U.S. swimmer Jason Lezak and Brazil's César Cielo tied for the bronze medal in a matching time of 47.67. A month later he qualified for the Beijing Olympic Games in both events. French Get Revenge For 2008 Relay Loss To U.S. July 29, 2012 at 5:49 pm. Men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay. August 7, 2016. ... Alain Bernard, Grégory Mallet*, Boris Steimetz* Alain Bernard (; born 1 May 1983) is a former French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône. The French 4×100 relay team after the race on Monday. Alain Bernard; Personal information; Nationality France Born 1 May 1983 (age 36)Aubagne, France: Height: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) World record holder Alain Bernard opened the war of words for the Olympic swimming competition on Thursday, stating he was the favorite for the 100 meters freestyle and the French relay … American swimmer Jason Lezak outstretched Bernard in the breathtaking final split of the men’s 4 x 100m relay Monday to give Team USA the gold.

Not only did the Frenchman win three gold medals (50 and 100 metres, 4x100 relay - all freestyle), he also bettered the world record in both individual events, even twice for the blue ribbon event, the 100 metres. Alain Bernard first came to prominence at the 2008 European Championships in Eindhoven. But Lezak swam the fastest relay leg in history, drafting Bernard … Two days after Jason Lezak reduced him to tears in the relay, Alain Bernard tasted victory in the 100 freestyle. ... Lezak's surge to out-touch France's Alain Bernard by a fingernail in the closing leg was so unbelievable that even the lovable homer Rowdy Gaines didn't think it … It was a point repeated frequently by the NBC announcers on Monday morning and, in fairness, cited also by the US swimmers, like Michael Phelps, who said the “smash” statement “fired … Swimming. Alain’s experience in Beijing began with bitter disappointment, when the USA took the gold medal from the favored French team in the 4x100m freestyle relay.

Jason’s PB for the 100 from the gun is 47.58 at 2008 Olympic Trials. Australia's world record holder Eamon Sullivan enjoyed a great start in the first 50 metres, but ended up with a silver in 47.32, just 0.11 of a second behind Bernard. at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. U.S. swimmer Jason Lezak and Brazil's César Cielo tied for the bronze medal in a matching time of 47.67. This week, that encouragement came from Alain Bernard of the French Swim Team. The French, led by Alain Bernard, world record in the individual 100m freestyle, ... (He would also make the 2012 team qualifying for the squad as an alternate on the 4×100 free relay.) The US Swim Team has had few problems coming up to the 2008 Olympics.