Okay, I know I missed yesterday, but I have an excuse. I was busy howling at the television after Team USA scored an absolutely impossible gold medal in the men’s 400-meter relay. 32-year-old Jason Lezak, a veteran by Olympic swimming standards, tore the hell out of the water and gouged his way to gold. At 46.06 seconds, the fastest relay split in history, Lezak made a joke of the previous record.
Together with Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones, and Garrett Weber-Gale, Lezak smashed the previous world record by 3.99 seconds.
Medal Update:
As of this moment, the U.S. is in second place with twelve medals: three gold, four silver, and five bronze.
Fencing:
Mariel Zagunis – 1 Gold
Sada Jacobson – 1 Silver
Becca Ward – 1 Bronze
Shooting:
Corey Cogdell – 1 Silver
Swimming:
Michael Phelps – 2 Gold
Katie Hoff – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Nathan Adrian – 1 Gold
Matt Grevers – 1 Gold
Cullen Jones – 1 Gold
Jason Lezak – 1 Gold
Garrett Weber-Gale – 1 Gold
Ben Wildman-Tobriner – 1 Gold
Natalie Coughlin – 1 Silver
Kara LynnJoyce – 1 Silver
Christine Magnusun – 1 Silver
Lacey Nymeyer – 1 Silver
Emily Silver – 1 Silver
Julia Smit – 1 Silver
Dara Torres – 1 Silver
Larsen Jensen – 1 Bronze
Ryan Lochte – 1 Bronze
China is in the lead with fourteen medals: nine gole, three silver, and two bronze.
South Korea is in third with eight: four gold and four silver.
