finally post some positive news. 24 year-old Cullen Jones (along with Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale) took home Gold on Monday, during the 4X100m freestyle relay swimming final. Jones, who helped set the new world record in the event, is only the 3rd black person to ever make the Olympic swim team. Congrats ...
Men’s Swimming This Past WeekendThe Zaz
I haven't done anything but watch the Olympics this past weekend, and I just saw the most exciting race ever! Jason Lezak absolutely killed it being the anchor in the Men's 4x100m freestyle relay to beat out Alain Bernard of France. I usually don't get so riled up about swimming, ...