James Magnussen delivered in the 100 meters freestyle Olympic final, but it wasn’t enough to hold off Team USA’s Nathan Adrian.
Adrian splits:
|
|
Time |
Rank |
Split |
|
50 m |
22.64 |
3 |
22.64 |
|
Finish |
47.52 |
1 |
24.88 |
Magnussen splits:
|
|
Time |
Rank |
Split |
|
50 m |
22.83 |
5 |
22.83 |
|
Finish |
47.53 |
2 |
24.70 |
Adrian’s win marks the 3rd straight time the United States has won the 100 freestyle at an Olympic Games held in London.
Swim analysts (and swim-nerds) had high hopes for Adrian after his 2010 Pan Pacific Championship wins over Cesar Cielo in both the 50 and 100 meters freestyle.
Adrian faltered in 2011 at the World Championships in Shanghai, finishing off the medal podium, way off. Magnussen won in an epic 47.63. Adrian was six tenths behind, 48.23.
By any measurement, Adrian’s gold medal performance is an upset, and will surely seal his name in the annals of swimming history.
Adrian credits coach David Durden at the University of California at Berkeley with his continued success.
Adrian anchors Team USA’s 4×100 medley relay on the final night of Olympic swimming competition.
i woke up this morning , without knowing the result but with one thought : And if Adrian won that final ? ……intuition works well . His time has come > I said 3 days ago , Us sprint is doing better and Hurrrrrrrrrah > Soni , Perfect race , Grt swimmer . Congrats to all .
Who’s that guy “NAIRDA” in the photo above? Shouldn’t you have used a picture of Nathan?
Haha, I notice they haven’t put the highlight on NBC yet…maybe because of Rowdy Gaine’s freakout after the finish? It was classic!
Found this awesome video on the history of the 100 free:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/01/sports/olympics/racing-against-history.html
😛 Adrian is half chinese.. that´s where he is getting his back speed from? Just a little joke, but he IS HALF Chinese
I hope the economics can work for Adrian to stay in the sport another 4 years. I think he has more to give and can get better. He is also just a world class guy who is a great sportsman.
hope he gets good endorsements from this!!
just know seeing the video of the race
Amazing race… on the arm..
I thought Nathan would cry a lot at the water.. Amazing face at the end.. not so happy face from Mag..
Happy for at last seeing the race now…
I was so happy that i started running around my house and screaming “MISSILE KILLER!! ADRIANNNN!!!”
So proud of Adrian. What a great surprise.