The results of the Men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay is all over the news, but just in case you couldn't stay up last night to watch it, didn't set your dvr, or haven't checked out the replay on line - here it is. I wanted to post it last night but NBC wasn't that quick with their website updates, and I haven't been at the computer yet today.
At any rate, this race was the most amazing race in a pretty spectacular day of swimming that saw world records fall all over the place. When the USA men's relay team broke the world record in the qualifying round with what was essentially their B team, you just knew the final was going to be a ridiculously fast race - and it was! Team USA was not the favorites to win the race, the French were with the current world record holder, but our guys didn't let it phase them. They swam their hearts out and ending up winning by a touch at a the wall. Michael Phelps started out the race and set a new 100 meter American record, and the Australian Eamon Sullivan set a new world record. Jason Lezak, who anchored the race for the third time in an Olympic Games, swam the fastest relay leg ever. After a silver in 2000 and a Bronze in 2004, Jason really wanted Gold. Oh yeah - he's 32 years old. Way to go Jason! The winning time was a new world record - actually the top 5 teams all swam faster than the world record the Americans had set in the prelims. Crazy! Michael Phelps got his 10th gold medal.
Men's 4x100 meter relay video
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ugh! I can't watch the video at work! I DVR'd it...I seriously need more couch time to watch the oly's!!
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