UA Olympic Update
Aug. 11, 2008
UA Notes for Monday, Aug. 11
** Juan Veloz, a native of Mexico City, Mexico, was the only Wildcat in the water during competition Monday evening in Beijing. He participated in the 200-meter butterfly heats, where he finished eighth in heat six with a time of 1:57.32. Incidentally, Veloz swam in the same heat as the USA's Michael Phelps, who set a new Olympic record during the swim with a time of 1:53.70.
** The U.S. women's volleyball team was swept by Cuba on Monday and are now 1-1 in pool play. Kim Glass notched three kills and one block, while playing in two of the three games against the Cubans.
Olympic Schedule for Tuesday, Aug. 12
Swimming
Session 1
Women's 200m Freestyle Semifinal
Men's 200m Freestyle Final
Women's 100m Backstroke Final
Men's 100m Backstroke Final
Women's 100m Breaststroke Final
Men's 200m Butterfly Semifinal
Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal
Session 2
Men's 100m Freestyle Prelims
Women's 200m Butterfly Prelims
Men's 200m Breaststroke Prelims
Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Prelims
Men's Basketball
Lithuania v. Iran
Softball
Aug. 12, USA v. Australia
For specific events and times, please check the official 2008 Beijing Olympic schedule at http://en.beijing2008.cn.
For Broadcast Information: NBC-TV plans 1,400 hours of broadcast coverage of the 2008 Beijing Games on a number of channels, including NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Universal HD, Oxygen and Telemundo. Additionally, 2,200 hours of coverage will be available on-line. For specific broadcast information, please go to http://www.nbcolympics.com.
UA Medal Count
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1
Lacey Nymeyer, USA; women's 4x100-meter relay team (silver)
