Scenes from the Water Cube

Of course, the big swimming story of last night/this morning was Michael Phelps win in the men’s 200m freestyle event, earning him his ninth medal and third in Beijing. However, Phelps’ victory wasn’t the only story at the “Water Cube.” Below are a few scenes of the other happenings:

Leisel Jones of Australia won the women’s 100m breaststroke event with a new Olympic record time of 1:05.17. The Silver medal went to Rebecca Soni of the United States and the Bronze was awarded to Mirna Jukic of Austria.

California girl, Natalie Coughlin took the Gold Medal in the women’s 100m backstroke event, followed by Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry for the Silver and Margaret Hoelzer of the United States for the Bronze Medal.

Aaron Peirsol of the United States won Gold in the men’s 100m backstroke event, setting a new world record of 52.54. The Silver Medal went to his teammate Matt Grevers and the Bronze went to Arkady Vyatchanin of Russia.

Inside the National Aquatic Center (Water Cube)