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Swimming 400m Individual Medley Final with Michael Phelps @ Olympics08

By Jonathan + August 9th, 2008
  • 6:40 PM Things kick off just before 10pm EST tonight!
  • 6:41 PM Michael Phelps set an Olympic record in the IM qualifier
  • 6:42 PM But he might have some competition from his US teammate, Lochte. Should be an amazing race!
  • 6:43 PM
  • 6:57 PM Here’s the start list for tonight:

    Lane Name NOC Date of Birth Qualifying Time
    1 JOHNS Brian Canada Aug 05 1982 4:11.41 _______ _______
    2 KIS Gergo Hungary Jan 19 1988 4:10.66 _______ _______
    3 MARIN Luca Italy Apr 09 1986 4:10.22 _______ _______
    4 PHELPS Michael United States Jun 30 1985 4:07.82 _______ _______
    5 CSEH Laszlo Hungary Dec 03 1985 4:09.26 _______ _______
    6 LOCHTE Ryan United States Aug 03 1984 4:10.33 _______ _______
    7 BOGGIATTO Alessio Italy Jan 18 1981 4:10.68 _______ _______
    8 PEREIRA Thiago Brazil Jan 26 1986 4:11.74 _______ _______

  • 6:59 PM You can join in the liveblogging by going here and logging in. You can comment while the event unfolds!
  • 8:03 PM
  • 8:04 PM Watching the Phelps retrospective on NBC now. They are *really* building up this match tonight!
  • 8:06 PM This guy is a beast! I’m pretty sure he could destroy me in pretty much any competition
  • 8:07 PM Bob Costa just said it’s not on for another 2 hours. Doh! I guess it’ll be around 10pm EST now. Why would Bob lie? :)
  • 8:15 PM
  • 8:16 PM Guess I’ll watch the rest of the swimming leading up to the 400m IM
  • 8:18 PM
  • 8:19 PM I love the NBC commentators making fun of Miley’s name and calling her Miley Sirus :)
  • 8:19 PM
  • 8:20 PM Final 50M
  • 8:20 PM @Corn Dog: No way, they have both of them?! Do they look like they’ve been smoking whaky-tabacci?
  • 8:20 PM
  • 8:20 PM Katie Hoff is only 19 years old! That’s crazy. I feel like a failure now :) She won her heat at 4:34.63
  • 8:20 PM
  • 8:22 PM
  • 8:22 PM
  • 8:24 PM Men’s 100M Breaststroke is up next. Alexander Dale Oen of Norwayis a pretty big favourite.
  • 8:25 PM
  • 8:26 PM
  • 8:26 PM Dale Oen sets a new olympic record 59.41. He would have set a World Record if he hadn’t taken an extra last stroke.
  • 8:26 PM
  • 8:30 PM Men’s 100M Breaststroke with favourite Kosuke Kitajima from Japan
  • 8:30 PM
  • 8:31 PM
  • 8:31 PM Kitajima came back to win the heat. Ohhhhh This was the guy that was accused of the “dolphin kick” at the last Olympics.
  • 8:31 PM
  • 8:32 PM
  • 8:32 PM
  • 8:33 PM Next heat for Men’s 100M Breaststroke. Hansen (USA) is the favourite.
  • 8:33 PM
  • 8:34 PM
  • 8:34 PM Hansen came in 4th! That’s a pretty big upset. He was smirking at the camera. “He just didn’t look sharp the entire race”. As long as his time was good enough, he’ll still make the semis.
  • 8:35 PM
  • 8:35 PM
  • 8:35 PM
  • 8:35 PM Interview with Brenden Hansen: “I’ve got something in my hand I just don’t want to show just yet”. I wonder if it’s a jetpack :)
  • 8:37 PM Too many poker metaphors from Hansen.
  • 8:37 PM Fate is going to make him flub the semi-finals now :)
  • 8:41 PM Woman’s 400M Relay
  • 8:43 PM Great Britain leads at 100M
  • 8:43 PM Germany at 150M
  • 8:43 PM Great Britain at 200M
  • 8:44 PM Germany at 250M
  • 8:44 PM Germany at 300M
  • 8:45 PM Still Germany at 350M
  • 8:45 PM WOW!! Chinese from no where.
  • 8:45 PM
  • 8:49 PM
  • 8:49 PM Second Heat of Woman’s 400M Relay
  • 8:49 PM France @ 50M
  • 8:50 PM Still France @ 100M
  • 8:50 PM Yes!! Canada at 150M
  • 8:51 PM Still Canada @ 200M
  • 8:51 PM US @ 250M
  • 8:52 PM Netherlands @ 300M
  • 8:53 PM Netherlands @350M
  • 8:53 PM
  • 8:54 PM Canada was 4th
  • 8:54 PM
  • 9:46 PM @ Polly: Are you watching CBC?
  • 9:50 PM They just said the event would get underway in about 20 mins. WHY ARE THEY KEEPING US IN THIS SUSPENSE!??!! :)
  • 9:51 PM I’m getting the feeling THEY don’t know what time the thing is starting!
  • 9:52 PM But clearly they have filler documentaries ready for just such occasions. Now it’s Sook-Yin Lee teaching us 8 Things We Should Know About the Real China!
  • 9:52 PM These images look fantastic on my iPhone.
  • 9:52 PM Has she aged at all the last 2 decades?
  • 9:53 PM Sook-Yin looks exactly how she did when she worked as a VJ…how DOES she do it?
  • 9:53 PM Common, Sook-Yin. Show us how to use a squat toilet!
  • 9:54 PM They’ve coached the population to modulate conversational volume so they don’t scare tourists? That’s AWESOME.
  • 9:55 PM Remember that SNL skit about the guy who couldn’t modulate the volume of his own voice?
  • 9:55 PM
  • 9:56 PM Yes! I actually had to tell someone to keep their voice down today because they were screaming in my ear but they were just talking about a dress they’d bought. People are crazy…no matter they’re geographical location!
  • 9:57 PM Transcript of the SNL skit (it predates YouTube)
  • 9:57 PM Is anyone noticing that our commentators on CBC look like they flew in from 1985?
  • 9:57 PM I saw one of them wearing a full black suit and talking about how hot it was there.
  • 9:58 PM Here we go! The Men’s 400m Individual Medley
  • 9:59 PM We’re Canadians…we should know how to dress for severely changing weather conditions! Oh reporters…represent us better then that!
  • 9:59 PM Hey, there’s a Canadian in this event, Brian Johns. Nice!
  • 9:59 PM Michael Phelps now holds the Olympic and World Record - will he break both tonight?
  • 10:00 PM I love this giant bubble stadium :)
  • 10:00 PM Bush is sitting there in the audience.
  • 10:00 PM I saw that! And in the middle of the audience…not in the “VIP” section. Interesting.
  • 10:01 PM Everybody walking to the starting marks
  • 10:01 PM Brian Johns…for Canada in Lane 1.
  • 10:01 PM
  • 10:01 PM Gergo Kis in Lane 2 - Hungarian.
  • 10:01 PM Luca Marin - Lane 3 - Italy
  • 10:01 PM Michael Phelps - Lane 4 - USA
  • 10:01 PM Hey, both George Bush’s are there
  • 10:02 PM Lazslo Cseh - lane 5 - Hungary
  • 10:02 PM Ryan Lochte - Lane 6 - USA
  • 10:03 PM Alessio Boggiatto - Lane 7 - Italy
  • 10:03 PM Thiago Pereira - Lane 8 - Brazil
  • 10:03 PM Phelps has one stroke he’s not as good at. That’s where Lochte is going to try to catch him
  • 10:04 PM At their marks….
  • 10:04 PM I think he just might! This will be one for the books!
  • 10:04 PM GO
  • 10:04 PM Phelps is already ahead
  • 10:04 PM They are .56 under the World Record at the split
  • 10:04 PM Cseh in 2nd
  • 10:05 PM
  • 10:05 PM Cseh is keeping up with him
  • 10:05 PM Lochte in 3rd
  • 10:05 PM Close going into backstroke
  • 10:05 PM THIS IS REALLY CLOSE
  • 10:05 PM Those three are pulling away on the backstroke!
  • 10:05 PM Phelps isn’t staying under as long as he normally does.
  • 10:06 PM Phelps pulling ahead. Starting to pick it up
  • 10:06 PM Lochte only behind by .20s
  • 10:06 PM Still at World Record pace
  • 10:06 PM Lochte is ahead!
  • 10:06 PM Phelps, Lochte, Cseh on the breaststroke…in that order
  • 10:06 PM It’s the Phelps-Lochte show now
  • 10:07 PM Phelps is looking stronger
  • 10:07 PM Phelps is pulling away…full second ahead
  • 10:07 PM Over a second under World Record pace!
  • 10:07 PM Phelps is 1.69 ahead!
  • 10:07 PM Here comes the last league
  • 10:07 PM Phelps is way out ahead
  • 10:08 PM
  • 10:08 PM He’s going to win it!
  • 10:08 PM Michael Phelps - World Record and a Gold
  • 10:08 PM Phelps WINS THE GOLD
  • 10:08 PM Broke World Record by 2.5seconds
  • 10:08 PM Cseh 2nd, Lochte 3rd
  • 10:08 PM
  • 10:08 PM
  • 10:09 PM Phelps is half dolphin. It’s true, look it up :)
  • 10:09 PM
  • 10:10 PM Silver medalist broke the record from a year ago, but was no match for Phelps
  • 10:10 PM Canadian, Brian Johns, came in 7th with 4:13:38
  • 10:11 PM
  • 10:11 PM New World Record - 4:03:84!
  • 10:11 PM Phelps is on his way to those 8 gold medals ;)
  • 10:11 PM Looks like…clearly he’s all about the fish DNA ;)
  • 10:18 PM Brian Johns - the Canadian - set a Canadian record/personal best. The spotlight is on Phelps but good on you, Mr. Canada!

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