Frenchman Alain Bernard wins men's 100m Freestyle gold

Alain Bernard of France collected gold at the Men's 100m Freestyle at the National Aquatics Center, Thursday, August 14, 2008, with a time of 47:21, beating world record holder Eamon Sullivan of Australia, who came in second with a time of 47:32.

Eamon Sullivan and Bernard were equally leading till the 50 meter mark, after which Bernard sped up and finished first.


(Photo credit: Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Jason Lezak of the United States and Cesar Cielo Filho of Brazil shared the bronze, clocking the same time of 47:67.