Ziegler 2, Manaudou 1

In the 800 free, Kate Ziegler beat Laure Manaudou on the last lap with a sprint and a subsequent close finish. Kate Ziegler's time: 8:18:52 defeated Laure Manaudou's time of 8:18.80 by a little more than a quarter-second. Throughout the whole race the two were side-by-side going into the last lap but Ziegler out-kicked Manaudou at the end. Both very very gracious about it. [Link]

Zeigler on Manaudou:

• "If she had not been there no way would I have gone that fast," said Ziegler, whose win completed the 800 and 1500 double at Rod Laver Arena.

Manaudou on Ziegler:

• "We had been swimming side by side for 400 metres but she was better in the end," said Manaudou after winning her second silver of the meet.

Kate Ziegler has now defeated Manaudou in both the 1500 and the 800 free whereas Laure Manaudou beat Ziegler in the 400 free. The Olympics will be an exciting rematch. Laure has to decide if she wants a quantity of medals by competing in 7 or so events or by skipping an event or two so as to be more competitive in events like the 800 or the 1500.