From Reuters:
BEIJING – World record holder Alain Bernard opened the war of words for the Olympic swimming competition on Thursday, stating he was the favorite for the 100 meter freestyle and the French relay squad would “smash” the Americans.
From The Star Online:
From NY Times:
“The Americans?” Bernard recently told the sports newspaper L’Equipe, “We’re going to smash them. That’s what we came for.”
*****From SFGate.com:
In one of the greatest anchor legs in swimming history, Lezak reeled in boastful Frenchman Alain Bernard in the final 50 meters to bring the United States home to a breathtaking victory in world-record time in the 4×100 freestyle relay to provide a riveting finish to this morning’s program.
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on Aug 11th, 2008
truly stunning…the greatest swimming race of all time so glad bernard got shown up and phelps’ dream is still alive