The Greatest Relay Race Ever? Men's 4x100 Freestyle Beijing 2008

[@gerryrohan8149]

Unbelievable almost all of them broke the world record. The greatest indeed.

[@lucienma4638]

Anchor Lezak’s 46.06 sec was insane. The fact that his first 50 split was 0.23s slower than Bernard, his 2nd 50 split 0.90s (way)faster, makes his team’s win even more incredible . Sports are intriguing, and it’s undeniable that there be flukes though…..

[@ededoo5587]

Там нет ничего невероятного, он просто плыл на волне чемпиона Бернара. Плыви Бернар около другой кромки, разрыв бы был более секунды

[@lucienma4638]

@@ededoo5587 dude, u r paradoxical: your comment simply explained why it is incredible though .........😅

[@wanjiruciru6237]

Absolutely

[@FaresKsebati]

Absolutely legendary. Will go down as the greatest relay performance in Olympic history!

[@saktipadamaji6077]

How do you compare this to this year's 4x100 medley relay

[@Scampi95]

Perhaps the greatest swimming race of all time!

[@vaishnavsheramkar974]

You can just imagine how great race it was just by seeing 3 swimmers were ahead of world record line at the same time 💗 A huge Salute 💕💕

[@DAS-Videos]

Watching this during the Olympics back in the day I too was yelling for them, and with that unimaginable win, it's a race one never forgets.

[@shaunl446]

saw it live and never screamed my lungs out ! what a moment!1

[@albertaoridge]

Haha same here still remember watching it live

[@danielturk497]

One of the greatest memories I’ll ever have in my lifetime.

[@pjchj3599]

This WR still standing since then even 16 years later

[@guilhermefelice7732]

Thats the most exciting relay i’ve ever seen in my entire life

[@benjie8246]

most doped lmao

[@mangfredmora9467]

I get goosebumps every time I watch this. Love it! ❤

[@andiemcintosh1643]

The GREATEST relay in the history of Olympic swimming is the victory of the underdog USA womens team against the East German team, in the finals of the 4 x 100 meter relay final, Montreal 1976. That was a story straight out of a Hollywood film, only , it was real ! Still get teary eyed when seeing that performance by the Americans!

[@MattPawlowski]

Honestly, this isn't worth watching without the commentary. It makes it soooo much better and can still give you chills.

[@TickleSalty]

Greatest relay anchor ever seen in any sport.

[@Swimnclass]

What a race💥! Phelps so lucky.

[@chrisschaller9547]

Proudest I’ve ever been as an American

[@Person-gk5ee]

Still the fastest 100 metre split in swimming history by Lezak

[@xDEKITOx]

Can you remind me how long the weather was?

[@hoangnamtran7352]

Until 2024

[@thitran3080]

It's 2nd fastest now

[@ConnorMiller417]

“HERE COMES LEZAK! UNBELIEVABLE AT THE END! HE’S DONE IT! THE U.S. HAS DONE IT!” Chills. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@BhavanaKarusala]

Not having the commentary from Hicks and Gaines is a miss here

[@Bicho1211]

como extraño a phels...que gran recuerdo este.....

[@GlobalPenguin2012]

The greatest race in Olympic swimming. The impossible became a possible reality. Nothing short of a miracle.

[@michaelrowand898]

I’ve watched all kinds of races. Track and field sprints and marathons. Great horse races, including The Kentucky Derby and the Breeder’s Cup Classic. I watched this in a dingy motel on the road with my parents. I think it might be the greatest race I’ve ever seen. The fact that the world record stands 16 years later tells you everything.

[@tamatoatoahiva3992]

UNBELIEVABLE (=incroyables) duels entre la France États-Unis 🏊‍♂️🥇🤙Magnifique ✨🏆

[@megazard5249]

Greatest *swimming* relay race. Best actual relay race was obvs Jamaica 2012 in the Athletics.

[@Thunderbird-ir8lq]

I’m so excited

[@seanbiller1241]

How can you not have the announcers during this !!!!

[@richardtetteh7858]

Imagine breaking the world record and still came in sixth place

[@miggg123]

now the full-body suit with polyurethane and neoprene was banned in 2009 by FINA its hard to get to the 2008 World + Olympics record

[@bunnybuoy7]

Imagine breaking world record and still not winning the medal 😭

[@nangraham1]

Love the commentators

[@BTBFBG]

It's best with the commentators

[@Chiggalonkers]

It’s shame it wasn’t a bigger venue!

[@acuzar93]

from his scream you can see hes having asthma lol, 90% asthmatic US swimming team

[@shingouki5285]

Le plus beau relay de l'histoire de la natation sportive. La France méritait de gagner. C'est aussi ça la beauté du sport.

[@dmckechnie1]

France deserved silver - they got it

[@beberandom3144]

@@dmckechnie1😂😂😂

[@z4ng3tsu1ch1g0]

Cullen Jones got an A on the group project just for being there

[@AndyMatts44]

Don't be an idiot. They broke the world record by nearly four seconds. Everyone on that relay swam fast and deserved to be there. Not every can be THE fastest of all time.

[@z4ng3tsu1ch1g0]

​@AndyMatts44 Stop it. Lol obviously they are all fast. Almost every team that race broke the previous WR. Cullen Jones hopped in with a -0.59s lead and finished his split +0.43s behind. That is more than a whole second which is an eternity on the 100m. That is inexcusable. If Lezak didnt turn into superman on the last 25m we all know the biggest reason for the silver.

[@benoitmarande3122]

How about London 2012?

[@camyeoman4180]

Whos here to see the black guy

[@gericisapro7272]

He's fast

[@mystdragon8530]

@@gericisapro7272they all were fast.

[@michaelrowand898]

Cullen Jones ftw

[@SamuelLiu1999]

Me.

[@vrokhlenko]

Not me

[@El_Cedro]

Bernard a été tellement mauvais ce jour là ! Jamais la France n'aurait dû perdre ce relais !

[@ВикторМорев-в2ы]

Starting from the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, and until the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 (six Olympic Games in a row) in the Men's Backstroke at distances of 100 and 200 meters, the representatives of the USA won, until He came - Evgeny Rylov. It was He who broke this US backstroke streak that began with the last Millennium.

[@sanjoypaul3441]

আমাদের প্রাণাধিক প্রিয় মানুষজাতির সর্বাধিক সম্মাননীয়গণ, সাঁতারু বেক্তি সুইচ চাপ দেওয়ার পর উপরে থাকা বেক্তির সামনের লক খুলবে তারপরে উপরে থাকা বেক্তি.... এমন ভাবে করাবেন কি

[@incapablehulk3538]

undisputedly the greatest swimming race but why are you reposting this again and again? cant u post smth new bro

[@anonymous-t7w]

Phelps screamed bcos he was underwhelming in this match.

[@jayneartwickis]

Sure was the greatest

[@vrokhlenko]

No, the greatest ever was the american girls beating east german 'men' in 1976 in a 4x100 freedtyle relay. This one happened because the not so bright Frenchie stayed too close to the divider and was dragging Lezak on his back. Not that i get goosebumps watching it but i have to be honest here. Those girls beat some genetically modified specimen. 😊

[@wozza77able]

This terrible,no commentary

[@DavidSchmidtybalz-j2g]

Where is the commentating ? lol

[@Vancouver.Canadian]

Just look at these dopeheads make me high!

[@ЮрийКуиз]

Американцы жестоко уничтожили Францию

[@leaphorn34]

London is higher

[@slylataupe4272]

I think the last French guy placed a bet on the course and deliberately threw the finish away. I mean, last 20 meters he was barely moving. Shame

[@lorenzo3987]

That's just silly.. Lezak could only make that time being aside and behind Bernard by riding his wave. If you ever swam semi-professionally in a group you'd know that being first is exhausting as you need to break the water while being second is a stroll in the park as you have way less water resistance. Lezak lost more than once being chased by a guy riding his wave and passing him in the last 15 meters or so. This time around he got closer to the other lane, waited and then exploded being the veteran he was. Bernard started ahead but couldn't increment the distance enough to avoid Lezak's comeback who swam the fastest 100m split ever recorded with a 46.06.

[@AndyMatts44]

He took out the first 50 too fast. That's what happens when your muscles run out of glycogen and are riddled with lactic acid. It's very common in swimmers when they gauge their speed wrong. You'll hear references to "getting the piano dropped on you." Don't be an idiot.

[@apurbamondal3618]

Just inhuman

[@petrbudin7132]

Great , but black swimmer in usa was bad