Nathan Adrian Wins Men's 100m Freestyle Gold - London 2012 Olympics

[@manitsmatt]

nathan adrian is one my favorites next to phelps, he has no ego, just works hard and swims the best he can

[@rizzpro]

10 years later this is still true, Nathan Adrian has always been selfless

[@surejan3685]

I love Nathan Adrian's smile XD

[@JohnSmith-qd1zl]

Ticci Hatchet and I love Nathan Adrian

[@meisongyang2608]

Me too

[@hamoudibeydoun1005]

Tic Tac dx

[@noski33]

He has one of the widest, cutest, most genuine smile. I love him!

[@gauri.hadavale]

@@noski33 agreed

[@MrRobertWalker]

I literally started swimming because of this race. Nathan Adrian is my boy and I love watching him. Just came here to relive the magic after watching him do the 100m free at Arena Pro @ Mesa and he killed it with first again. Swimming competitively in college now because of him. He's such an inspiration and the nicest guy. THAT SMILE!

[@Srinivas7]

Yes that smile is wonderful

[@lesliegmn3927]

@@Srinivas7 I hope Nathan Adrian’s little daughters inherit… that smile!

[@geoffbruce8605]

This race really shows how important toughness and desire are at the end of a race. As the announcer said, Magnussenn looked like he had it won at about 80 meters. He had taken the lead and was known as a back-half swimmer. He even still had a noticeable, albeit very small, lead at about 90 meters, but Adrian just puts his head down like a madman the last 10 to 15 meters, while Magnussen breathes once or twice. That really was the difference. Magnussen had him beat but Adrian either wanted it more, was tougher, or both.

[@moaz6395]

He didn't take a breath until after the touch after 3:59 one.

[@frankswims5915]

:0

[@hmkls2542]

Two breathes is not the difference. It shows how little you know about swimming. The PROBLEM was he was looking up to the wall the last 5 meters and stopped kicking. THAT was what lost him the race.

[@thebossness1440]

Hmkls “In the last 15 meters” So I guess this poses the question- do you know how to read?

[@jasonbui6429]

Hmkls yeah I think he was to confident in him self

[@amrmoneer5881]

this is so inspiring to watch if you're a swimmer

[@jalenstimes7452]

No kidding

[@craze_ubot4781]

Exactly

[@justinblakley8676]

Amr Moneer r 23rd

[@joke3941]

Amr Moneer by me its the same (Sorry for my English i am from Germany)

[@kloudchu7539]

Its inspiring even if you’re not a swimmer :)

[@chrisgoldsmith4397]

3 types of freestyle by Adrian in one race. One of the most inspiring races I can remember.

[@janeypowell7690]

What are the three types? I'm confused as Magnussen reading a book about humility.

[@chrisgoldsmith4397]

@@janeypowell7690 His first length straight forward symmetrical "boat" technique. Second length stroke is more asymmetric "gallop" (bit like Phelps). He reverts to straight arm "windmill" last few strokes - arguably fastest but most physically demanding.

[@Mike.A.]

Olympic gold medal finals and Hayden looks so relaxed before, adjusting the drawstring on his suit and casually putting on his goggles just seconds before the whistle to get on the blocks...that's one cool dude.

[@bodi.a.r]

"I realized at that moment that my new pair of goggles had flipped straps so I was trying to see if I could fix it because I knew there was a chance they could slip down my face." - That's what Brent told me when I asked him about it. Pretty chill dude. Man, I hope you get this message update.

[@Mike.A.]

@@bodi.a.r Thanks for that update!

[@swimfan752]

@Ayden Greer wow you’re basically Brent Hayden dude congrats!

[@_inno]

my guy really came back after 4 years to have his question answered lol@@Mike.A.

[@sethmachakos9926]

Nobody talking about Hayden from Canada absolutely flying to a bronze in lane 7??? Must be the no cap approach he took

[@alexswmr]

3:53 the guy from cuba looks like hes just floundering... the fact that he can go 48 with a two beat kick is mind blowing

[@Tropicallobuk]

that anchor leg Adrian did on the 400 medly relay was insane

[@25Dec87]

I remember as clear as day....epic herculean swim

[@KenWAnderson]

Nathan, you made ... and continue to make us all smile. Your country is - not to say your parents are - so proud of you! Best wishes for your future.

[@alexanderlei3212]

The bald guy doesn't need a swim cap.

[@alexanderlei3212]

Carrie Whitmore Don't you get that his head is bald, so his head is naturally hydrodynamic

[@alexanderkahl1288]

That's Brent Hayden.

[@mebeasensei]

The bald head releases more heat into the water decreasing its density and lowering resistance thus giving the bald swimmer the advantage. However it also attracts more jellyfish.

[@emperorpalpatine9540]

TommyTwobats jelly fish

[@katinurarea313]

TommyTwobats lololol

[@codymousseau979]

Canadian here. remember watching Brent Hayden not receive a medal in a few other events and was out of my seat the entire race. I am not a swimmer nor do I care much about it other than the Olympics. I love how they bring a country together to root for their fellow citizens

[@PerspectiveSeekerOnline]

Nathan is like... I CAANT BELEIVE I DID IT. OMG I DID IT GUYS! *Highfives someone* OMG I DID IT!!!

[@textera147]

+PerspectiveSeeker he didnt trim his fingernails that day, thats why he won hahaha.

[@bobolson7610]

Nathan Adrian swam a great race! What a spectacular swimmer!

[@howies.2545]

If Garcia works on his start, turn, and kicking, he could be very dangerous. He started coming back very strongly in the last 25m.

[@karlomcastro]

With this fighting spirit, I am positive Nathan Adrian will win his battle with cancer (diagnosed 2019). Keep fighting Nathan!

[@glaciarsoylent4859]

Man that's just too sad, I didn't want to know that

[@karlomcastro]

@@glaciarsoylent4859... There's a lot of hope. From what I've read, it was diagnosed at an early stage. He was back training soon after an operation!

[@jackgoff6215]

i still dont understand how garcia went 48 flat with that stroke and a 2-beat kick

[@goldenboy886]

Gosh damn hideous it was

[@ericwan4501]

+Jack Goff OMG never seen that kind of sprinting technique before

[@PitbullTri]

+Jack Goff its all user body strength

[@oscarcastelot2154]

Ha ha, real clever name, Sir Jack Goff.

[@אמירלביא-פ9ת]

3:51

[@MarineKingPride]

shoulder driven, yes absolutely amazing. look at that turn over speed, look at that powerful stroke finger tip right down to the bottom as it hits. I wouldn't argue that he is probably one of the best shoulder driven freestyler in the world.

[@christsuma3393]

Looks like that straight arm drive by Adrian at the end helps....also looks like Magnus eased off on his legs at the every end while adrian kept the propellers going.....

[@jasonbui6429]

Chris Tsuma yea cause james was too confidence he was going to win

[@lukedelagarza603]

I know this is 3 years late but it’s actually a decent freestyle swimming technique. Florent Manaudou from France got the 50m freestyle world record using it.

[@thomasjohnson4987]

@@lukedelagarza603 i know this is 1 year late but it is not a "decent" technique, it is the fastest for sprinting and thats a fact

[@number1THEMAN]

magnussen actually took the lead until the last 5 meters where adrian started using a straight arm technique, winning the race.

[@hoangle2897]

+Luce Xia : I think it was just an unlucky moment for Maggie. As you can be seen, he swims 100free with stroking technique of 200 free, and never uses straight arm technique. He, however, won many time, and even set his PB (47.1) being 0.42s faster than Adrian's

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

@@hoangle2897pb doesn’t win you medals Executing on the day of competition does

[@somethingwillhappen5377]

One of the most stacked 100m freestyle finals ever

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

This is true🙃

[@hjoxie1895]

Love seeing Hayden get some hardware, well deserved!

[@raisingrace]

i am so proud of you Nathan !

[@danielcavalier711]

It is really incredible for the Australians. They didnt win the 100 freestyle with Thorpe (one of the greatest freestylers of all time), Magnussen (twice world champion) and others. And in 2016 an 18 year old boy came in beating McEvoy, the aussies favourite, and Nathan Adrian the former olympic champion. Incredible

[@sahilppanjwani]

That is what sports gives you-SUPRISES!!

[@danielcavalier711]

@Ayden Greer it was the suit

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

Hayden swam the swim of his life.

[@fransiscoscaramanga674]

i remember watching this race..............,i was so happy for Nathan.........................go USA,

[@30STMNatty]

"The americans have not won this event since 1988" (1:41) and suddenly comes Nathan and boom..he beats "the missile" by one hundred of a sec!!!! yep...that's Nathan G.Adrian..:D #proud

[@huerta0920]

I'm just saying... if I ever start drowning... I would let Nathan save me!! Plus CPR!

[@theterminator308]

Top 10 fastest men in 100 free in textile: #1: James Magnussen (AUS) 47.10 #2: Nathan Adrian (USA) 47.52 #3: Vladimir Morozov (RUS) 47.62 #4: James Roberts (AUS) 47.63 #5: Cameron Mcevoy (AUS) 47.65 #6: Brent Hayden (CAN) 47.80 #7: Jimmy Feigen (USA) 47.82 #8: Pieter Van Den Hoogenband (NED), Cesar Cielo (BRA), and Yannick Agnel (FRA) 47.84

[@georgepronto7653]

But Adrian won Olympic Gold.

[@adamroflll]

George Pronto so did van den hoogenband

[@jjchen35]

I never get bored of it again and again

[@cesardator5127]

great smile....

[@timonelges1872]

In the whole world of sports Nathan Adrian might be the most handsome guy.

[@lostn65]

It wasn't even the first time in London that Maggie lost to Adrian. They both swam the first leg in the 4x100m freestyle and Adrian beat him there also. It should have been a wake up call for Maggie who should have studied the replay religiously in the days between races. Adrian would go on to swim a faster leg in the final 4x100 medley relay event also. And beat him again in World Champs a year later. Basically, Maggie is a choker.

[@Hmkls]

Magnussen basically lost the race in the last 5 meters because that is when he: 1. Raised his head up to look for the wall but increased body resistance by doing so. 2. Pretty much stopped kicking. If he did only one of those things he would have still won. But he made two mistakes and it cost him gold.

[@textera147]

+Hmkls probably, but silver is still pretty decent, right hahaha. we are nowhere near to being able to critize him... the pressure must be enormous.

[@siyuwoaini]

He is one of the handsomest swimmers imo. Very charismatic and very affable personality!

[@tiffanyruan970]

nathan adrian ..

[@KaninManeepairoj]

Fabulous finish. He extended his stroke longer and kicked hard

[@AndrewSmith-pn2qc]

Let us all wish him a speedy recovery from the cancer he has been diagnosed with.

[@sarajeanne]

my boy calum coming in with the gold👏🏻👏🏻

[@moodysushi]

VHOVVCJHDVC I CHOKED

[@morganwhite4420]

IM GEEEKKEKEKEKEKDD

[@franciscomolinaloza5139]

Calum hood?

[@isaac_urra]

So sad for Magnussen, but it is 100% credit of Andrian's mentality

[@kimdoogi1]

Do you know Stephan Nystrand? He used to hold the world record in few sprint freestyles and he did a two beat kick too. He kicked less but he put more strength in each kicks and actually swam with a butterfly-like rhythm. That stroke will blow your mind if you have the chance to see any underwater shots.

[@SamuelLiu1999]

And Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Atlanta 1996, probably some more from the Winter Olympics and the past and current Summer Olympics.

[@petterv6604]

3:11 LOL the guy closest to the camera forgot to bend down the swimsuit edges

[@callumwootton]

Petter Vosvel No swimmers do that because the edge bits are extremely tight rubber and it hurts if you keep them down

[@petterv6604]

Callum Wootton u crazy? i am a swimmer myself and yes they can hurt after having them on for a while. Thats why u only have them bent down during the race. Having them bent up during a race can slow u down. So u really think a pro swimmer that is going to swim a olympic final chose to have the edges bent down cause it hurts a little bit?

[@callumwootton]

Yes I agree that he should have them down but to be honest those won't cause any drag, they are absolutely tiny

[@examplevfx]

Callum Wootton Lol. It would matter everything if the race came down to 1/100th of a second like it does on many many occasions.

[@callumwootton]

Clode VFX But it didn't that was what mattered

[@evanalexander1036]

adrian's breath is insane, barely exposes face out of water

[@liubolun]

Really a shoutout to the technologies that can precisely tell 1/100 sec

[@captauron4514]

Nathan Adrian = Dream Crusher

[@jaschmidt441]

One of the best things about sports is you never know who is going to be on or show up out of no where and win. Its like any other final in any other sport. It doesn't matter what happens with any previous race or game it only matters how you do that day.

[@sharonmonroe5089]

MY FAVORITE SO HANDSOME AND HUMBLE!!!!!!!

[@graceb3064]

I’m a swimmer and I don’t know how they do it but when they get out of the water they always look dry but when I get out of the water it becomes a title wave from all the water dripping off of me lmao

[@lzaerlight4169]

God bless you all have a great day and holidays!

[@bruceworrall6231]

Adrian is Soooo smooth rolling out to the blocks…almost sense he can taste the gold

[@grifburk]

I was there and was so sure Magnussen would win! Good for you Nathan!

[@neosurfer7]

Nathan Adrian todo un superclase!!!

[@adhdochen3643]

I love this smile

[@theterminator308]

Magnussen got 47.10s without technical suits...probably he is fastest freestyler we've ever known. Unlucky to him at 2012 olympics.

[@hithere9787]

Pan Zhanle would lead Nathan Adrian by a body length in a 100m freestyle

[@passantgamil592]

An incredible finish!!!!!

[@frantisekjablcnik6893]

love love love swimming

[@fiskebc]

Gold medal smile

[@zottffss]

Hayden won bronze finally after he swam to a 3rd place spot in the 4x100 freestyle in Bejing.

[@kryptik-]

Anyone else watching this cause they are doing this at their swim meet in a few days?

[@IIAndersII]

I watched women 800m freestyle before this and boy the speed here is unreal!

[@agda11]

First usa swimmer to win 100 mts free gold medal since the great Matt Biondi at Seúl 88

[@danilsonvideos]

Popov, VDH, Bernard...

[@bobaekim727]

i'm still love u Nathan

[@passantgamil592]

great race from Adrian!!!

[@georgefirth3376]

fair enough! when i saw it live (on tv) it did look like adrian won as he got into the finish much better

[@noski33]

Dude, it was by 1/100 of a second. But it was great.

[@DanielSh]

I know what it feels like to lose gold by a hundredth of a second

[@gabpelenio9941]

Lezak was 46.06 in the relay

[@mfoy20]

Yeah, they are sensor. I believe Adrian is taller than Magnussen as such has a longer arm span which he uses well. He always seems to finish strong. I think he won it fair. ;)

[@ryder9739]

Back in the day; Nathan Adrian vs James Magnussen Today; Caeleb Dressel vs Kyle Chalmers

[@noonehere4332]

For all of you immpacient people, race starts at 3:15.

[@reidhenzel5494]

Nathan Adrien my boy!!!!

[@mpegs4522]

He is beautiful 😍

[@alexanderkahl2452]

Magnussen is "The Missile" because of his speed.

[@alexanderkahl2452]

Adrian will get a warning that the wall is coming from his crew chief, Todd Tutterow. "We got that by a neck." Tutterow shouted.

[@juanramirez-lu7se]

What a great career well by nathan adrian

[@nicolema6189]

No one understands the power on a millisecond like we swimmers do :)

[@georgefirth3376]

magnussens technique is just incredible

[@ilovelivelaugh143]

HE is SO AMAZGINNN

[@theterminator308]

of course! almost relay splits are always below a time of the lead-off because anchor legs could shave a little of time from starts, so I agree with you that phelps is not a real sprinter (50-100m) like Adrian

[@petio1akrobata]

ty

[@chloesaysthings]

NATHAN ADRIAN

[@alec1020]

Yeah i knew u could do it hayden!!!!!! Go Canada!!!!

[@jacksammut123]

Nathan Adrian used 3 different techniques in this race.

[@jamespatt2795]

phelps did a flying start while adrian, swimming first was from stationary position. and you can't really compare relay splits to individual swims. yannick agnel did even a faster split than phelps yet he didnt medal here. in 2008 lezak swam 46.06 yet only got bronze in the individual

[@J.OlímpicosRiodeJaneiro-2016]

• Assistindo agora mesmo Os Jogos Olímpicos de Londres 2012. • 05 / 08 / 2024 - 17h30mins.

[@Nosduhfamily]

1/100 second differnece. Adrian won fair and square.

[@IsickPuke]

Find me a swimmer that didn't play water polo. He's not a sprinter because of water polo, he's a sprinter that happened to also play water polo.

[@georgefirth3376]

you wouldn't be cramping at a competition at this level

[@ArkNinja59]

That's what happened to Alain Bernard in the 4x100 free relay in 2008. He tightened up, and it's very possible he might have cramped a touch. I'm an American, just so you don't think I'm backing Alain or anything. I'm just saying that it CAN happen, even to the best.

[@FranciscaMCR]

i love him

[@saadsami2004]

Adrain had a good glid at the end. Adrain glided under water but the other guys glid was over the water.

[@tiernannshelton3586]

IVE MET NATHAN BEFORE!! Hes really freakin tall! he grew up where i am growing up now in washington! hes my number one favorite! like if he's one of your favs!

[@kawhamani7988]

je t'aime nathane Adrien

[@whatdouthink96]

This would require the camera to catch the exact frame in which the wall was touched. Seeing as there is a 1/100 second difference and most cameras will give you 24fps, the chances of that happening are 6 in 25. Not the best of odds. Both athletes were in full motion of course, so there's a tinnnnny amount of motion blur that the camera will have to keep in order for the picture to appear fluid and not choppy (viewers want fluidity not edginess). I'll just trust the touch pad :P

[@chase6119]

.1 I love those races. Great job to Nathan!

[@Lundahlium]

Adrian the best !!

[@dynasty0019]

Touchpads never lie :)

[@carsonkien8141]

SoCal Transportation Spotter unless you soft touch 😂

[@theterminator308]

Magnussen defeated Adrian in World Championship. However, at the Olympics, Adrian became faster dramatically. not only in men's 100m freestyle event but also in 4x100m freestyle before several days, Adrian surpassed Magnussen when both of them led off in the event. 47.89s for Adrian and 48.01s for Magnussen.It's only pity that Ryan Lochte was beaten by Yannick Yagnel at the final 50m

[@douglasholt8353]

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