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[gingerbreadmann]

What channel is everyone watching swimming on?

NBC's showing men's gymnastics, and none among USA, CNBC or MSNBC are showing any Olympic programming until midnight EDT.

They showed Phelps' Semi right before they cut to gymnastics. Or it might have been in between a little gymnastics and the gymnastics on now, I can't remember. Either way, it was about 15 minutes ago. (On NBC.)

Edited by gingerbreadmann, 11 August 2008 - 10:20 PM.

[Guinevere]

Swimming is done for the night. SEVEN medals for the US in 4 races. We rock!

[bsj]

FWIW, Natalie Coughlin is cute. She is able to pull off the shower cap look, much more so than Margaret Hoelzer.

Edited by bsj, 11 August 2008 - 10:21 PM.

[DegenerateSoxFan]

FWIW, Natalie Coughlin is cute. She is able to pull off the shower cap look, much more so than Margaret Hoelzer.

She does the hair down thing too. When NBC did their puff piece on her, she looked the classic wholesome northern California chick.

[mabrowndog]

Thanks all. Thought I was getting fucked over by Comcast for the 34,349,221th time since the Adelphia buyout...

I hope not, I really want him to get all eight -- even more now that Spitz has mouthed off

I didn't see this linked anywhere in the thread, but holy shit -- could Spitz be a more arrogant motherfucking prick?

EDIT - Thanks, Lady Guin.

Edited by mabrowndog, 11 August 2008 - 11:14 PM.

[Guinevere]

Mabrown, article is linked in the "general" oly thread.

[Fred not Lynn]

Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time.
Sorry Carl.

Carl Lewis isn't the one you have to apologize to for making this arguably incorrect statement.

Edited by Fred not Lynn, 11 August 2008 - 10:34 PM.

[bsj]

Carl Lewis isn't the one you have to apologize to for making this arguably incorrect statement.

Meh...you know what....after seeing What Phelps has done, and will continue to do, I will stand by it. Fucking guy is amazing. Jesse, Carl, whomever...

Edited by bsj, 11 August 2008 - 10:37 PM.

[ent5]

Phelps is phenomenal...
His Mom on the other hand is fucking annoying, maybe it's not all her fault, since NBC apparently needs to show her every 2.43 seconds, human aspect of the story blah..blah..blah

[Ahriman]

Natalie is a total spaz. I think I'm in love.

[NHSoxFever]

Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time.
Sorry Carl.

http://www.theonion....l_lewis_crashes

Had to be linked to.

And I still think that that 800m comeback in 1972 was greatest Olympic moment ever.

Interesting article on the new swimsuits: http://www.dailytech...px?newsid=12636. $500 and has to be replaced every ten swims? Jesus.

[SoxScout]

Event: 200-meter butterfly

When: 10:21 p.m. ET

At stake: A win by Phelps would give him ten gold medals, making him the most decorated Olympian of all-time

Possible spoilers: None

Event: 4x200-meter freestyle relay

When: 11:19 p.m. ET

At stake: A fifth gold medal for these Olympics, 11 overall

Possible spoilers: False starts

http://sports.yahoo....?urn=oly,100259

[DegenerateSoxFan]

I'll be shocked if anyone comes within two seconds of him in the fly. He'll go 1:50 & change tonight.

[favreauk]

I am avoiding stating my expectations. I am a baseball fan. I have superstitions. You people are giving me stress.

[DegenerateSoxFan]

Anyone know what time this comes on? I have to go drop a Bernard, but I don't want to take a chance of missing it. You never know with NBC.

[SoxScout]

Look four posts up

[DegenerateSoxFan]

Gracias. My bad. Ahhh...I have time to go pinch off a big steaming Bernard AND go on a quick beer run.

Edited by DegenerateSoxFan, 12 August 2008 - 07:43 PM.

[favreauk]

I am sooo ready for this shit.

(No, not like Degenerate's shit, a different kind of shit, the um, swimming stuff.)

[Barbara]

Katie Hoff lost the gold in the 400 meter freestyle race by 7/100th of a second. How small is 7/100th of a second? Maybe Katie needs to grow her finger nails.

called my daughter, who received a swim scholarship to college and swam competitively for 14 years, and asked her the question. She told me to look at the tips of my fingers. 7/100th of a second is about the length of a fingernail. Adlington touched out Katie Hoff by that measurement.

[favreauk]

It's getting close to swim time, and I have to admit, I'm freaking a little. I can't believe how excited I am over all of ths.

[tims4wins]

It's getting close to swim time, and I have to admit, I'm freaking a little. I can't believe how excited I am over all of ths.

I was the same way until Aardsma started pitching. Maybe Phelps can help calm me down.

[gingerbreadmann]

Frenchie (Bernard) won and broke a WR. Hm. Lezak got third, they both move on.

Edited by gingerbreadmann, 12 August 2008 - 09:08 PM.

[Ahriman]

I was the same way until Aardsma started pitching. Maybe Phelps can help calm me down.

Fuck that game. Unwatchable.

Is the US team favored in the relay final tonight?

[tims4wins]

Is the US team favored in the relay final tonight?

I believe so. The last relay was the only one in which they weren't favored, I believe.

[favreauk]

Holy crap Sullivan smoked that

[Ahriman]

And Bernard promptly loses the WR.

[favreauk]

if tonight is the 2x400 then yes, US is heavily favored

[gtg807y]

Frenchie (Bernard) won and broke a WR. Hm. Lezak got third, they both move on.

And Sullivan takes it back in the next heat. Hope Pepe enjoyed the 3 minutes he held that WR.

[gtg807y]

Are they showing the women's 200m butterfly semifinal tonight? I want to see Kathleen Hersey swim - she won her heat this morning. My younger brother went to homecoming with her a few years back.

Edit: And by this morning I mean last night, I guess. Damn fer-ners.

Edited by gtg807y, 12 August 2008 - 09:12 PM.

[Ahriman]

What the heck is going on with Hoff's forehead? And where is my girl Natalie?

[gtg807y]

What the heck is going on with Hoff's forehead? And where is my girl Natalie?

Looks like severe imprints from the goggles. She may need to loosen them up, or not keep them on her forehead for (apparently) hours at a time.

[gingerbreadmann]

Well whatever it is, it didn't work. 4th, darnit. I feel bad for her. Does anyone know if she is in any other events?

Edited by gingerbreadmann, 12 August 2008 - 09:18 PM.

[axx]

Why do I have the feeling that China is doing something to the water to increase the speeds?

[favreauk]

Hoff has been a disappointment

[Ahriman]

Well whatever it is, it didn't work. 4th, darnit. I feel bad for her. Does anyone know if she is in any other events?

They said she swims in something else tonight.

[gtg807y]

I bet Rowdy Gaines acts like an enamored schoolgirl whenever he's around Phelps.

[Sille Skrub]

10!!

Greatest Olympian ever.

[FortyFive]

10 for Phelps. . .he sure makes it look easy. . .

[favreauk]

That's how we do.

[gingerbreadmann]

Another WR, and he's actually upset. Godlike.

[gtg807y]

Dang, pretty impressive. I've actually seen him swim in person before. Is he the greatest/most dominant athlete I've ever seen? The only competition I can think of is seeing Tiger shoot a 63 and yr. 2000 Pedro.

[Ahriman]

He didn't seem all that sharp on the turns like he normally is -- tends to stay underwater longer. The guy is just that much better than everyone else that he can break WR and win a gold when he doesn't swim his best race.

Edited by Ahriman, 12 August 2008 - 09:26 PM.

[favreauk]

Does anyone else think he struggled a bit on that?

[DegenerateSoxFan]

Does anyone else think he struggled a bit on that?

Yes. I fully expected he'd go under 1:52. He didn't look as sharp on his turns as he usually does and didn't really open up until the last 50. Still, if "only" breaking his own world record by .07 is his weakest swim...

Maybe he's fianlly getting a bit tired. Or not. Or maybe he saved a bit for the relay. Who knows? I just want to see him get eight golds, especially after Spitz just made such an ass of himself.

[amh03]

It's got to catch up to you...the schedule he's been keeping is crazy!

So, he does the next one within an hour? Is that true?

[favreauk]

I thought he went easy because of the next swim, but when I saw how disappointed he seemed it made me a little nervous

[DegenerateSoxFan]

So, he does the next one within an hour? Is that true?

Yep. The 4 x 200 freesyle relay. Phelps blew away his own world record in the individual 200, but it will be interesting to see if he can get close to that now. The US is heavily favored in this one. I'm not sure which leg he's swimming. If he's the anchor and they're way ahead, he might cruise to save some energy for 100 fly and 200 IM.

[favreauk]

I put 2x400 earlier, oops.

[favreauk]

I put 2x400 earlier, oops.

[DegenerateSoxFan]

Phelps now saying that his goggles leaked big time during the race and could barely even see the walls coming in. That could very well explain "only" breaking his own world record by .06. He's leading off the 4 x 200, so I expect him to get after it in that one.