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[SoxScout]

Medals being handed out this afternoon:

2:30 PM Medal/Final Swimming Men's 400m Individual Medley Final
2:51 PM Medal/Final Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle Final
3:11 PM Medal/Final Swimming Women's 400m Individual Medley Final
3:43 PM Medal/Final Swimming Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final

[Hendu's Gait]

online has british commentary (so good for actual comments, but accent)

[SoxScout]

Lochte DOMINATES. Phelps doesn't metal.

[Hendu's Gait]

Spoiler

LOCHTED IN

[tims4wins]

WTF why didn't NBC show it?

[SoxScout]

WTF why didn't NBC show it?

Just brutal in this day that they think it is some big secret for prime time.

American Peter Vanderkaay bronze in Men's 400m Freestyle

American Beisel silver in Women's 400m Individual Medley... she was leading until a 16 year old CHN blew by her an smashed the world record.

USA bronze in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay... Missy Franklin had them in first after the first leg, but completely faded at the end.

Edited by SoxScout, 28 July 2012 - 02:55 PM.

[mauidano]

WTF with the diamond studded mouth guard Lochte was wearing?

[DegenerateSoxFan]

Phelps is clearly not in the same kind of shape he was in four years ago. Not sure why he decided to hit the 400 IM again - if you've ever swum it (I have), you know how frickin' brutal it is. I still think he wins both butterfly events, but it's becoming clear that he should have taken two years off after Bejing (and not just ripping bongloads and banging strippers), then gotten back to business.

Edited by DegenerateSoxFan, 28 July 2012 - 07:14 PM.

[Hendu's Gait]

It's going to take some effort to convince me the Chinese swim team isn't cheating.

[Jimmy Walsh]

https://twitter.com/...546042796949505

Ye Shiwen (China, age 16) swam the last lap of her 400m IM final (28.93sec) faster than men's winner Ryan Lochte swam his (29.1sec). A first

[SoxScout]

Dana Vollmer wins gold in the Women's 100m Butterfly, setting a world record

Brendan Hansen lands bronze after qualifying 8th in the Men's 100m Breaststroke

Allison Schmitt gets silver in the Women's 400m Freestyle

Edited by SoxScout, 29 July 2012 - 02:27 PM.

[SoxScout]

Wow, Lochte loses a huge lead in the final leg of the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

[CaptainLaddie]

Gotta be shitting me.

[CaptainLaddie]

How did Lochte lose that lead? Holy shit.

[ethangl]

Looked like the third dude had a pretty bad turn, he was leading by a body length and that was halved on the turn.

[Greg29fan]

French revenge for Beijing

[CaptainLaddie]

Looked like the third dude had a pretty bad turn, he was leading by a body length and that was halved on the turn.

His turn wasn't great, but Lochte's supposed to be the best. He shouldn't have been beat.

[SoxFanInCali]

Where's Jason Lezak when you need him?

[SoxFanInCali]

...and yes, I know he swam in the prelims.

[ethangl]

"Full 4x100 splits for USA: Adrian 47.89 (start), Phelps: 47.15, Jones: 47.60, Lochte 47.74"

[Wills Eeks]

What channel was that men's 4*100 on? It didn't record in any of the NBC stuff we recorded this afternoon unless the GF just didn't notice it or something. Was it online or on some other channel? I forgot how much I hate the Olympics Tv setup.

Edited by Wills Eeks, 29 July 2012 - 04:56 PM.

[Tony the Pony]

Security in the Olympic Village had better get much, much better. It seems somebody stole all of the women swimmers' titties

[SoxFanInCali]

What channel was that men's 4*100 on? It didn't record in any of the NBC stuff we recorded this afternoon unless the GF just didn't notice it or something. Was it online or on some other channel? I forgot how much I hate the Olympics Tv setup.

I watched it live on nbcolympics.com. I just assume everything on TV is taped.

[AimingForYoko]

How did Lochte lose that lead? Holy shit.

Because the French dude flew?

Much like Shiwen yesterday.

[Fred not Lynn]

Michael Phelps 2012 is exactly what Eric Heiden didn't want to be in 1984.

[PseuFighter]

on the brink of officially losing interest in phelps, so much that i'm putting beach volleyball (unless there's something better to do tomorrow night) ahead of trying to hit the evening phelps race. if he even qualifies.

[Dropkick Izzy]

I can't believe I went radio silent all afternoon/evening and suffered through nearly th entire NBC broadcast for that result in the 4x100.

Maybe the "brilliant" US coach should have considered anchoring Phelps since Lochte had to swim prelims earlier in the day. I don't think a rested Phelps gives that time back. Jones also seemed to play it a little safe with his start (although I didn't watch a replay of it). .

Oh well. At least Bernard wasn't on the French squad.

[kopeck]

on the brink of officially losing interest in phelps, so much that i'm putting beach volleyball (unless there's something better to do tomorrow night) ahead of trying to hit the evening phelps race. if he even qualifies.

Curious why you would say this. He wasn't the reason they lost the relay, in fact it looked to me he was the one that gave them the lead and a pretty decent lead at that. Lochte is the one that pissed it away.

That being said, it you are just tired of all the attention swirling around him, then yeah, I'm with you.

[Shelterdog]

Because the French dude flew?

Much like Shiwen yesterday.

It's also not really Lochte's event--he doesn't normally swim it, and his better events are longer swims.

Put it this way. Lochte swam 48.91 in the 100m free at the US trials and the guy who beat him swam 48.02 at the french trials. It shouldn't be shocking that he gave up about a second.

[SoxScout]

Franklin just swam a semi and qualified 8th... in 20 minutes she swims in the 100m Backstroke final.

Edited by SoxScout, 30 July 2012 - 01:42 PM.

[SoxScout]

Lochte doesn't medal in the 200m Freestyle

[AimingForYoko]

And once again, the same French dude just flew. Clearly, it's the drugs.

[SoxScout]

Franklin gold in the 100m Backstroke, beast

[Shelterdog]

And once again, the same French dude just flew. Clearly, it's the drugs.

There's a drug that makes you 9 feet tall and gives you perfect swimming technique?

[SoxScout]

Grevers gives the USA back to back wins, with gold in the 100m Backstroke

Thoman from the USA gets silver

[TheRealness]

Franklin gold in the 100m Backstroke, beast

That's really impressive, especially after doing the 200m earlier.

I watched Grevers yesterday in qualifiers and he was really impressive. No shock at all he got Gold, but good on Thoman that he pulled out the Silver.

[Ed Hillel]

Franklin gold in the 100m Backstroke, beast

Wow, that's a shocker. The other girl had been smoking her recently.

[Ed Hillel]

Technical issues scare the shit out of some poor American, who momenrarily thinks she is disqualified.

[SoxScout]

15 year old from Lithuania with gold in the 100 breaststroke final, Soni silver.

[Ed Hillel]

15 years old, holy shit.

[AimingForYoko]

Lithuania gets gold (the 15 yr old with some awesome nails); Soni get silver in the 100m breaststroke.

[cjdmadcow]

15 year old from Lithuania with gold in the 100 breaststroke final, Soni silver.

I'm claiming her as one of ours as she goes to school here in the UK (and our swim team is struggling)

[PT Sox Fan]

15 years old, holy shit.

Great race, wicked grill.

[Royal Reader]

15 year old from Lithuania with gold in the 100 breaststroke final, Soni silver.

BBC just tried to interview her and she was basically like whatever the Lithuanian for "OMG WTF?" is.

[Dropkick Izzy]

Lochte doesn't medal in the 200m Freestyle

I guess he can't belly-ache about the distance this time.

[Shelterdog]

I guess he can't belly-ache about the distance this time.

I missed this--what did he say?

[canderson]

It took Phelps a while but he used the last lap to win his semifinal in the 200m buttefly.

[DegenerateSoxFan]

I am absolutely livid because I can't get a stream and the hocho ass-clowns at nbc won't broadcast the swimming live in the middle of the fucking afternoon. How the fuck did those people get their jobs?

Olympic swimming always delivers the goods, and the talent pool of swimmers is deeper than it's ever been. Some impressive swims - Greevers probably beats Piersol's world record in the 100 backstroke in one of those sythetic suits they don't allow anymore. And that French guy who anchored the 4 X 100 freestyle relay and just won the 200 free is really, really good.

[Dropkick Izzy]

Lame: "The 100 free, I don't really swim it," Lochte said. "I haven't swum it in a long time. I think I over-swam the first 50 (meters), which kind of hurt me for the last 50."

[Shelterdog]

Lame: "The 100 free, I don't really swim it," Lochte said. "I haven't swum it in a long time. I think I over-swam the first 50 (meters), which kind of hurt me for the last 50."

It's probably true but it's definitely weak sauce. The bottom line is Lochte is a terrific, but not stupendously 2008 Phelpsianly historically great, swimmer.