This is it– the last few days before the start of the 2016 Olympic Games. Those final, preparatory, in-between days. This weekend will begin the heart-wrenching, epic, sporting event of the quadrennial that will have you jumping up and down, crying, or even YELLING AT YOUR TELEVISION! HOW DID HE DO THAT? GOLD! ROWDY IS YELLING, SO NOW I’M SCREAMING, AND IT’S NOT MAKING MY FAVORITE SWIMMER GO ANY FASTER BUT I’M DOING IT ANYWAYS!
Deep breaths. Chill out. We’re not there yet! You’re getting ahead of yourself.
In these in-between days, we anticipate what’s to come, but we must also look back upon some of the great moments of last time around. Below, enjoy all of the (finals) race videos from the 2012 Olympic Games, and appreciate where we are today, four years later.
This post features the men’s races from London. Watch Michael Phelps add to his record-setting medal count, Chad le Clos touch Phelps out in the 200 fly, Nathan Adrian win the 100 free by the slimmest of margins, and more!
All videos below are courtesy of the Youtube channel ‘Olympic,’ and the last video is courtesy of ‘Michael Phelps‘ 2008 Beijing Olympics’
50 FREE
100 FREE
200 FREE
400 FREE
1500 FREE
100 BACK
200 BACK
100 BREAST
200 BREAST
100 FLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7bj_LUIY7Y
200 FLY
200 IM
400 IM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H8qJg00w5Y
4X100 FREE RELAY
4X200 FREE RELAY
4X100 MEDLEY RELAY
BONUS: THE LEGENDARY LEZAK COMEBACK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxy920Nd7yY
STILL no video of the 4IM with sound
Never fixed the sound on the 4IM…disappointing.
If you go to the full video of the 1st day finals session, the sound is there.
Thank you so much! I have been looking for the sound for that video for 4 years
you are amazing
That ’08 4×100…chills every damn time.
Agreed, that was great moment in sports history!