Phelps Helps USA Take Swimming 4x100m Gold (Video)

The United States won the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay final at the world swimming championships on Sunday. Michael Phelps teamed up with Neil Walker, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak to win the gold in a combined time of three minutes, 12.72 seconds, just 0.26 outside the world record the U.S. set in Canada last year. [...]

Swimming Gives USA 4 More Medals

In the Men’s 400m Individual Medley Final, Michael Phelps’ first of eight chances to snag a medal, he came away with the gold. That places USA’s Gold medal count at 2 after only a few hours of Olympic competition. In the same race teammate Ryan Lochte placed third earning the USA a bronze medal. Also [...]

Michael Phelps Sets Record in 400 at Beijing Olympics

Michael Phelps safely cleared the first hurdle in his quest to win eight gold medals on Saturday when he broke his Olympic record to qualify fastest for the 400 meters individual medley final. The American cruised through his heat in four minutes 07.82 seconds, wiping 0.44 seconds off the Olympic record he set to win [...]

Clip 2 from Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony 2008

Clip Two Below, Clip One HERE

USA Sweeps Olympics Fencing Competition

The United States dominated in the Women’s Individual Sabre Competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Mariel Zagunis retains her Athens 2004 Olympic title after defeating fellow American Sada Jacobson in the gold medal bout 15-8, and 2006 world champion Becca Ward who narrowly beat her Russian rival Sofiya Velikaya 15-14 for the Bronze. The day [...]