Men's 100m Breaststroke Finals

Cameron Van Der Burgh didn't even qualify for the finals in 2008, but he has held the world record in 100m & 50m Breaststroke events since November 2008. I really liked how he celebrated his win. Already confident from the start, he seem to race with a smile to finish. And then he slung himself on top of the lane divider and soak in the moment. World Championships ain't enough for him. Olympics is the real deal and he has done it. Congrats!! Kosuke Kitajima failed to defend his 2x champion titles. His long time rival Brendan Hansen managed to finish 3rd. He was 4th in 2008. It's also excellent maintaining and keeping up, don't you think? :))

Gold: Cameron Van Der Burgh (Rsa) world record 58.46
Silver: Christian Sprenger (Aus) 58.93
Bronze: Brendan Hansen (Usa) 59.49

4. Daniel Gyurta (Hun) 59.53
5. Kosuke Kitajima (Jpn) 59.79
6. Brenton Rickard (Aus) 59.87
7. Fabio Scozzoli (Ita) 59.97
8. Giedrius Titenis (Ltu) 1:00.84

Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals

Defending Champion Kitajima finished fourth at the first semifinals, which was abit worrying - but as competition was too fierce in the first round (the world record was almost challenged), he got in into the finals in the end. :) 29 years of age, he meet his usual rivals Brendan Hansen and Brenton Rickard for the past 10 years in the same event. They reset each other's world records, beat each other at championships...and now they're here again for the same old game. South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh won in the first semifinals and Christian Sprenger won in the second.

The resulting line-up for the finals:

1. Cameron van der Burgh (Rsa) Olympic Record
2. Fabio Scozzoli (Ita)
3. Brenton Rickard (Aus)
4. Christian Sprenger (Aus)
5. Giedrius Titenis (Ltu)
6. Kosuke Kitajima (Jpn)
7. Daniel Gyurta (Hun)
8. Brendan Hansen (Usa)

defending champion kitajima