stevestojan Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Men's 4 x 100 relay. One of the frogs was asked about the Americans... “The Americans? We’re going to smash them. That’s what we came here for" (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26067251/) The announcers stated the Americans were swimming for Silver for the most part. They (the US) were leading until the 3rd leg. Then the 4th leg (sorry, don't have names, just know that Phelps was first) and the French took a commanding lead. It looked hopeless. The guy going fourth needed a "miracle" swim -- got it... A comeback like I've never seen. What now Frenchie???? WHAT NOW? AWESOME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Chris Collingsworth after the event after Costas made fun of him for whooping and hollering down the stretch: "You can't let football players in here, we're too loud!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Men's 4 x 100 relay. One of the frogs was asked about the Americans... “The Americans? We’re going to smash them. That’s what we came here for" (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26067251/) The announcers stated the Americans were swimming for Silver for the most part. They (the US) were leading until the 3rd leg. Then the 4th leg (sorry, don't have names, just know that Phelps was first) and the French took a commanding lead. It looked hopeless. The guy going fourth needed a "miracle" swim -- got it... A comeback like I've never seen. What now Frenchie???? WHAT NOW? AWESOME!!! I didn't see it but heard they only lost because the last French swimmer swam to the bottom of the pool to retrieve Jean Van de Velde's golf ball for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Men's 4 x 100 relay. One of the frogs was asked about the Americans... “The Americans? We’re going to smash them. That’s what we came here for" (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26067251/) The announcers stated the Americans were swimming for Silver for the most part. They were leading until the 3rd leg. Then the 4th leg (sorry, don't have names, just know that Phelps was first) and it looked hopeless. The guy going fourth needed a "miracle" swim. A comeback like I've never seen. What now Frenchie???? WHAT NOW? AWESOME!!! I posted to your other link. What did you delete it on me? Anyway, that was unreal. What a finish! I haven't seen anything like that in a long time. Ah, another reason to laugh at the French. Will it ever end? But seriously, they put up one hell of a swim, but, so did our guys. Great competition. All the more meaningful win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 I posted to your other link. What did you delete it on me? Anyway, that was unreal. What a finish! I haven't seen anything like that in a long time. Ah, another reason to laugh at the French. Will it ever end? But seriously, they put up one hell of a swim, but, so did our guys. Great competition. All the more meaningful win. I deleted it cause I knew someone would point it out I guess my question was answered. The guys that got us to the finals were good, but these 4 were perfect. Edit: I assumed you were talking about my thread questioning why the swimmers in the semi-final didn't get to swim in the finals... perhaps you were talking about my duplicate post... either way, screw the French... Carry on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbaboo Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 as a competitive swimmer growing up and current coach, I've watched a crapload of races and that was by far the most amazing I've ever seen Suck it Frenchies, suck it long and suck it hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Saw it last night-- Tres Magnifique! Definitely one of the all time great US Olympic moments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 That was great. Did you see the look on those pastry chefs faces ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Suck it Frenchies, suck it long and suck it hard. Nice!!! I love how the guy that swam the second leg jumps in front of Phelps...amazing win...I believe that is the first time I've ever 'fist pumped' for swimming. BTW--and only slightly off topic...did anyone goggle pics of the female French swimmer who had some nasty photos splashed on the internet? Not too shabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 It gets better: http://olympicsblog.dallasnews.com/archive...-mens-4x10.html The Americans had set the world record in Saturday night's prelim, but the French team had been talking trash in recent days. In addition to Bernard's comments, one of the French swimmers spat in the U.S. lane during warmups. And I love me some Pat Forde: http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/col...&id=3529125 And Lezak swam the fastest 100-meter relay split in world history, a shocking 46.06 seconds. His split was faster than Bernard's by .67 seconds. Smashing. When you're the world-record holder but you cannot hold a lead in your specialty, that's not good. When that happens after you've talked smack, that's worse. At least it took a superhuman swim to beat Bernard. Afterward I asked the French technical team director, Claude Fauquet, about Bernard's prediction. "Well," Fauquet said, "I think he got it wrong." I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Holding the 100m free style world record: priceless Representing your country in the Olympics as anchorman on the #1 ranked relay team in the world: priceless Talking sh-- about the US team that has schooled you for decades: priceless Blowing the big race by choking away a huge lead in the last 50 meters: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarkLessWagMore Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I didn't have much to contribute other than agreeing that it was one of the great races in any sport I will probably see in my life. That is, until I came across this little gem by a contributor at sportsbybrooks.com. Absolutely hilarious. Although I always watch the Olympics, I never really get into them that much. Last night, though, as Lezak was chasing down Bernard I was out of my seat and cheering him on as though I was standing on the deck of the pool next to Phelps and Garret Weber-Gale. It was truly one of those moments that only the Olympics can bring, and was one of the greatest sporting events I’ve ever seen. Also, I know that there will be plenty of Americans this morning giving the French a lot of crap over the way they blew the race last night after so much talk, but I’m not going to be one of them. I mean, they’re the French. The fact that they were able to complete the entire race without surrendering or having an American save one of them from drowning is a remarkable achievement for their country. They should be proud of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFerguson Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Can someone tell me a place where I can watch this video without having my browser crash? The nbcolympics site is way too bloated for my PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Something else amazing... The first five teams all broke the previous world's record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Something else amazing... The first five teams all broke the previous world's record. Swimming records aren't known for their longevity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Swimming records aren't known for their longevity. True. But, there has to be a threshold... No? They can only go so fast... Can't keep on getting faster. Maybe they just haven't reached it here yet? Five teams is odd though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 True. But, there has to be a threshold... No? They can only go so fast... Can't keep on getting faster. Maybe they just haven't reached it here yet? Five teams is odd though. You would think so. There's a good article on SI.com regarding swimming records. The author has personally witnessed 8 records broken in track events during 22 years covering the Olympics. He witness 6 broken records this weekend in the pool. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olym...tml?eref=sircrc Part of it is technology, I assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 "talking" to Mark Spitz a couple of weeks ago, he said the new techology and the new suits that are supposed to be space age, really are only effective for swimmers that can swim 6 mph and faster, and that there are only 2 swimmers that can do that in the world...one is phelps, don't know the other, so i dont know how much can really be attributed to the new technology as opposed to stronger swimmers You would think so. There's a good article on SI.com regarding swimming records. The author has personally witnessed 8 records broken in track events during 22 years covering the Olympics. He witness 6 broken records this weekend in the pool. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olym...tml?eref=sircrc Part of it is technology, I assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Here's a link to the entire race and "aftermath." I was jumping up and down screaming. What a fantasic race...what a great victory...made all that much sweeter by giving it back to the French in the best way possible. http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/share.htm...HD_SWB_HL_L0194 And BTW...I've watched it like five times in a row now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Ahhh, nothing is better than making the frenchies eat a big old sh-- sandwich. SUCK IT FRANCE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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