Damen Finale 10.8.2008 Gold für die Schwimmerinnen aus Holland, die im Vorlauf noch in komplett anderer Besetzung an den Start gegangen waren.

Hier die ein Statement direkt aus Peking:

"(BEIJING, August 10) -- The Netherlands confirmed their dominance of the Womens' 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay by winning the Beijing 2008 Olympic title at the National Aquatics Center on Sunday.
With the same team that broke the world record for the event in March, Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk and Marleen Veldhuis pulled themselves up from a poor first two legs and seventh place at one stage, to go on to win the gold medal comfortably from the United States by more than half a second.
After a poor first leg from Dekker, Kromowidjojo and Heemskerk began to pull back Germany, USA and China. Heemskerk and Veldhuis in particular overpowered the field, with Veldhuis registering a quick final leg split of 52.58 to give the Netherlands a winning time of 3:33.76.
The Netherlands team will enjoy great satisfaction from the win after taking Bronze at both the 2007 World Championships and the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
Silver medalists United States had a great lead off leg from the experienced Natalie Coughlin, were steady through Nymeyer and Joyce, and were brought home strongly by Dara Torres who recorded a slick 52.44 split to give the USA team a time of 3:34.33.
Defending world and Olympic champions Australia, who were well back for much of the race and seemed to be out of the medals at the 300m mark, came storming home thanks to a blistering final leg of 52.34 from 100m Freestyle world record holder Lisbeth Trickett to claim the bronze medal.
China, the fastest qualifier from the heats, may have devoted their strength to the heats because they visibly tired and were overtaken to eventually touch fourth behind the fast-finishing Australia."

1 Niederlande 3:33.76 OR
2 USA 3:34.33 AM
3 Australien 3:35.05 OC
4 China 3:35.64 AS
5 Deutschland 3:36.85
6 Frankreich 3:37.68
7 Grossbritannien 3:38.18
8 Kanada 3:38.32

Herren Finale 11.8.2008

1 USA 3:08.24 WR
2 Frankreich 3:08.32 ER
3 Australien 3:09.91 NR
4 Italien 3:11.48
5 Schweden 3:11.92
6 Kanada 3:12.26
7 Südafrika 3:12.66
8 Grossbritannien 3:12.87

1 4 United States USA - United States 3:08.24 WR
PHELPS Michael 0.75 23.31 47.51 (2) 47.51
WEBER-GALE Garrett 0.06 21.89 47.02 (1) 1:34.53
JONES Cullen 0.38 22.68 47.65 (2) 2:22.18
LEZAK Jason 0.04 21.50 46.06 (1) 3:08.24

2 5 France FRA - France 3:08.32 0.08 ER
LEVEAUX Amaury 0.77 23.39 47.91 (4) 47.91
GILOT Fabien 0.16 21.98 47.05 (2) 1:34.96
BOUSQUET Frederick 0.08 21.96 46.63 (1) 2:21.59
BERNARD Alain 0.19 21.27 46.73 (2) 3:08.32

3 3 Australia AUS - Australia 3:09.91 1.67 OC
SULLIVAN Eamon 0.71 22.48 47.24 WR (1) 47.24
LAUTERSTEIN Andrew 0.25 22.19 47.87 (3) 1:35.11
CALLUS Ashley 0.28 22.44 47.55 (3) 2:22.66
TARGETT Matt 0.29 22.17 47.25 (3) 3:09.91

4 6 Italy ITA - Italy 3:11.48 3.24
CALVI Alessandro 0.78 23.12 48.49 (7) 48.49
GALENDA Christian 0.30 22.13 47.49 (5) 1:35.98
BELOTTI Marco 0.13 22.81 48.23 (5) 2:24.21
MAGNINI Filippo 0.17 22.65 47.27 (4) 3:11.48

5 2 Sweden SWE - Sweden 3:11.92 3.68
STYMNE Petter 0.85 23.20 49.17 (8) 49.17
FROLANDER Lars 0.06 22.30 48.02 (8) 1:37.19
NYSTRAND Stefan 0.17 22.18 47.25 (6) 2:24.44
PERSSON Jonas 0.01 22.18 47.48 (5) 3:11.92

6 1 Canada CAN - Canada 3:12.26 4.02
HAYDEN Brent 0.75 22.72 47.56 (3) 47.56
GREENSHIELDS Joel 0.14 22.68 47.77 (4) 1:35.33
RUSSELL Colin 0.08 23.13 48.49 (4) 2:23.82
SAY Rick 0.00 23.04 48.44 (6) 3:12.26

7 7 South Africa RSA - South Africa 3:12.66 4.42 AF
FERNS Lyndon 0.64 22.74 48.15 (5) 48.15
TOWNSEND Darian 0.26 22.27 48.11 (7) 1:36.26
SCHOEMAN Roland 0.24 22.28 48.32 (7) 2:24.58
NEETHLING Ryk 0.09 22.47 48.08 (7) 3:12.66

8 8 Great Britain GBR - Great Britain 3:12.87 4.63
BURNETT Simon 0.68 23.39 48.34 (6) 48.34
BROWN Adam 0.31 23.04 47.75 (6) 1:36.09
HOCKIN Benjamin 0.38 22.95 48.50 (8) 2:24.59
DAVENPORT Ross 0.19 23.22 48.28 (8) 3:12.87