Phelps wins historic eighth gold
American swimmer Michael Phelps wins his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics to beat Mark Spitz's record of seven.

Adlington storms to second gold
Britain's Rebecca Adlington wins her second gold medal in Beijing with victory in the 800m freestyle in a new world record time.

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Zimbabwe swimmer gets cash prize
Zimbabwe's top Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry is given a $100,000 dollar reward by the country's president, Robert Mugabe.

Hungary retain water polo title
Hungary beat USA 14-10 in the men's final while Serbia take the bronze defeating Montenegro 6-4.

Russia seal synchronised double
Russia win synchronised swimming team gold, three days after winning the duet title.

Battling Davies wins 10km silver
Britain's David Davies just misses out on Olympic gold in the men's 10km swim after a brave performance at Shunyi.

US-Hungary into water polo final
The United States will meet Hungary in the final of the Olympic water polo on Sunday after both won their semi-finals.

Dutch water polo gold stuns US
The Netherlands shock the United States 9-8 in the Olympic gold medal match in women's water polo.

British duo take 10km medals
Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten win silver and bronze in the 10km swim as Russian Larisa Ilchenko takes gold.

Montenegro stun Croatia
World champions Croatia lose 7-6 to Montenegro in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic water polo competition.

Russian duo keep synchro title
Russian pair Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova successfully defend their synchronised swimming duet title in Beijing.

Phelps left 'speechless'
Olympic record-breaker Michael Phelps says he has been left speechless by public reaction to his success.

Mellouli claims 1500m swim gold
Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli wins 1500m gold ahead of Australian swimming legend Grant Hackett.

Dutch upset Italy in water polo
The Netherlands upset defending champions Italy 13-11 in penalty shots in the quarter-finals of the Olympic women's water polo.

Steffen holds off veteran Torres
Germany's Britta Steffen pips 41-year-old Dara Torres by a hundredth of a second to win the women's 50m freestyle in an Olympic record time.

Australians seal medley victory
Australia set a world record to win the gold medal in the women's 4x100m medley relay in Beijing.

Spitz hails Phelps 'the greatest'
Mark Spitz hails Michael Phelps "the greatest athlete of all time" after he equals Spitz's 1972 feat of winning seven golds in a single Olympics.

Phelps equals Spitz's seven
Michael Phelps matches Mark Spitz's 1972 Munich Games record of seven gold medals, winning the 100m butterfly by just one hundreth of a second.

Phelps' eight steps to greatness
US swimming star Michael Phelps has broken Mark Spitz's 36-year-old record of seven gold medals in a single Olympic Games - here we look back at his eight finals.

Coventry retains backstroke title
Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry finally claims gold with a world-record display in the 200m backstroke.

Cielo takes 50m freestyle win
Brazilian Cielo Filho wins the men's 50m freestyle gold after a stunning final in the Water Cube.

US shocks water polo favourites
The United States beats strong gold medal favourites Croatia 7-5 on Saturday - but could still fail to make the quarter-finals.

Sixth gold for unbeatable Phelps
Swimming superstar Michael Phelps wins his sixth gold medal, setting a new world record in the 200m individual medley.

Steffen edges Trickett for gold
Germany's Britta Steffen upsets favourite Libby Trickett of Australia to win gold in the women's 100m freestyle.

Soni seals breaststroke win
American Rebecca Soni breaks the world record to win gold in the women's 200m breaststroke in Beijing.

Lochte wins 200m backstroke
Ryan Lochte of the US breaks the world record on the way to winning the men's 200m backstroke title.

US and Hungary into semi-finals
The United States and Hungary go through to the semi-finals of the women's water polo competition.

China's Liu takes 200m fly gold
Liu Zige smashes the world record on her way to winning Olympic gold in the women's 200m butterfly.

Bernard wins 100m freestyle
France's Alain Bernard wins a thrilling Olympic 100m freestyle final ahead of Australian Eamon Sullivan.

New Olympic mark for Adlington
Rebecca Adlington sets a new Olympic record as six British swimmers reach finals but Mark Foster goes out.

Aussie women win relay gold
Australia win gold in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay, smashing the world record in the process.

Kitajima seals double gold
Kosuke Kitajima wins his second gold medal of the 2008 Olympics, repeating his feat of four years ago in Athens.

Phelps breaks gold medal mark
US swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first Olympic athlete to win 10 gold medals and then claims his 11th with relay glory.

Pellegrini takes 200m free gold
Italy's Federica Pellegrini breaks her own world record on the way to gold in the women's 200m freestyle final.

Rice edges thrilling medley final
Stephanie Rice pips Kirsty Coventry in a stunning 200m individual medley final to claim her second gold of the Games.

Sweetenham 'vindicated'
Controversial former British swimming chief Bill Sweetenham says he feels vindicated by the team's success in Beijing.

Relay selection backfires on GB
Great Britain's 4x200m freestyle relay team - minus Olympic 400m champion Rebecca Adlington - fail to qualify for the final.

Sullivan & Bernard trade record
Eamon Sullivan of Australia takes back his 100m freestyle world record moments after Frenchman Alain Bernard breaks it.

New GB record in freestyle relay
Britain set a new national record when qualifying for the men's 4x200m freestyle relay.

Peirsol wins 100m backstroke
Aaron Peirsol takes gold for the US in the men's 100m backstroke, defending his 2004 Olympic title.

Jones wins breaststroke gold
Australia's Liesel Jones claims gold in the women's 100m breaststroke final making up for disappointment in the Athens Games four years ago.

Coughlin keeps backstroke title
American Natalie Coughlin wins a second straight Olympic 100m backstroke gold but Britain's Gemma Spofforth finishes fourth.

Phelps takes third gold
Michael Phelps claims his third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics with victory in the men's 200m freestyle swimming.

GB's Adlington snatches gold
Rebecca Adlington wins Britain's first Olympic women's swimming gold since 1960 with victory in the 400m freestyle, while her team-mate Jo Jackson takes bronze.

Kitajima takes breaststroke gold
Japan's Kosuke Kitajima wins gold in the men's 100m breaststroke, smashing the world record.

Phelps wins second gold in relay
Michael Phelps has added gold in the men's 4x100m freestyle to his tally as he chases a record eight Olympic titles.

Trickett wins 100m butterfly gold
Australian Libby Trickett wins Olympic gold in the 100m butterfly final.

Phelps claims first Beijing gold
Michael Phelps claims the first of the eight gold medals he has targeted after winning the 400m individual medley in a world record time.

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