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Britta Steffen of Germany celebrates during the final of women`s 50m freestyle at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. more... | PDA  

BEIJING: JEVON ATKINSON had what he described as a "phenomenal swim" in the heats of the men's 50 metres freestyle at the National Aquatics Centre yesterday, but he is still dreading a call from his sister. Atkinson, the brother of Sydney Olympics 400m freestyle finalist Janelle...  

Kara Lynn Joyce, who swam scholastically and won a state championship at Webster before moving to Michigan, finished sixth in the Olympic women's 50-meter freestyle Sunday morning at the National Aquatics Centre.  

The Beijing National Aquatics Centre (pictured above, left—the Beijing National Stadium is on the right), also known as "The Water Cube", will host the swimming, diving and synchronized swimming events during the Olympics. The structure was built by CSCEC (China State Construction Engineering...  

Child's play is what it was as Michael Phelps toyed with the field in the final of the 200-meter freestyle on Tuesday morning at the Water Cube. It might have been a contest as the other seven swimmers wrapped their toes on the front of the start platform, but as soon as they hit the water the...  

Federica Pellegrini of Italy celebrates during the final of women's 200m freestyle at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug.  

Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain reacts during the final of women's 800m freestyle at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug.  

Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 200m freestyle final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, ...  

Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 200m individual medley final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008. more... | PDA  

Organizers of the 2008 Olympics on Monday unveiled Beijing's National Aquatics Centre, saying the builders of the spectacular "water cube" had overcome "many world-class construction challenges."  

BRONTE Barratt has qualified for the women's 200m freestyle final after finishing fourth in the first sem-final at the Water Cube. Barrat clocked the fifth-fastest qualifying time of 1min 57.55sec in finishing behind Sara Isakovic of Slovenia ...  

Australian Bronte Barratt swam her way through to the women's 200m freestyle at Beijing's Water Cube today. Teammate Linda Mackenzie was less fortunate, failing to gain a place after today's semi-finals. In the opening semi-final, Jiaying Pang from ...  

Alain Bernard of France celebrates after winning the men's 100m freestyle final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug.  

Australian team celebrate after they won the women's 4x200m freestyle relay gold in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug.  

Ryan Lochte of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 200m backstroke final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug.