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Photo: US wins 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay gold with stunning new world record 2008-08-11 09:05:51 GMT 2008-08-11 17:05:51 (Beijing Time) BOCOG
(L-R) Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps and Garrett Weber-Gale pose with the gold.
Michael Phelps celebrates finishing the final.
(L-R) Garrett Weber-Gale and Michael Phelps celebrate.
(L-R) Garrett Weber-Gale, Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps and Cullen Jones celebrate. Swimmers from the United States shattered their own 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay world record again in the most intense race so far at the Beijing Games on Monday. The American quartet of Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak recorded 3:08.24, out-touching their French rivals in the next lane by 0.08 seconds. The new world record is 3.99 seconds faster than the previous one they set in Sunday's heats. Australia took the bronze in 3:09.91. |
