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Bernard Beats Sullivan When It Matters
posted 1:02 am Thu August 14, 2008 -
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(Sports Network) - The world record didn't fall again, but France's Alain Bernard won a hotly-contested men's 100-meter freestyle final on Thursday morning by beating Eamon Sullivan of Australia to claim the gold medal he had expected to win at the Beijing Olympics.
After losing his world record to Sullivan twice this week, Bernard swam the two laps at 47.21 seconds to beat his new Australian nemesis by just .11 seconds.
Sullivan, who originally broke a five month-old record held by Bernard in the first leg of the 400-meter freestyle relay on Monday, touched in 47.32 seconds for the silver.
The Aussie had led Bernard by .05 seconds after 50 meters.
"I didn't panic during the race," said Bernard, who was beaten on the anchor leg of Monday's 400-meter freestyle relay by American Jason Lezak. "When I looked at the board I thought, 'Wow, I just did it.'"
Lezak, whose thrilling anchor leg of the winning U.S. 400 freestyle relay kept Phelps' record hopes alive, shared the bronze medal at 47.67 seconds with Cesar Cielo Filho of Brazil.
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Sullivan, who originally broke a five month-old record held by Bernard in the first leg of the 400-meter freestyle relay on Monday, touched in 47.32 seconds for the silver.
The Aussie had led Bernard by .05 seconds after 50 meters."I didn't panic during the race," said Bernard, who was beaten on the anchor leg of Monday's 400-meter freestyle relay by American Jason Lezak. "When I looked at the board I thought, 'Wow, I just did it.'"
Lezak, whose thrilling anchor leg of the winning U.S. 400 freestyle relay kept Phelps' record hopes alive, shared the bronze medal at 47.67 seconds with Cesar Cielo Filho of Brazil.
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