Beijing 2008 - Swimming and Diving

   [ Water Cube at the Olympic Green / 10 & 11 August, 2008 / 56 images ]

Inside the Water Cube venue Inside the Water Cube venue
Beibei, the fish Fuwa mascot Beibei, the fish Fuwa mascot
Michael Phelps is in Lane 4! *squeal* Michael Phelps is in Lane 4! *squeal*
This is the start of the 400m IM -- the first swimming finals of these Games This is the start of the 400m IM -- the first swimming finals of these Games
400 IM Breaststroke -- Phelps is leading! 400 IM Breaststroke -- Phelps is leading!
Phelps WINS his 1st gold medal!!! Phelps WINS his 1st gold medal!!!
Hot Hot
The Chinese swim team cheering for their own The Chinese swim team cheering for their own
Phelps for USA go 1-3 Phelps for USA go 1-3
Michael Phelps' 1st of 8 gold medals Michael Phelps' 1st of 8 gold medals
So surreal to be there So surreal to be there
And so disgusted that the Wrong, War-mongering, Wretched W is there And so disgusted that the Wrong, War-mongering, Wretched W is there
Asian dominatio -- South Korea and China go 1-2 Asian dominatio -- South Korea and China go 1-2
Flag raising ceremony and the anthem Flag raising ceremony and the anthem
US flag US flag
Beijing 2008, Chinese, FINA and Olympic Flags Beijing 2008, Chinese, FINA and Olympic Flags
The Malaysian flag! The Malaysian flag!
The crowd where our nosebleed seats are The crowd where our nosebleed seats are
The crowd went berzerk for the Chinese swimmer The crowd went berzerk for the Chinese swimmer
Zhong guo, jia you! Zhong guo, jia you!
Toldcha our seats were crap Toldcha our seats were crap
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay -- the Dutch beat us :-( Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay -- the Dutch beat us :-(
The Diving pool! The Diving pool!
Better seats today... Better seats today...
From R to L, Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni -- Beijing Welcomes You! From R to L, Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni -- Beijing Welcomes You!
Beautiful Beautiful
The Aussies -- Mathew Helm and Robert Newbery -- went first The Aussies -- Mathew Helm and Robert Newbery -- went first
The Chinese cheering on their unbelievably good diving team The Chinese cheering on their unbelievably good diving team
The Aussies placed 4th in this Synchronized 10m Platform Diving final The Aussies placed 4th in this Synchronized 10m Platform Diving final
Cool... Cool...
The Brits -- Blake Aldridge and 14yo Tom Daley (farther away) -- went second The Brits -- Blake Aldridge and 14yo Tom Daley (farther away) -- went second
They finished last :-( They finished last :-(
The Germans -- Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein -- went next The Germans -- Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein -- went next
They got the silver medal They got the silver medal
The Americans -- 5'9“ David Boudia and 6'1” Thomas Finchum -- finished 5th The Americans -- 5'9“ David Boudia and 6'1” Thomas Finchum -- finished 5th
The Chinese -- 5'2“ Lin Yue and 5'1” Huo Liang The Chinese -- 5'2“ Lin Yue and 5'1” Huo Liang
They won the gold medal, der They won the gold medal, der
They won by almost 18 points They won by almost 18 points
Would you jump off a 10m/33ft platform?? Would you jump off a 10m/33ft platform??
The Brits, yum The Brits, yum
The Brits are hot The Brits are hot
The Germans are hotter! The Germans are hotter!
The Americans, yum The Americans, yum
The perfect Chinese divers The perfect Chinese divers
Zhong guo! Zhong guo!
Kwazy Kwazy
Kwazy Kwazy
Kwazy Kwazy
Kwazy Kwazy
The cheering fans The cheering fans
A sea of red flags A sea of red flags
We're here! We're here!
Cheering for the gold medal winners Cheering for the gold medal winners
Medal ceremony -- Gold for China! Medal ceremony -- Gold for China!
The flag-raising ceremony accompanied by the “March of the Volunteers” The flag-raising ceremony accompanied by the “March of the Volunteers”
This was our final event *pout* This was our final event *pout*