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Olympic Games, London, Day 7 heats: Nick Thoman, 53.31, Eric Shanteau, 59.69, Tyler McGill, 51.53 and heading to the 100m solo final this evening, and Cullen Jones, 48.12, had the honour of setting up the last hurrah for Phelps...
Olympic Games, London 2012, Day 7 Heats: Australia leads into fastest final in Olympic history - all 8 teams had to be sub-4 minutes to get in...
Olympic Games, London 2012, Day 7 Heats: Sun Yang of China cruises to top spot in the men's 1500 freestyle final, defending champion Oussama Mellouli (TUN) in second and Ryan Cochrane (CAN) in third...
Olympic Games, London 2012, Day 7 Heats: Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) still tops the ranks leading into 50 freestyle semi-final...
When Michael Phelps had done tonight, there was no great show of alpha; he was serene, calm, quiet, contemplative, the model of a man soaking it all up as the most successful partnership in Olympic history prepares to move on...
Music derived from astrology is rare. Great music even more so. Bob Bowman is the maestro blessed with being sent the right notes from time then understanding what he had to do with them to create the biggest noise in Olympic history...
Olympic Games, London, Day 6 finals: Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) reigns supreme in women's 100 freestyle final and prevents American clean sweep of tonight's finals...
Olympic Games, London, Day 6 finals: The greatest of greats just got greater still: Michael Phelps, denied in the 400IM, denied in his signature 200m butterfly, down but not out. Not the nature of the man nor his honing by Bob Bowman...
Olympic Games, London, Day 6 finals: Tyler Clary (USA) on 1:53.41 and Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 1:53.78 got the better of the defending champion Ryan Lochte (USA), in 1:53.94 on his way to the 200 medley final with Phelps...
Olympic Games, London, Day 6 finals: the dream for any swimmer - an Olympic title in world record - 2:19.59 - and in the case of Rebecca Soni she also became the first to keep the crown on her head since it all began in 1924...
Olympic Games, London, Day 6 semi-finals: World's greatest Olympian literally flies through 100 fly semi-final; rendezvous Friday night with nemesis le Clos and Cavic...
Olympic Games, London, Day 6 semi-finals: Elizabteh Beisel and Missy Franklin lead 1-2 into the final of women's 200 backstroke...
Olympic Games, London, day 6 semi-finals: Cielo (BRA) and Jones (USA) lead the sprint field in 21.54...
Olympic Games, London, Day 6 heats: Heat 6 woke everyone up: George Bovell (TRI) and Anthony Ervin (USA) shook off the cobwebs of a long wait for the dash on day six: 21.77 and 21.83; Cielo and Fratus squeeze in between them in last heat...
News, views and happenings at the pool and around the Olympic Park...
Olympic Games, London, Day 5 Finals: USA take gold, silver goes to Australia and France takes bronze...
Olympic Games, London, Day 5 Finals: Nathan Adrian (USA) touches out Australia's James Magnussen by .01; Bronze for Brent Hayden puts Canada on the medal table...
Olympic Games, London, Day 5 finals: Chinese world champion Jiao Liuyang went one better than her Beijing silver medal to claim the women's 200m butterfly ...
Olympic Games, London, Day 5 Finals: Kitajima loses out as Daniel Gyurta churns to record triplet and the gold...
Olympic Games, London, Day 5 Finals: prelude to the final showdown between Ryan Lochte and the Greatest of the Greats, Michael Phelps...
