Swimming gold for Team GB

[TrippyLondoner]

Two brits in the final now, the american missed out.

 

[JTG]

It was all going well until the last leg of that iirc. Wouldn't have taken much to get the team qualified.

 

[ScallyWag II]

I know, a ridiculous decision.

Cassandra Patten also into the final!

 

[Melinda]

Perfectly avoidable disaster, same as the Frankie Gavin debacle.
They come in threes, no?

*braces self for Team GB 4x100m baton fuck up*

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Adlington is amazing right now! Miles ahead of everyone.

 

[Melinda]

*waves @Trippy*

Morning! Rebecca is just having an astonishing Games.

Double Olympic champion at 19 !!!!!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

This is just great. ADLINGTON WINS GOLD AGAIN!!!!!!!!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

*waves back*

Just seen an amazing phelps finish, and now this!

 

[Lord Camomile]

Well done that girl

Really was wondering what she was up to at the start, going off that fast

 

[Melinda]

Her parents had to watch the 400m Freestyle from home because someone skanked them on their Olympic tickets!

Lovely that they were there this time to witness this feat.

Im so moved!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Amazing 50m final there to! Is that the last swimming event??

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Ah it can't be obviously,phelps hasn't gone for his 8th gold yet.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I can't believe she's nineteen





(and currently faster than my net connection - it's taken me since they first mentioned it to get to post this )

 

[Melinda]

Im *so* excited for her!

Medal ceremony!

 

[Lord Camomile]

I can't believe she's the best distance swimmer in history and the only female to win two golds in one game other than Kelly Holmes. That's pretty damn impressive.

I'm 24 in two days and I have a bronze swimming certificate

 

[ScallyWag II]

Morning early birds

RA pwned that field New world record by a relative mile and double gold medalist What a star

 

[Melinda]

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Great picture.

 

[Melinda]

Was necessary I fink!

 

[JTG]

Apparently she was in Beijing 'for the experience'

Was Adrian Chiles serious when he mentioned Mansfield Town are having two minutes' cheering for her before their home game today?

 

[JTG]

"Queen, if you're watching, that's Dame Rebecca Adlington, two golds Rebecca Adlington, that's my best friend that is, I love her"

 

[newharper]

Apparently she was in Beijing 'for the experience'

Was Adrian Chiles serious when he mentioned Mansfield Town are having two minutes' cheering for her before their home game today?

It was a suggestion.

Well done Becky.

 

[JTG]

Thought it may have been. Hope MTFC were watching though.

 

[May Kasahara]

I watched this on Olympic Breakfast earlier and shed a few tears...what a fantastic race, well done Rebecca

 

[Flashman]

She's such a lovely lass too.

Ain't seen it yet but well done Rebecca duck

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

"Queen, if you're watching, that's Dame Rebecca Adlington, two golds Rebecca Adlington, that's my best friend that is, I love her"

That was really sweet and lovely, and was the first thing I saw this morning.

 

[chintz]

that was a great thing to wake up too, Well Done

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Apparently she was in Beijing 'for the experience'

Was Adrian Chiles serious when he mentioned Mansfield Town are having two minutes' cheering for her before their home game today?

I so hope that is true

Bloody alarm didn't go off and so I missed the race Will catch it later on the highlights hopefully

 

[London_Calling]

Do we have any swimmers not from opp north - it's great stuff, but I wonder about the representation from the London area?

 

[newharper]

but I wonder about the representation from the London area?

"no worries mate", they'll all move there soon.