Michael Phelps won his 3rd gold medal so far at the 2008 Olympics after breaking the world record in the 200-Meter Freestyle with the time of 1 minute, 42.96 seconds.
Aaron Peirsol and Natalie Coughlin both defended their olympic titles by winning the gold for the Americans in the men’s and women’s 100-meter backstroke. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Phelps still has a chance at 8 gold medals after teammate Jason Lezak was able to beat France’s Alain Bernard by just 0.08 of a second in the 4×100-Meter Freestyle Relay.
Swimmer Jessica Hardy will most likely be banned from the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance.
“I’m very, very concerned about the confusion of her test coming up positive-negative-positive,” Hardy’s Agent, Evan Morgenstein said. “She’s the one person I would never believe would do anything — anything — to cheat. Ever.”
OMG, Olympic atheletes use steroids!? That’s a shocker!
41-year old Dara Torres has qualified for the U.S. Olympic swimming team, leaving many people wonder if she’s using steroids. When she was a guest on the Today Show Matt Lauer asked her if she has ever used a banned substance.
She sounds convincing, but I still have my doubts.
Michael Phelps broke the 400-meter individual medley record by a full second at the US Swimming Olympic Trials being held in Omaha Nebraska.
“That was probably one of the most painful races of my life,” Phelps said. “Everything was left in the pool. I definitely would not have been able to do it without Lochte beside me. He’s a great friend and a great competitor. I love racing him”
This just in, Michael Phelps is a pretty good swimmer