It was the last day of the Olympic swimming meet and they saved some of the most exciting moments for the end. Not only did Michael Phelps swim to an unprecedented 8 for 8 Gold Medals, but Dara Torres showed that 40 is not too old to compete in Olympic swimming. Below are the highlights:

Germany’s Britta Steffen topped Dara Torres of the United States by just .01 seconds in the women’s 50m freestyle event, the “splash and dash.” Sixteen-year-old Cate Campbell of Australia finished third for the Bronze Medal.
This is the second Gold Medal of the meet for Steffen, …read more

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It was another exciting night of swimming at the Qwest Center in Omaha last night. Two new world records were set, in both the Men’s and the Women’s 100m Backstroke events.
Natalie Coughlin, 25, the Gold Medal winner in Athens, finished first last night with a world record time of 58.97. Second by a fraction of a second was Margaret Hoelzer. Both women will compete in Beijing.
It was the 2004 Gold Medal winner leading the pack in the men’s competition, also. Aaron Piersol finished first with a world record …read more