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Climb01742
08-15-2008, 09:16 PM
i have seen superman. michael phelps is superman. in the 100 fly, he was losing until the final inch. oh my god. i don't think i've ever seen a more amazing finish. i'm in awe.
Dekonick
08-15-2008, 09:27 PM
I thought he had silver - it looked that way. Amazing comeback!
bironi
08-15-2008, 09:34 PM
How are the swimming events timed? It certainly looked like the Serb had the wall first.
paczki
08-15-2008, 09:37 PM
How are the swimming events timed? It certainly looked like the Serb had the wall first.

Electronic touch pad. Amazing. He's like the Robbie McEwen of swimming.
dauwhe
08-15-2008, 09:47 PM
Wow!!!

That overhead slow-motion shot was amazing.

Apparently there's a protest of the result. Might be hard to argue that the touch pad was wrong.

Dave
rounder
08-15-2008, 09:47 PM
he went to my high school...er um...i went to his high school. great race.
93legendti
08-15-2008, 10:01 PM
The 50 free was also interesting. FAST!
bozman
08-16-2008, 01:11 AM
the southern Caliserbian's protest was denied. Eight awaits.
rwsaunders
08-16-2008, 07:47 AM
He kept on swimming and the Serb (native Californian) was gliding. I'm rooting for his eighth gold and I don't even follow swimming. I guess the price of Wheaties will go up if he wins, though.
Birddog
08-16-2008, 12:44 PM
He kept on swimming and the Serb (native Californian) was gliding.

He got caught near the wall in the "dead zone" of a finish stroke. It's debatable whether or not another stroke would have won it for him.

Those electronic timers are basically faultless, and I believe they actually time to the .001ths but times are only posted to the .01ths.

Birddog