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Re: Swimming!

Postby Stumps » 12 Aug 2008, 22:33

I gotta say when Phelps swims .. it seems so effortless and easy. He's truly very talented.
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Re: Swimming!

Postby JubileeRoad » 13 Aug 2008, 01:42

I may be a little late but the other daythe four person relay had my heart racing, it was amazing. I was so proud of our boys.
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Re: Swimming!

Postby Lyndsay » 13 Aug 2008, 01:57

^Same. It literally gave me chills just watching it. I found that I could watch replays of it like thousands of times and the chills had the same effect each time.

It's a truly amazing emotional experience.
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Re: Swimming!

Postby redgirlrobyn » 13 Aug 2008, 05:08

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And the women's 400m freestyle, the American was winning for the majority of the race, and then the Briton came out of nowhere AGAIN, and won merely because she extended her hand, while the American reached with a flat hand

sour grapes?
the end of the day the britain touched the side first therefore meaning we won!!!!!
yay!
the usa have enough medals now!!



Hey now, I'm Canadian not American. I was just commenting on how close it was. I'm actually glad Britain won the gold in that race :)
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Re: Swimming!

Postby My Prerogative » 13 Aug 2008, 06:15

Lyndsay wrote:^Same. It literally gave me chills just watching it. I found that I could watch replays of it like thousands of times and the chills had the same effect each time.

It's a truly amazing emotional experience.

I know...I was at the gym when I was watching it and I started getting all teary eyed. *so proud to be an American in times like those*
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Re: Swimming!

Postby xElizabethx » 13 Aug 2008, 06:25

Love Machine wrote:
Lyndsay wrote:^Same. It literally gave me chills just watching it. I found that I could watch replays of it like thousands of times and the chills had the same effect each time.

It's a truly amazing emotional experience.

I know...I was at the gym when I was watching it and I started getting all teary eyed. *so proud to be an American in times like those*


I get all emotional, too. It's funny, bc I don't usually take an interest in sports, and my patriotism tends to waver, but I get really worked up about the Olympics.

Phelps is so amazing, really incredible. He's really getting me interested in watching the swimming, which I used to not care about so much.
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Re: Swimming!

Postby My Prerogative » 13 Aug 2008, 06:42

I think its the music along with all the emotion and hard work they all put into this that makes it so emotional for us. :D


The videos they make with the songs and the competitors winning and achieving their dreams....its just... :love:
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Re: Swimming!

Postby megzluvsmelc » 16 Aug 2008, 14:58

N Australian women won the gold medal on Friday I think for 4x100 relay!

THey're really good! :)
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Re: Swimming!

Postby kelsey » 17 Aug 2008, 06:24

XxXMegzXxX wrote:N Australian women won the gold medal on Friday I think for 4x100 relay!

THey're really good! :)


AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!

& today we won the gold in 4x100 medley relay in world record time. :D
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Re: Swimming!

Postby poo-jab » 17 Aug 2008, 07:55

kelso_chizzaholic wrote:
XxXMegzXxX wrote:N Australian women won the gold medal on Friday I think for 4x100 relay!

THey're really good! :)


AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!

& today we won the gold in 4x100 medley relay in world record time. :D

YAAAAY!!!!!!!!
GO YOU GOOD THINGS! :)
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Re: Swimming!

Postby Janabelle » 17 Aug 2008, 09:05

It seems no one meantioned her before so I am doing it: Britta Steffen!! Won the second gold medal for us today after not winning any in swimming for 16 years. She's done us more then proud cause the rest of the team pretty much sucked.
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Re: Swimming!

Postby Lennu » 17 Aug 2008, 09:23

:Jana: wrote:It seems no one meantioned her before so I am doing it: Britta Steffen!! Won the second gold medal for us today after not winning any in swimming for 16 years. She's done us more then proud cause the rest of the team pretty much sucked.

Really first gold to German in 16 years? So Franziska Van Almsick didn't won any? Congrats.
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Re: Swimming!

Postby Janabelle » 17 Aug 2008, 09:34

Lennu wrote:
:Jana: wrote:It seems no one meantioned her before so I am doing it: Britta Steffen!! Won the second gold medal for us today after not winning any in swimming for 16 years. She's done us more then proud cause the rest of the team pretty much sucked.

Really first gold to German in 16 years? So Franziska Van Almsick didn't won any? Congrats.

Franziska van Almsick won a few silver and bronze medals at the Olympics but never gold so yeah :D
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Re: Swimming!

Postby absolute » 18 Aug 2008, 01:42

kelso_chizzaholic wrote:
XxXMegzXxX wrote:N Australian women won the gold medal on Friday I think for 4x100 relay!

THey're really good! :)


AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!
& today we won the gold in 4x100 medley relay in world record time. :D

I was rooting for the US, but congrats!! That was a good race.

:Jana: wrote:It seems no one meantioned her before so I am doing it: Britta Steffen!! Won the second gold medal for us today

Oh man, that race was so freakin close, another 0.01 of a second (Phelps-Cavic repeat)! Dara Torres came soooooo close. That was exciting to watch.
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Re: Swimming!

Postby poo-jab » 18 Aug 2008, 06:51

and let's not forget the hotness that is Stephanie Rice of Australia. :love: She won 3 gold medals and set 3 new world records at the same time. Brilliant!!!!
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