Beijing Men’s Swimming 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Video
August 16, 2008 by Jimson Lee
In the swimming events, the Beijing Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay was one of the most exciting relays. USA beat France 3:08.24 to 3:08.32. With all the lead changes, it was too close to call. Personally, I would have put Michael Phelps anchor to out psyche the opponents.
YouTube and NBC are quickly yanking off copyrighted videos as fast as they are posted. Here’s an analysis from YouTube:
From Viddler.com:
But first, a bit of history:
Athens 2004 Men’s Swimming 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Video
From YouTube:
Sydney 2000 Beijing Men’s Swimming 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Video
From YouTube:
All these races are exciting. Heck, all RELAYS are exciting, no matter the age or sport. Even in the Winter Olympics!
Which one is YOUR favorite race? (Patriotic feelings set aside)
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Intense and spectacular race. WOW, what would we do without technology to seperate the micro seconds …
[…] see a 46.9 pretty soon. In fact, Jason Lezak of the USA swam a “come from behind” 46.06 relay leg to win the 4×100m Gold at Beijing. Why the sudden change? New improved LZR speed suits? Resistance stretching? It wouldn’t […]
Swimming-Mania :D
Awesom! Look at the video how fast they swim…amazing !