Aussies Stun The Phelps-led U.S. To Shanghai
Australia, upset defending Champions of the men of connection to the U.S. championships '4 X100M on Sunday, when Michael Phelps went to a slow start in Shanghai.
James Magnussen was better, and Phelps is the first stage and held off Australia, France, 3min 11.00sec Finally, with the United States, which are also the owners of the Olympic title, the third.It was Australia, take to improve their disappointing performance in Rome in 2009, who stole the show and gave the 14 Olympic gold medalist Phelps something to think about as he embarks on his final year in sport.
Today's result ended a decade of drought, 4x100m freestyle relay.
The victory was marked by a brilliant 47.49 seconds in the lead-out promising 20-year Magnussen, the fastest ever 100m swim in a business suit of textile, before veteran Eamon Sullivan brought home in the home straight.
Matt Targett and Matt Abood was also the work that Australia has never been done.
Australia male sprinters had spoken earlier this year, the nation's desire to return to the glory days of the relay, which has not won a major international 4x100m freestyle since 2001, world championships in Fukuoka.
And now they have their sights on a first gold medal in the 100 freestyle relay since the famous victory in Sydney in 2000, led by Ian Thorpe and Michael Klim.
James Magnussen was better, and Phelps is the first stage and held off Australia, France, 3min 11.00sec Finally, with the United States, which are also the owners of the Olympic title, the third.It was Australia, take to improve their disappointing performance in Rome in 2009, who stole the show and gave the 14 Olympic gold medalist Phelps something to think about as he embarks on his final year in sport.
Today's result ended a decade of drought, 4x100m freestyle relay.
The victory was marked by a brilliant 47.49 seconds in the lead-out promising 20-year Magnussen, the fastest ever 100m swim in a business suit of textile, before veteran Eamon Sullivan brought home in the home straight.
Matt Targett and Matt Abood was also the work that Australia has never been done.
Australia male sprinters had spoken earlier this year, the nation's desire to return to the glory days of the relay, which has not won a major international 4x100m freestyle since 2001, world championships in Fukuoka.
And now they have their sights on a first gold medal in the 100 freestyle relay since the famous victory in Sydney in 2000, led by Ian Thorpe and Michael Klim.
''We have not made too public, but in the end, this is what we wanted for a long time.
''With someone like Maggie (Magnussen), James Roberts, they are only 20, he gives us a great opportunity for next year.
''We want to repeat Sydney (in London). We have the talent. We have the experience.''
Magnussen blew an American legend Phelps out of the water, the leg opening that communicates its credentials 100m gold in a single event.
His bathroom was all. Most notably he was unable to train for two weeks after being beaten by pneumonia
''I was very excited about this, I have not had water for a couple of weeks and had not really been fully tested my speed, so I was a little 'cautious,''he said.
Earlier in the evening, stood the real Stephanie Rice Up as the triple Olympic gold medalist thrown back to his best at the best Monday night to qualify for 200m individual medley final.
Rice, who wants to rediscover his form after a disappointing 2009 and shoulder surgery last year, clocked 2mins09.65secs - his best time ever in a textile suit - to lead a quality field for the final.
This included Alicia Coutts, who has dealt with his busy opening day in the style of faster qualification for the quarter in both the medley final and final of the 100-meter butterfly in the space of 20 minutes.
Rice said the meeting between she finally began to rediscover his confidence and looks forward to a good race together for the first time since winning three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
She did just that Sunday night, leading the playoffs against the American star Ariana Kukors (2:09.83) and thought she had more up his sleeve for the final.
"It is wrong what was right," said Rice.
"I am happy to PB, the new clothes. It 'fantastic.
"I was very confident and I find my career as well. I have not really done that for a while."
Coutts was also given the impression that had more to offer on Monday, despite a grueling schedule that saw the race five times in the opening day.
"My coach said to take only one at a time, and that's what I did," said Coutts.
"It was a pretty good for my IM and fly, of course, I did not have much time to save them tomorrow night and then the rest a little more hope to go a little faster."
Coutts clocked 57.41 seconds for fourth fastest 100 fly final, behind the pioneer American Dana Vollmer, who went to the sparkling 56.47.
Jess Schipper (57.95), also went in the final, before Coutts has supported 20 minutes later to seal the passage 200 IM, swimming 2:10.65.
Kylie Palmer (4:04.62) set in a valiant effort in the final of the 400m freestyle to finish fourth behind the legendary Italian Federica Pellegrini (4:01.97), Great Britain and France Rebecca Adlington has Camille Muffat.
"I can not be disappointed with it," said Palmer, whose PET 200m Freestyle event starts Tuesday.
Geoff Huegill, 32, produced another great swim in the 50 butterfly semi-final, recording 23.26 seconds - a personal best with a suit of cloth, the storm in the 50 meter butterfly on Monday night for the final after the controversial Brazilian star Cesar Cielo (21.19).
"Not bad for the old," said the champion of the Commonwealth Games 100 Huegill after his heat swim, it was just one hundredth of a second slower.
Targett (23.41) also moved into the final of the seventh fastest time.
Korean Park Tae Hwan (3:42.04) stormed to an impressive victory in the final 400-meter men's freestyle, ahead of favorites Yang Sun and German world record holder Paul Biedermann.
