Michael Phelps (R) of the United States hugs his teammate Ian Ian Crocker after the men's 100m butterfly final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube on August 16, 2008. Phelps set a new Olympic record and won the gold medal in the event with 50.58 seconds.
Michael Phelps of the United States (R) hugs his teammate Ryan Lochte (C) after their team winning the men's 4x200m freestyle relay final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube on August 13, 2008. US swimmers set a new world record and won the gold medal in the event with 6 minutes 58.56 seconds.
Leisel Jones (L) of Austrlia shares a hug with Mirna Jukic of Austria during the awarding ceremony of women's 100m breaststroke at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube on August 12, 2008. Leisel Jones set a new Olympic record with 1 minute 5.17 seconds and won the gold medal.
German diver Ditte Kotzian and Heike Fischer hug each other during the awarding ceremony of women's synchro 3m springboard at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube on August 10, 2008. German team won the bronze medal in the event with a score of 318.90.