Swimming finals day 5

Yet another thrilling day at the pool..........

Kosuke KitajimaAfter winning the 100m breaststroke, he was determined to win the 200m as well. If he does, he will be only the 2nd man in history to win both in 100m breaststroke and the 200m breaststroke in 2 consecutive Olympics. And he did win it, and in incredible style i might add. He didn't look please though after he finished. For he didn't break his world record time. But he have once again stomped his dominance in the breaststroke events.

Liu ZigeAgain Asia showed they too can excel in sports. Moments after Kitajima's swim, Liu was out on a mission. She was the fastest qualifier and snubbed Jessica Shipper, the world record holder, of the 4th lane. She was 2nd through out the whole race. Jessica as expected led. This 200m butterfly used to be her territory. But at the last 50m, Liu went into overdrive and overtook Shipper. Soon after, Jiao from lane 3 overtook Shipper as well. So its 1 and 2 for China and with Liu beating the world record mark.

Alain BernardOnce again the blue ribbon event was shaping out to be a thriller. Eamon Sullivan and Alain Bernard have been battling it out from different sides of the world for the world record. The even continues their battle in the semis as both broke the world record even though they were separated into different heats. The 100m freestyle final was exactly how i expected it to be. The 2 broke off from the field instantly and turned with Sullivan being 0.05 seconds in front. They were neck and neck all the way but Bernard won by a touch. The surprising thing was, they didn't even come close to world record. Oh well, it was 1 heck of a fight.

Team Aussie
Finally get to review a relay without saying team USA. In the women's 4x200m freestyle relay, the Aussies ruled. They led from start to finish with total dominance. They broke the world record by more than a body length. What else can i say? It was left to China and USA to fight it out for the silver with China winning slightly ahead. The Aussies were strong from the start with Stephanie Rice starting them off and Linda Mckenzie swimming the anchor leg.