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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 6:32 pm
I think also that the 41 year old lady from the US races tonight, but don't hold me to that. They said that swimming coverage would begin tonight at 10:00 Eastern time. I hope she wins, she sure looked great during the prelims!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 6:55 pm
Dara Torres got the silver medal! Missed the gold by the exact same amount of time that Michael Phelps won his, 1/1000th of a second
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:03 pm
They just flashed on the screen that Michael Phelps will race in 34 minutes
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Kearie
Member
07-21-2005
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:09 pm

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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:10 pm
Just wanted to comment on the way some of the swimmers have been interviewed. I think it was Lezak (sp?) that was asked (pp) how does it feel to help Phelps on his way to more medals? Lezak answered that he did not do it (win the last leg of the relay) for Phelps. Then one of the female swimmers that won was asked what it was like to train near Phelps. I sure hope that questions like that don't make them resent Phelps. It certainly takes away from the tremendous accomplishments of the other team members. JMO While googling for silverware today, (don't ask) I remembered to google Phelps dad. I was curious about him. Now I have to get away from the board because I don't want to know in advance. Have fun Right Coasters.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:10 pm
Swimming is SOOO much more fun to watch than the women's marathon - even the long swimming events are more exciting than watching TWO HOURS of running! (Not that I did - I was flipping back and forth w/Friends. )
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:12 pm
I don't understand why he feels that he should have been invited. He has said that he would like to have been the one to put the record breaking medal around Phelps' neck. The man held a record for 36 years. 36 years! It would have been a wonderfully touching moment had he been given the opportunity to do it. A true moment in Olympic history. I think it's a shame that that moment is forever lost.
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Kearie
Member
07-21-2005
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:15 pm
Okay, so how long are they on the runners?
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:28 pm
How I wished NBC would show these two swimming events LIVE on the WEST coast (the 50m women's free and the 200IM men's relay). NBC has done us a terrible disservice by tape-delaying the West Coast.

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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:29 pm
So NBC isn't showing the swimming live on the West Coast? I can't believe it. Amazing.
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Amy
Member
07-10-2002
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:37 pm
I have seen no sign on the west coast feed that it will be shown live.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:38 pm
Dara Torres had 7 minutes to get her medal, have some pictures snapped, and get back to swim the anchor leg of the 4 x 100 medley race! What kind of scheduling is that??? She had no time to warm down or anything. Spoiler below for those West coasters who don't want to know... US got the silver. Torres swam an incredible leg, record breaking I believe. Just had too much time to make up by the time it was her turn.
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Amy
Member
07-10-2002
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:41 pm
The problem is they don't schedule the races around the swimmers.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:53 pm
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:53 pm
Putting Phelps and Co. results here. Don't touch it if you really don't want to know
Spoiler Click below to view spoiler | US relay takes the GOLD!!!! Phelps ran the third leg and came in first to give the anchor a great position! |
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 8:28 pm
Can someone tell me where to find that link that was posted a few days ago of Phelps wearing that full body swimwear that left nothing to the imagination? I want to show it to someone who doesn't believ me about that. LOL
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 8:32 pm
Bolt is insane!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 8:35 pm
Sanfranjoshfan posted this in the N&V Olympic thread. Warning - LINK to Michael Phelps modeling a REVEALING speedo outfit
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 8:51 pm
Thanks so much, Serate!!!
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 8:55 pm
Spoiler space................................ Yay for Phelps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 9:18 pm
Okay, I understand the hype and I agree he is phenomenal, but it aggravated me to no end that during the National Anthem, NBC only showed Phelps. There were three other guys on that podium that had just as much to do with THAT gold medal as he did, and it was just not fair that they were not shown AT ALL during the playing of the Anthem.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 9:20 pm
Umm, hey guys, can we not put spoilers in the first few words of posts? There are some people that use new messages that try to avoid certain threads until they see the event. Just a few la di da's or something would help them out.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 9:23 pm
That looks like a Plantain.
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 9:26 pm
That was very annoying Ladytex!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was watching the CBC coverage, but jumped over to NBC for the medal ceremony. CBC showed some great footage of Phelps not wanting to chat with the press until he got up to the fence in the stands where his Mom and Sisters were in order to give them his flowers after the ceremony and then coming down to hug his team mates and walk around the pool arm in arm with them! He is classy. Then he allowed the press to only then start interviewing him. The funny thing was he pretended to part the Red Sea a la Moses with his hands to get through the press to get to the stands and down to the pool deck again and funnier still they obliged. I guess they saw good photo ops there by letting him get to the stands and back.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 10:29 pm
Lady, the other day when the US team won the relay I was a bit peeved too. All the articles I read about it, all the news coverage talked about Phelps win, Phelps gold. Was like he got out there and swam the relay by himself. There was a little bit about the guy who swam the last leg, and less about the other two guys. I do understand this Olympics has been huge for him and I've very happy for him, but when he's doing team events, he's not out there on his own and the rest of the team should be in focus too. I do like him though and love to watch him, he's exciting. And despite all the attention, he seems to be pretty down to earth.
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