At the London 2012 Olympic prelims this morning, China’s Yi Tang posted best time in the women’s 100 freestyle, 53.28 ahead of Melanie Schlanger (AUS) in 53.50 and Jeanette Ottesen Gray (DEN) in 53.51, notable omission Russia’s single participant Veronika Popova and non-starting Cate Campbell (AUS) and Therese Alshammar (SWE). Rebecca Soni (AUS) posted the quickest time in the women’s 200 breaststroke, 2:21:40 ahead of Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) in 2:22.69 and Satomi Suzuki (JPN) in 2:23.22. Ryan Lochte cruised to semifinals in the 200 backstroke and 200 IM, 2nd both times with Tyler Clary faster in the 200 backstroke and Laszlo Cseh faster in the 200 IM. And in the women’s 200 freestyle, Australia was fastest in 7:49.44, Hungary 2/100 outside the final in 7:54.58 and Spain 3/100 in 7:54.59.
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Lochte’s Dad: Ryan could have ‘greatest achievement in Olympic history’
“Steve Lochte, father of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, talks about his son’s chances in his upcoming matchup with Michael Phelps.”
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Lochte’s mom on his grill and girls
“On Monday, Ryan Lochte’s mother, Ileana ‘Ike’ Lochte stopped by the ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’ Olympic set in London to chat with Piers Morgan about her son’s winning performance in the the 400-meter individual medley.
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Dead humpback whale found in Sydney swimming pool
Australian authorities find a dead 39 feet 30-tonne humpback whale washed up in a Sydney seaside swimming pool.
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Too Much Olympics
Mario foreseeing a terrible future when the Olympics are on all the time, via Neatorama
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Elephant crashes pool party
I hate when that happens, via Buzzfeed
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Animated 8-Bit Montage of the Summer Olympic Games
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“Hang your head in shame, John Leonard”
Wow, John Leonard needs to write an official apology real fast, see ESPN
The attack on the little Chinese girl was just hateful.
Some of the Chinese athletes lack a bit of emotion and for that they appear to be easy game for rumours and suggestions. I hope the fella from USA swimming has no ghosts in his closet. Hang your head in shame.
Ye Shiwen: Coach John Rudd slams John Leonard over 2012 Olympic doping claims
Here’s IOC medical commission chairman, Arne Ljungqvist
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Jon Stewart slams NBC for replacing tribute to bombing victims with Phelps interview
NBC is apparently really making a mess out of the Olympics, opting for tape delay instead of live coverage while still tweeting spoilers live. And then they pissed of Jon Stewart / The Daily Show, deciding ‘to edit a moving tribute to the victims of the 7/7 London bombings out of the opening ceremony, only to replace it with Ryan Seacrest’s singularly pointless interview with swimming champ Michael Phelps.’ See Los Angeles Times