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Jeff Lebowski · 08-16-2008, 03:59 AM

He's Superman. What more can you say? That was stunning.

DrumNFeather · 08-16-2008, 04:05 AM

Even in watching the replay I think..."no way he's going to win" and then somehow...

SteelBlue · 08-16-2008, 05:36 AM

I was watching with bluegoose and we both thought he'd lost. Watching that replay, I still don't see how he did it. What a great finish.

TripletDaddy · 08-16-2008, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

I was watching with bluegoose and we both thought he'd lost. Watching that replay, I still don't see how he did it. What a great finish.

The protest was unsuccessful.

We replayed it over and over on slo-mo and my wife watched one lane while I watched the other. Each time, we would call out "touch" at the same time. Whomever really won/lost that race, it was my an eyelash.

Phelps deserves the karma. Dude has earned it.

Not to be premature, but unless they basically all break their legs tomorrow, there is no way they will lose the final medley.

8 Gold medals....16 total medals.

Mind boggling.

BarbaraGordon · 08-16-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

I was watching with bluegoose and we both thought he'd lost. Watching that replay, I still don't see how he did it. What a great finish.

Greatest swim ever.

Here in CDT, we get to watch the evening races live. We were watching at my son's birthday party. As Phelps heads for the first wall in fifth, my parents said, "he's lost it. There's no way." And I said, "you watch - he's the best off the turns, he's a strong finisher, he'll will himself to victory if he has to." But even in spite of what I'd said to my parents, I still couldn't believe he actually pulled it off.

I'm now convinced that Lezak's miracle swim in the relay was because in true Jedi mind-control fashion, Michael simply pulled him to victory. He simply won't accept a second-place finish.

Jeff Lebowski · 08-16-2008, 07:12 PM

Here are some high-res photos taken from underneath the swimmers:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mul...content.1.html

You just can't get any closer than that. Amazing.

TripletDaddy · 08-16-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Here are some high-res photos taken from underneath the swimmers:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mul...content.1.html

You just can't get any closer than that. Amazing.

Holy cow. those are amazing pictures.

Nice that they are conclusive and that the team conceded the victory, thereby quashing any conspiracy theorists.

That literally looks like millimeters.

One thing I don't understand and that was not addressed very much......if the touchpad indicates that Phelps won, why is there ANY controversy? Is there a problem with the accuracy of the touchpad?

Jeff Lebowski · 08-16-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Holy cow. those are amazing pictures.

Nice that they are conclusive and that the team conceded the victory, thereby quashing any conspiracy theorists.

That literally looks like millimeters.

One thing I don't understand and that was not addressed very much......if the touchpad indicates that Phelps won, why is there ANY controversy? Is there a problem with the accuracy of the touchpad?

I am guessing that the coach thought maybe there was a malfunction of some sort that could be verified by a frame-by-frame analysis. If you watch the replay in real time, it is astonishing that Phelps touched first since he was so far behind when Cavic started his glide. I don't really blame the coach for raising the question.

Surfah · 08-16-2008, 07:28 PM

Amazing race.

TripletDaddy · 08-16-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

I am guessing that the coach thought maybe there was a malfunction of some sort that could be verified by a frame-by-frame analysis. If you watch the replay in real time, it is astonishing that Phelps touched first since he was so far behind when Cavic started his glide. I don't really blame the coach for raising the question.

You would think that the Olympics would require about 30 cameras on every finish line in every event.

I thought he lost, frankly. It was only after we slo-mo'd it on DVR that I came to the conclusion that it was "possible" that he won.

These pics seem pretty conclusive, but if you were to show 100 people pic #4 in that link and then ask them how much they would be willing to bet that the guy on the left actually wound up WINNING the race....I'd be shocked if you would find anyone willing to bet more than a buck or two on Phelps.

My post-Olympic prediction: this race will be the source for multiple Sacrament meeting talks/lessons on the importance of working hard/striving/etc until the very last second. There will inevitably a play on words referencing the Serb's attempt to simply "glide" into the finish, rather than giving the max effort.

PS on a side note, Cavic is from OC. Who knew?

08-16-2008, 03:59 AM	#1
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Michael Phelps He's Superman. What more can you say? That was stunning. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

08-16-2008, 07:12 PM	#6
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Here are some high-res photos taken from underneath the swimmers: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mul...content.1.html You just can't get any closer than that. Amazing. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

08-16-2008, 07:28 PM	#9
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Amazing race. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

08-16-2008, 04:05 AM	#2
DrumNFeather Active LDS Ute Fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nantucket : ) Posts: 2,566	Even in watching the replay I think..."no way he's going to win" and then somehow...

08-16-2008, 05:36 AM	#3
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I was watching with bluegoose and we both thought he'd lost. Watching that replay, I still don't see how he did it. What a great finish.