Tag: Jason Lezak
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SwimOutlet Unveils Inspirational Messages from Olympians, Straight to Your Mobile Phone
Casual swimmers and swim racers aren’t the only ones who’ve had to adjust their schedules the past few weeks. Elite swimmers and Olympians across the globe have had to adjust to new dryland workout schedules and search for private pools while mapping out an entirely new training calendar with the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo…
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‘Miracle Man’ Lezak Reveals How He Made Phelps’ Record Haul a Reality
Jason Lezak made the impossible possible on 11 August 2008. When the USA swimmer hit the water in the anchor leg of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final, he was more than half-a-body length behind France’s Alain Bernard – the man who had gone into the race as the 100m freestyle world record holder. Teammate Michael Phelps’ uber-hyped assault…
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USA vs France: The most epic Swim Relay Finish – Beijing 2008
Led by anchor Jason Lezak, the USA 4x100m free relay team, including Michael Phelps, swam one the greatest come-from-behind races in history of the Olympic Games against the French team. Frédéric Bousquet and Alain Bernard tell us more about their experience from the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing.
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Goldfish Swim School partners with USA Swimming Foundation, pledging $1 million
Goldfish Swim School partners with USA Swimming Foundation, pledging $1 million. Brad Galli has more.
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Jason Lezak talks about his team’s performance in the second round of the 2018 #USASwimSquads
#USASwimSquads captain Jason Lezak talks about what went right and what went wrong in the second round in Atlanta.
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U.S. Olympic swimmer surprises Utah children in Sandy
The kids at SwimLabs in Sandy received swim lessons on Saturday – and they were from a very special guest. Gold medal Olympic swimmer Jason Lezak stopped by to share some of his stories of winning multiple gold medals across four Olympic games. He also gave the kids pointers on technique and on life. “It…
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Phelps and Team USA break the 4x100m Freestyle World Record at Beijing 2008 | Throwback Thursday
In a team that included Michael Phelps, it was Jason Lezak who swam a superb final leg for the United States to edge out France to win a thrilling 4x100m freestyle relay in Beijing 2008.
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When all-time greatest swimmer showed he’s an all-time teammate
That day, Phelps swam the fasted 100-meter butterfly in the history of the 4×100 medley race. He swam past the Japanese and Australian swimmers like they had anchors attached to their Speedos. He turned a half-second deficit into a full-second lead by the time he touched the wall, which ought to be a physical and…
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The Sydney Olympics | Olympic History
Part 2 is especially relevant to us aquatic fanatics … In part two of our look back at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games we focus on the events in the pool and the rivalry between the Australian and USA 100m freestyle relay teams. Featuring interviews with Olympic athletes Ian Thorpe and Gary Hall Jr we…