Updated August 02, 2008
The gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will go to the best swimmers on the day of each final race. Not necessarily the fastest - but to the best. Which swimmer will have the best race on the day that counts? These are my medal predictions for the women's races in Beijing as of 1 Aug 2008.
- 50 Meter Freestyle
GOLD: Lisbeth Trickett, AUS
SILVER: Marleen Veldhuis, NED
BRONZE: Dara Torres, USA - 100 Meter Freestyle
GOLD: Lisbeth Trickett, AUS
SILVER: Cate Campbell, AUS
BRONZE: Britta Steffen, GER - 200 Meter Freestyle
GOLD: Federica Pellegrini, ITA
SILVER: Katie Hoff, USA
BRONZE: Bronte Barratt, AUS - 400 Meter Freestyle
GOLD: Katie Hoff, USA
SILVER: Federica Pellegrini, ITA
BRONZE: Rebecca Adlington, GBR - 800 Meter Freestyle
GOLD: Katie Hoff, USA
SILVER: Rebecca Adlington, GBR
BRONZE: Alessia Filippi, ITA - 100 Meter Backstroke
GOLD: Natalie Coughlin, USA
SILVER: Margaret Hoelzer, USA
BRONZE: Kirsty Coventry, ZIM - 200 Meter Backstroke
GOLD: Kirsty Coventry, ZIM
SILVER: Margaret Hoelzer, USA
BRONZE: Laure Manaudou, FRA - 100 Meter Breaststroke
GOLD: Leisel Jones, AUS
SILVER: Tarnee White, AUS
BRONZE: Rebecca Soni, USA - 200 Meter Breaststroke
GOLD: Leisel Jones, AUS
SILVER: Rebecca Soni, USA
BRONZE: Megumi Taneda, JPN - 100 Meter Butterfly
GOLD: Lisbeth Trickett, AUS
SILVER: Jessica Schipper, AUS
BRONZE: Christine Magnuson, USA - 200 Meter Butterfly
GOLD: Jessica Schipper, AUS
SILVER: Yuko Nakanishi, JPN
BRONZE: Jemma Lowe, GBR - 200 Meter Individual Medley
GOLD: Stephanie Rice, AUS
SILVER: Natalie Coughlin, USA
BRONZE: Katie Hoff, USA - 400 Meter Individual Medley
GOLD: Katie Hoff, USA
SILVER: Stephanie Rice, AUS
BRONZE: Hannah Miley, GBR - 400 (4 x 100) Meter Freestyle Relay
GOLD: AUS
SILVER: USA
BRONZE: NED - 800 (4 x 200) Meter Freestyle Relay
GOLD: USA
SILVER: GBR
BRONZE: AUS - 400 (4 x 100) Meter Medley Relay
GOLD: AUS
SILVER: USA
BRONZE: GBR - 10-kilometer Open Water Swimming Marathon
GOLD: Larisa Ilchenko, RUS
SILVER: Edith van Dijk, NED
BRONZE: Chloe Sutton, USA
