2008
14
Aug
International Olympic Committee chief calls Michael Phelps ‘icon of the Games’
Michael Phelps has a new accolade.
“He is the icon of the Games,” International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said Thursday.
The American swimmer has won five gold medals, setting five world records in the process, so far at the Beijing Olympics. He picked up his [...]
2008
14
Aug
Stephanie Rice grabbed her third gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday when she helped the Australian women’s 4×200 metres freestyle relay team obliterate the world record by nearly six seconds.
Rice teamed up with Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer and Linda Mackenzie to demolish the old record and claim the gold in seven minutes 44.31 [...]
2008
14
Aug
He’s the hero of the Beijing Olympics — but Michael Phelps has become the bane of bookmakers.
Gamblers have joined Phelps’s winning streak with online betting sites reporting a spike in money riding on the U.S. swimmer and higher interest overall from gamblers in the Games.
Phelps has been the favourite in all of his races in [...]
2008
13
Aug
Michael Phelps’ fans will have to be content with just watching him in the heats today.
Japan’s breaststroke champion, Kitajima Kosuke will go into the men’s 200m breaststroke final as favorite for the event, having already won gold in the 100m breaststroke. Mike Brown of Canada and Scott Spann of the United States are [...]
2008
13
Aug
Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima established a place for himself among swimming’s all-time greats with a victory Thursday at the Beijing Olympics.
Kitajima cruised to victory in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke in 2 minutes, 07.64 seconds to become the fifth swimmer in Olympic history to complete a golden double in successive Games.
Australia’s Brenton Rickard placed second in 2:08.88, [...]
2008
13
Aug
Of all the swimming sessions in Beijing, this is the one Michael Phelps had to worry about the least. In fact, his worrying days might be over.
One record down, several more to go.
Phelps became the Olympics’ all-time gold medal leader Wednesday with two more wins at the National Aquatics Center — one by himself [...]
2008
13
Aug
Michael Phelps spent less than 24 hours in the exclusive group of Olympians with nine gold medals. On Wednesday he proved he didn’t like crowds as he won his 10th gold medal in the 200m butterfly and then came back less than an hour later and swam the opening leg of the men’s 4 x [...]
2008
13
Aug
Federica Pellegrini of Italy has won the 200-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, lowering her own world record set a day earlier.
She won in 1 minute, 54.82 seconds, erasing her previous time of 1:55.45.
Sara Isakovic of Slovenia took the silver in 1:54.97. Pang Jiaying of China earned the bronze in 1:55.05, giving the Chinese women [...]
2008
12
Aug
Michael Phelps has won gold in the men’s 200 meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics, winning his 10th career Olympic gold medal and breaking the world record at the same time.
Gold – United States – Michael Phelps – 1:52.03 WR
Silver – Hungary – Laszlo Cseh – 1:52.70
Bronze – Japan – Takeshi Matsuda – 1:52.97
2008
12
Aug
Leisel Jones claimed her first individual Olympic gold medal and Australia’s third in Beijing with a thumping victory in the women’s 100 metres breaststroke final at the Water Cube.
Jones went into the final as a red-hot favourite after swimming more than a second faster than her nearest rival in the semi-final, and comfortably [...]