AOC Media Centre - 2008 Beijing

Spanish synchronized swimming teamThe Spain team competes in the synchronised swimming event at the National Aquatics Center.

Team RussiaThe Russia synchronized swim team poses for a photo with their gold medals following the medal ceremony for the free routine final at the National Aquatics Center.

bronze medallists from JapanSaho Harada and Emiko Suzuki of Japan compete in the Synchronised Swimming Duet Free Routine Final.

Silver for SpainGemma Mengual and Andrea Fuentes of Spain compete in the Synchronised Swimming Duet Free Routine Final at the National Aquatics Centre.

Anastasias win gold medalsAnastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova of Russia compete in the Synchronised Swimming Duet Free Routine Final at the National Aquatics Centre.

Duet Free Routine medallists(L-R) Silver medalists Andrea Fuentes and Gemma Mengual of Spain, gold medalists Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova of Russia and bronze medalists Emiko Suzuki and Saho Harada of Japan pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Synchronised Swimming Duet Free Routine Final at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Best of Beijing - SwimmingAustralia won 6 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze medals at the swimming events at the Beijing National Aquatics Center

Australian Swim Team(L-R) Jessicah Schipper, Leisel Jones and Emily Seebohm of Australia cheer on their teammate Lisbeth Trickett (not pictured) during the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay final.

Gold for RussiaGold medalist Larisa Ilchenko of Russia celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Marathon 10km swimming event at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.

4x100m Medley Relay gold and silver medallists(L-R) Silver medalists Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Christine Magnuson and Dara Torres of the United States stand next to gold medalists Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper and Lisbeth Trickett of Australia after the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay final held at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 9 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 17, 2008 in Beijing, China. The Australian team set a new world record with a time of 3:52:69.

800m Fresstyle medallists(L-R) Silver medalist Alessia Filippi of Italy, gold medalist Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain and bronze medalist Lotte Friis of Denmark pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's 800m Freestyle Final held at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. Adlington won in a new world record time of 8:16:22.

200m Freestyle medallists(L-R) Silver medalist Sara Isakovic of Slovenia, gold medalist Federica Pellegrini of Italy and bronze medalist Pang Jiaying of China stand on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's 200m Freestyle.

Women's 100m Freestyle Final(L-R) Bronze medalist Natalie Coughlin of the United States, gold medalist Britta Steffen of Germany and silver medalist Lisbeth Trickett of Australia pose during the medal ceremony for the Women's 100m Freestyle Final.

200m Breaststroke medallists(L-R) Silver medalist Brenton Rickard of Australia, gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima of Japan and bronze medalist Hugues Duboscq of France stand on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 200m Breaststroke.

10km marathon medallistGold medallist Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands celebrates after competing in the men's 10 km marathon swimming event held at the National Aquatics Center.

Team USA wins gold(L-R) Michael Phelps, Brendan Hansen, Jason Lezak and Aaron Piersol of the United States hold up their gold medals from the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay at the National Aquatics Centre.

Gold for FranceAlain Bernard of France poses with the gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Men's 100m Freestyle held at the National Aquatics Centre .

Cesar wins goldCesar Cielo Filho of Brazil celebrates victory in the Men's 50m Freestyle Final held at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Best of Beijing - SoftballAustralia's softball team won the bronze medal

Celebrating Australia(L-R) Justine Smethurst #11 and Jodie Bowering #27 of Australia gather at the mound with the rest of the infield after recording an out against Japan during the bronze medal final of the women's softball event.

Crystl's home runCrystl Bustos #6 of the United States comes home after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against Japan during the women's grand final gold medal softball game.

Japan receive the gold medalsPlayers from Japan receive their gold medals after they beat the United States 3-1 during the women's grand final gold medal softball game.

Chinese Taipei defeats ChinaChinese Taipei celebrates after defeating China 2-1 in the softball game at the Fengtai Softball Field.

Lauren pitch against AustraliaLauren Bay Regula #3 of Canada throws a pitch against Australia during their women's semifinal softball event at the Fengtai Softball Field.

Netherlands defeats Chinese TaipeJudith van Kampen #11 and Britt Vonk #9 of the Netherlands celebrate the win over Chinese Taipe in the women's preliminaries softball game at the Fengtai Softball Field.