Janet Evans | Strange Strokes – Episode 1
Janet Evans first made headlines in 1988 as she brought home 4 Olympic Medals after competing as part of the US Olympic Team in Seoul, South Korea; where she not only competed in the 400, 800 and 1,500-metre freestyle events – but Janet also set a world record in the 400 Metre Freestyle event, finishing […]
Olympics Day Six Wrap Up
Highlights: The women’s 100m freestyle was taken out by the favourite Ranomi Krowidjojo in 53.00, an Olympic record time. The girls were hot on her heels finishing only two-tenths behind here. Aussie Mel Schlanger just missed out on the medals. Michael Phelps breaks his individual gold medal ‘hoodoo’ to clinch the 200 IM title over […]
Olympics Day Five Wrap Up
Highlights: Hungarian breaststroker Daniel Gyurta breaks the world record in the 200m breaststroke, just touching out the Brit Michael Jamieson. Chinese Liuyang Jiao overtakes Spaniard Mireia Belmonte Garcia in the last 50m of the 200m butterfly to win by over a second. The Chinese are showing amazing back end speed at these Olympics. It wasn’t […]
Olympics Day Four Wrap Up
Highlights: US Allison Schmidt controlled the 200m freestyle to comfortably win the event. Aussie Bronte Barratt picked up the bronze. Michael Phelps mistimes the finish in his pet event, the 200m butterfly to be touched out by South African Chad le Clos by 0.05. 16 year old Chinese start Shiwen Ye finishes strongly once again […]
Day Three Olympics Wrap Up
Highlights from day three: French sprinter Yannick Agnel steps up to win the 200m freestyle over Sun Yang and Taehwan Park who tied for silver. Agnel is in good form for the 100m freestyle. US swimmers Missy Franklin comes home strong to touch out Aussie Emily Seebom in the 100m backstroke who was odds on […]
Olympics Day Two Wrap Up
Two world records in one night and we’re just getting started. Highlights included: Dana Vollmer from the US beating the rest of the field by almost 1 second in the 100m butterfly and breaking the world record in 55.98. The pec-dancing South African Cameron van der Burgh breaking the world record in the mens 100m […]
