- 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
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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