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Fri Aug-15-08 09:08 PM
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Phelps is up NOW on the east coast., |
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:12 PM
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Edited on Fri Aug-15-08 09:13 PM by MiniMe
Phelps won by .01 seconds. Thats one hundredth of a second.
Edited to fix the time differential. Haven't head if he broke the WR yet
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:14 PM
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Edited on Fri Aug-15-08 09:15 PM by SharonRB
Looked like a tie! He was lucky to win on that one.
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:16 PM
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:17 PM
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Way to go, Michael! GO BLUE!
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:16 PM
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That's superior willpower. I didn't think he had it either, not until the last stroke or 2 did I think he had it.
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:17 PM
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6. he didn't have it...the other guy REALLY fucked up... |
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HOW did phelps touch first...?
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:21 PM
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10. The other guy drifted into the wall, Phelps took another stroke |
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It was a quick stroke and it won for him. It was his Lesek moment. Phelps was really catching up in the last 2 strokes though, thats what gave him a chance.
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:29 PM
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12. it looked like the other guy was afraid of crashing into the wall, while phelps was going THROUGH it |
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"the other guy" won't sleep too well tonite.
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Fri Aug-15-08 10:11 PM
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21. Olympic Record this time, not quite a World Record. |
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:17 PM
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That was fucking amazing. Holy crap!
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:18 PM
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8. Most amazing race ever. He was back by almost a full body length with 50m left to go, |
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and won it by one one-hundredth of a second.
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:20 PM
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I didn't think there was any way in hell he won that race....un-fucking-believable!
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:23 PM
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11. I'm glad that the end is automatically timed |
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It doesn't depend on a judges call or a human timer's reaction time. There is no way either one of those would have been accurate enough to time this race.
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:43 PM
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13. Serbs are filing a protest. |
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...disputing the results.
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:43 PM
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14. Jeez, the coach of the 2nd place swimmer is filing a protest |
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Those things are automatically timed. There is no human judgement involved. I doubt it will stand up, but you never know. Sore losers.
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:47 PM
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15. Serbs are completing the paperwork now |
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So don't know what the protest is based on
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Fri Aug-15-08 10:18 PM
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22. They know how to do paperwork? |
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:50 PM
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18. Seriously? Probably nothing. Just a mix of frustration and I-got-your-back, I'd bet. |
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Fri Aug-15-08 10:10 PM
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just disappointed. that was an amazing finish! if you watched the race, did you really think phelps was going to win? i couldn't believe it! wow! what a race! i can't help but feel sorry for the 2nd place swimmer - it was sooooooooooo close!
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Fri Aug-15-08 10:24 PM
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23. Knew it would be close because Phelps was closing |
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I just wasn't sure if he had enough room
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:49 PM
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16. They are doing the medal ceremony before the protest is filed |
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:49 PM
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17. Oops - though you were talking about Fred Phelps. |
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I guess I'll put the protest signs away.
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Fri Aug-15-08 09:52 PM
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19. Protest not allowed, Phelps officially won |
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Fri Aug-15-08 10:49 PM
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24. Mark Spitz up via satellite now |
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And was very complementary to Michael. Michael is giving all the proper answers back. I'm impressed by what Spitz said though.
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