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      Reply #23: Jul 30, 2012 08:26:31 pm
      15 years old and wins Gold! Get in!
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      Reply #24: Jul 30, 2012 08:27:34 pm
      Where are all these kids coming from, smashing world records at the age of 15/16/17?!? :D Amazing viewing though.

      There's another one!  15 year old Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania takes gold in the women's 100m breaststroke final!  Great swim!
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      Reply #25: Jul 30, 2012 09:07:35 pm
      Good swim from Hannah Miley, should reach the final with that.
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      Reply #26: Jul 30, 2012 09:15:04 pm
      Good swim from Hannah Miley, should reach the final with that.

      Qualifies in 7th.  Well done Hannah!
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      Reply #27: Jul 30, 2012 09:19:35 pm
      Another quality night in the pool. That 15 year old lass was amazing winning the gold and the look on her face was priceless. Also the French guy who won by a massive distance.
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      Reply #28: Jul 30, 2012 09:21:31 pm
      And they managed to mess up the Lithuanian anthem. Skipped some parts.
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      Reply #29: Jul 30, 2012 09:33:59 pm
      And they managed to mess up the Lithuanian anthem. Skipped some parts.

      Really?  That sucks.  The organisation has been pretty good but there have been a couple of majorly embarrassing moments, like the North Korean flag instead of the South Korean one, visa cards (the only payment method other than cash not working at Wembley), but you'd think they could get the national anthems right.

      Hope it didn't spoil the lass's night, saw her interview after the race and she was completely overwhelmed, just could not believe what she had just done.
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      Reply #30: Jul 30, 2012 09:36:14 pm
      There's another one!  15 year old Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania takes gold in the women's 100m breaststroke final!  Great swim!

      Olympic champion at the age of 15... how amazing is that? Well done Ruta!
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      Reply #31: Jul 31, 2012 07:32:48 pm
      Ian Thorpe has been a top addition to the BBC coverage, really helps someone like me who pays no attention to swimming apart from during the Olympics! :D

      4 golds up for grabs tonight (I think) which includes a chance for Phelps to become the most decorated Olympian in history.
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      Reply #32: Jul 31, 2012 07:35:36 pm
      Phelps can become the greatest Olympian of all time tonight if he wins 2 more medals!
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      Reply #33: Jul 31, 2012 07:41:26 pm
      Ian Thorpe has been a top addition to the BBC coverage, really helps someone like me who pays no attention to swimming apart from during the Olympics! :D

      4 golds up for grabs tonight (I think) which includes a chance for Phelps to become the most decorated Olympian in history.

      He's good isn't he.  Thought what he said about the doping row was interesting, in that Ye is so young that massive improvements in times are not so surprising.  He cut his times by 5 seconds from the age of 15 to 16.

      Diego will be pleased, Cielo got second in his semi final, Magnussen from Australia won in a sub 48 second time.

      A water polo player from Cuba, Garcia came second in the second semi!

      Finalists are:

      1.  Magnussen (AUS)
      2.  Adrian (USA)
      3.  Garcia (CUB)
      4.  Verschuren (NED)
      5.  Cielo (BRA)
      6.  Hayden (CAN)
      7.  Agnel (FRA)
      8.  Lobintsev (RUS)
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      Reply #34: Jul 31, 2012 07:47:57 pm
      He's good isn't he.  Thought what he said about the doping row was interesting, in that Ye is so young that massive improvements in times are not so surprising.  He cut his times by 5 seconds from the age of 15 to 16.

      Yep, he was right. It's a shame some people automatically think of doping instead of enjoying an immense sporting achievement.

      What a swim from Schmitt!! Olympic record!!
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      Reply #35: Jul 31, 2012 07:48:03 pm
      Wow!  Another huge winning margin in the woman's 200m freestyle!  Scmitt (USA) lead that from the start and finished in clear water in a new OR.  Second went to Muffat from France and third to Barratt Australia.

      Men's 200m fly up next.  Come on Mr Phelps!  If he wins he will have won it three times in a row, another record!

      Have to say he doesn't look overly confident.
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      Reply #36: Jul 31, 2012 07:54:46 pm
      Phelps pipped at the last!!
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      Reply #37: Jul 31, 2012 07:55:25 pm
      Oh no!!  Beaten by the touch of Le Clos from South Africa who wins by 200th's of a second!  Phelps died a death in that last 5 meters.
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      Reply #38: Jul 31, 2012 07:57:00 pm
      Le Clos is overcome with emotion, just beaten his hero!  Well done lad!
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      Reply #39: Jul 31, 2012 08:53:15 pm
      Women's 200m Individual Medley final up next.

      China's Ye starts in lane 4 and must be favourite after breaking the OR in qualifying.  GB's Hannah Miley starts in lane 1 after coming second in her heat.  Coutts of Australia is the world record holder and goes in lane 5.

      Ye wins in another OR record time, out-swam the field on the crawl leg, it was close up til then.  Coutts takes second  and Leverenz of the USA gets third.
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      Reply #40: Jul 31, 2012 08:57:17 pm
      Next up is the men's 4x200m freestyle relay.

      South Africa's team include Chad Le Clos and USA's include Michael Phelps!  They must be knackered after just finishing the 200m fly!

      Line up by lane is:

      1.  South Africa
      2.  GB
      3.  Germany
      4.  USA
      5.  France
      6.  Australia
      7.  China
      8.  Hungary
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      Reply #41: Jul 31, 2012 09:05:30 pm
      The US are running away with this!

      Here goes Phelps with a massive lead!  3.4 seconds ahead.  France chasing hard but surely there's too much to do?

      USA take gold, Phelp's get his 19th medal!

      France take silver and China get bronze.

      History being made here.  Well in Michael Phelps!
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      Reply #42: Jul 31, 2012 09:09:47 pm
      What a legend.

      The 2 GB swimmers in the semis before were really good I thought, maybe a medal or two there?
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      Reply #43: Jul 31, 2012 09:45:48 pm
      Amazing achievement by Phelps to become the greatest Olympian of all time.  :clap: :champ:
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      Reply #44: Jul 31, 2012 09:47:19 pm
      What a legend.

      The 2 GB swimmers in the semis before were really good I thought, maybe a medal or two there?

      First and third fastest in the semi-finals. Hopefully a medal in the final and possibly two but it is a strong field they'll be up against.
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      Reply #45: Aug 01, 2012 07:42:03 pm
      Michael Jamieson wins silver in the men's 100m!  Gold went to Daniel Gyrtua of Hungary in a new world record!  Jamieson's time of 2.07.43 was a new BR.

      It's raining medals today!

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