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Nathan Adrian – The new Fastest Swimmer in the World
Nathan Adrian winning the 100 meters freestyle in the Olympic games officially makes him the fastest swimmer in the world, a fraction of a second faster than the World champion of Australia, James Magnussen, continuing a proud tradition of Americans holding that honor.
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2012 Olympic Games Day 6 – Event Finals Previews & Predictions
Day 6 of the 2012 Olympic games will be highlighted by the battle between the USA and Russia in the Women’s artistic individual all-around for gold, and a chance for Ryan Lochte to win double gold (backstroke, 200 IM) while Michael Phelps will hope to win his 20th Olympic medal, hopefully made of gold.
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2012 Olympic Games Day 5 – Event Finals Previews & Predictions
The focus in day 5 of the Olympic games will again be focused on the swimming pool and the 100 meters freestyle final, with Yannick Agnel, Nathan Adrian and James Magnussen all battling for the gold, while a lot of attention, with a local flare, will be shifted towards the men’s road time trial, with Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins trying to win the first gold for the host nation.
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2012 Olympic Games Day 4 – Event Finals Previews & Predictions
Day 4 of the 2012 Olympic games is yet another opportunity to see the battles in the pool, with the men’s 4×200 meters relay, with the United States hoping to retain their gold medal from 2008 and the world championships as Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are no longer such a sure thing.
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2012 Olympic Games Day 3 – Event Finals Previews & Predictions
Day 3 of the 2012 Olympic games will be once again focused on what happens on the pool, especially in the men’s 200 meters freestyle race, as Ryan Lochte will try and get over his disappointing 4×100 relay performance against the surging Sun Yang, trying to win his second gold medal in three days.
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2012 Olympic Games Day 2 – Event Finals Previews & Predictions
In day of the 2012 Olympic games, the swimming pool will once again be the focus of the day, with the 4×100 men’s freestyle relay as the main event, with Michael Phelps and the American team hoping to defend their Olympic gold medal against World champions Australia and the fastest swimmer in the world today, James Magnussen plus Archery, Cycling, Diving, Fencing, Judo, Shooting and Weightlifting as well.
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Ryan Lochte Wins 400 Meters IM by Miles; Michael Phelps Misses Medals
If the morning heats for the 400 meters individual medley were any indication, than the fact that Michael Phelps missed out on a medal for the first time in an Olympic race since Sydney 2000 while Ryan Lochte won his first of many gold medals in the London Olympics games came as no surprise.
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2012 Olympic Games Day 1 – Event Finals Previews & Predictions
After the fantastic opening ceremony and two days of football, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London can officially begin. Saturday gives us the first opportunity to look at gold medal winners in Archery, Cycling, Judo, Weightlifting, Fencing and Shooting, but the big event will be Michael Phelps vs Ryan Lochte in the 400 IM, one of four finals in the pool on the first day.
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Michael Phelps vs Ryan Lochte – The Biggest Rivalry in London 2012
The most decorated Olympic athlete in history, Michael Phelps, is heading into his fourth Summer Olympic games as the underdog in the pool. Ryan Lochte, currently going head to head with Phelps in the Olympic trials, is the man to beat in the London waters.
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What They (Athletes) Want and What We (Fans) Want to Remember
Ian Thorpe won’t be in the 2012 London Olympics. Not in the 100 meters or 200 meters freestyle races, as his performances at the Australian Olympic Swimming Trials just weren’t enough to secure him a spot on the plane to England, brandning his comeback attempt, at the moment, as a failure.