Aug 03, 2012 03:36 PM EDT
Olympic Results 2012 Swimming Finals: Michael Phelps Captures Another Gold, Missy Franklin Breaks Another Record

The U.S. almost swept all four medal events on Friday with gold medals in Day 8 of the 2012 London Olympics. Missy Franklin set off the finals by setting the World Record in the Women's 100m Freestyle. While Michael Phelps captured his 21st Olympic medal.

Phelps finished the Men's 100m Butterfly in 51.21, .23 seconds in front of South Africa's Chad le Chlos.

Katie Ledecky set the American Record with her first place finish in the 800m Freestyle after swimming 8:14.63.

The only event the Americans did not dominated in today's event was the 50m Freestyle. Florent Manaoduo of France finished in first place with a 21.34 finish. 

Here are the standings of the racers that swam in Friday's finals. 

Women's 100m Freestyle 

Rank

 

Athlete

Time

   

1

 

FRANKLIN Missy

2:04.06

WR

 

2

 

ZUEVA Anastasia

2:05.92

   

3

 

BEISEL Elizabeth

2:06.55

   

4

 

SIMMONDS Elizabeth

2:07.26

   

5

 

NAY Meagen

2:07.43

   

6

 

COVENTRY Kirsty

2:08.18

   

7

 

CASTEL Alexianne

2:08.43

   

8

 

RUSSELL Sinead

2:09.86

     

Men's 100m Butterfly

Rank

 

Athlete

Time

 

1

 

PHELPS Michael

51.21

 

=2

 

le CLOS Chad

51.44

 

=2

 

KOROTYSHKIN Evgeny

51.44

 

=4

 

CAVIC Milorad

51.81

 

=4

 

DEIBLER Steffen

51.81

 

6

 

VERLINDEN Joeri

51.82

 

7

McGILL Tyler

51.88

8

CZERNIAK Konrad

52.05

   

Women's 800m Freestyle

Rank

 

Athlete

Time

   

1

 

LEDECKY Katie

8:14.63

AM

 

2

BELMONTE GARCIA Mireia

8:18.76

3

 

ADLINGTON Rebecca

8:20.32

   

4

 

BOYLE Lauren

8:22.72

OC

 

5

 

FRIIS Lotte

8:23.86

   

6

 

KAPAS Boglarka

8:23.89

   

7

 

BALMY Coralie

8:29.26

   

8

 

PINTO PEREZ Andreina

8:29.28

     


Men's 50m Freestyle

Rank

 

Athlete

Time

 

1

 

MANAUDOU Florent

21.34

 

2

 

JONES Cullen

21.54

 

3

 

CIELO Cesar

21.59

 

4

 

FRATUS Bruno

21.61

 

5

 

ERVIN Anthony

21.78

 

6

 

SCHOEMAN Roland

21.80

 

7

 

BOVELL George Richard

21.82

 

8

 

SULLIVAN Eamon

21.98

   
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