The Morning Swim Show: Recapping World Records and Upsets in Sixth Finals Session at Beijing Olympics
PHOENIX, Arizona, August 15. Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni highlighted the sixth morning finals session at the Olympics, and The Morning Swim Show analyzes the surprise upsets and world records set in the Water Cube.
Host Peter Busch and Swimming World senior writer John Lohn talk about Soni's upset of Leisel Jones to win the 200 breast, as well as Lochte's first individual gold medal at the Olympics. It was a day of impressive doubles, and the two talk about Lochte's 200 back-200 IM double and Phelps' 200 IM-100 fly double.
Today's Olympic Rewind interview is with Lenny Krayzelburg, who won three gold medals in the 2000 Games, one of them in the 200 back. Krayzelburg talks about the new race strategy he executed in the final to keep ahead of Aaron Peirsol and Matt Welsh.