I've been watching a lot of the Olympics on account of my being a lot closer to Beijing time than most of you, and that I'm cooped up in a hotel for a lot of my time. Phelps' swinning contests have all come at a very convenient time for me, just before I leave before work. So every day I leave the hotel feeling awesome for some reason, having witnessed a total mutant blowing away the competition (yesterday and the 11th excluded, which were really even better because they were so close). So here we are... they're lined up for Phelps' final race, and it's another medley, meaning he has to count on his teammates again.

Normally, I'd say this is a iffy situation, since none of the other American swimmers seem to be orders of magnitude better than everyone else the way Phelps is... but on the other hand Lezak did save Phelps' bacon back on the 11th...

Anyway, I'm excited. And here we go...

25m: pretty even across... not significantly ahead, or behind.
50m: we're in first but not by much.
100m: neck and neck with someone else.
150m: first, but it's basically a 4-way tie with Japan, Australia, and someone else.
200m: Phelps is in the water. already half a body length ahead. what a stud.
250m: Third!! He lost his half-body lead!
300m: Don't taunt happy-fun Phelps. Back in first. Bad jump in for (Lezak?) but kicked total ass after that.
350m: First by .7s woot. Swim your ass off please. Rest of team is spazzing hard.
400m: New world record. Gold medals all around. Surprisingly little celebration by the American guys. Subdued.

The rest of the swimmers seem unsurprised. Everyone congratulates Phelps and he takes it well. I'm glad it worked out for him; I like seeing people achieve the incredible.

PS: Torres is also a stud. I love that she was in her first Olympics the year before Phelps was born.