Cavic had offered to buy his rival one of the 100% polyurethane suits that he wears and which are considered faster than the 50% polyurethane suit worn by Phelps. And Cavic, who always maintained that he actually touched first in Beijing, had gone into the final with plenty of confidence after breaking Phelps's world record with a time of 50.01 in the semi-finals. Phelps responded in emphatic fashion and tugged at his supposedly slower Speedo LZR . -from BBC
If ever a World Championship was more important than an Olympics, this was it. In all the races Phelps has won, he has never celebrated like he did for this one. I truly believe it was the most important race of his career. Unfairly of course, because many medals are won by 0.01 and don't get the video scrutiny Beijing 2008 did, and I'll bet any 0.01 difference can be debated. Beijing 2008 was won because of a mistake by Cavic. But Rome 2009 was won in classic fashion.
Cavic offered to buy Phelps an Arena X-Glide suit, Phelps was angry about it, that's why he punched his chest and pulled his suit. (Arena suit was the suit that Biedermann wore and beated Phelps in 200m freestyle)
LOVE his reaction. i can't believe Cavic said so matter-of-factly that he touched the wall first in Beijing blaming his 2nd place on the touch pad. dude. don't say that out loud. especially when Phelps can turn it right around and, well, do what he just did.
Even though i follow micheal quite a bit, and knew he won this race already, i was still nervous for him when he stepped on that starting block. AND that was with his speedo Racer. Without the supposedly better Arena swimsuit. he is the only one that beat 50 sec. without an technologically advanced suit. GO PHELPS !!!
NZJacobNZ But Sullivan is a.freestyler, Cavic is a butterflyer, there is a difference of styles, free is faster that fly, imagine if Cavic were a freestyler
This or the 4x100 Free Relay at Beijing. That one was about Phelps' 8th gold, this one was about keeping his butterfly title and proving he was better than Cavic. Either one could be considered greatest I suppose. I love both myself.
That's just pushing it at the end by motivating yourself off how far behind you are/ahead you are. And his "over-reaction" is just by being excited. He just won gold at the Olympics, that's incredible. Nothing wrong with him in my opinion.
american team relay did it in the freestyle relay in Rome ...the spirit of those guys is just a perfect example for everybody . I enjoyed that race . what a battle !!! OMG !
I watched this race at my hometown of Venezuela and I was wishing that Subirats would obtain a medal for this event. DAMN, was he close!!!! He did a good job.
stop hating on phelps n give some respect to him. u can call him a bad athlete but hes gonna b a "bad" athlete that made a HUGE mark in swimming history
lol, since when can you win Phelps? I've heard of some weird prizes, but that definitely takes the cake. And just so you know, I've also watched that vid and Omega never actually said Phelps lost. They said cavic touched first, but Phelps pushed first and therefore activated the pad first, which basically means he won. Don't twist Omega's words to your own benefit.
Phelps should not forget that in Beijing (even though I agree on the fact that he is a great champion) he had the best designed suit at this given moment as no other manufacturer was able to make as much as 60% of the LZR performances. He wasn't whining so much about suits at this time.
Well I think it's better than most youtuber and english isn't my primary language and most people who don't type properly are english...I'm still learning.
what an amazing finishby phelps.. it looked as if cavic had this in the bag.. he had such a huge lead.. but much like what happened in beijing, phelps shifted to higher gear and blitz by cavic for the win. this time phelps won by a fairly large margin that cavic can no longer come up with lame conspiracy excuses.
no one is equal to Phelps! the cavic talked all week and Phelps responded... in the pool! ... cavic is to learn: it is not a good madden a champ! "the king of butterfly" ... well, the best swimmer ever!
Why is he a loser? Because he beat Phelps in the 200m Fly at London? He's actually a really cool guy, and said it was so awesome to beat his idol Phelps but it was completely unexpected. He respects Phelps a ton and looks up to him so much though, he isn't a loser by any means or "undeserving" of his gold medal in that race.
@finaldestination3337 ty bro... BTW 29.01.2012 Novak Djokovic won his second Australian Open title, Serbia won The 30th European Water Polo Championships in Eindhoven, and Serbia take 2. place in EHF EURO 2012... in the same day. Our dominance can not be stopped!!! Only God and the judges can stop us,as you can see here! SRBIJA do Tokija i od Tokija do Milvokija ;)
If you watch the underwater swim, phelps knows exactly where cavic is and knows he will muster all the strength to beat him to the wall. He's a beast! I'm gonna miss him so much!! USA!
@000supernova yea true but w,e hes a backhalf swimmer probz cuz he does way more yards than cavic id rather back half my swims like phelps then have cavics speed
hahahaha... Yes. We have Milorad Cavic,Novak Djokovic,great Water polo team and Basketball team...and only 7 million people... P.s. USA has about 300 million people...
Cavic had offered to buy his rival one of the 100% polyurethane suits that he wears and which are considered faster than the 50% polyurethane suit worn by Phelps.
And Cavic, who always maintained that he actually touched first in Beijing, had gone into the final with plenty of confidence after breaking Phelps's world record with a time of 50.01 in the semi-finals.
Phelps responded in emphatic fashion and tugged at his supposedly slower Speedo LZR .
-from BBC
I still come back to this race.
Unbelievable.
This is what sport is all about
If ever a World Championship was more important than an Olympics, this was it. In all the races Phelps has won, he has never celebrated like he did for this one. I truly believe it was the most important race of his career. Unfairly of course, because many medals are won by 0.01 and don't get the video scrutiny Beijing 2008 did, and I'll bet any 0.01 difference can be debated. Beijing 2008 was won because of a mistake by Cavic. But Rome 2009 was won in classic fashion.
Cavic offered to buy Phelps an Arena X-Glide suit, Phelps was angry about it, that's why he punched his chest and pulled his suit. (Arena suit was the suit that Biedermann wore and beated Phelps in 200m freestyle)
LOVE his reaction. i can't believe Cavic said so matter-of-factly that he touched the wall first in Beijing blaming his 2nd place on the touch pad. dude. don't say that out loud. especially when Phelps can turn it right around and, well, do what he just did.
i still get goosebumps watching this, WHAT a race...
Even though i follow micheal quite a bit, and knew he won this race already, i was still nervous for him when he stepped on that starting block.
AND that was with his speedo Racer.
Without the supposedly better Arena swimsuit.
he is the only one that beat 50 sec. without an technologically advanced suit.
GO PHELPS !!!
Greatest race of all time. Period.
Cavic went out a 22.69...insaaaaane. That's faster than most freestylers can go out!!!
When Sullivan broke the WR with his lead off in the relay final in 08, he went 22.48 ou.
NZJacobNZ But Sullivan is a.freestyler, Cavic is a butterflyer, there is a difference of styles, free is faster that fly, imagine if Cavic were a freestyler
Something else, the touch in fly is a hand touch, free is to the feet, which is a slower touch, but the whole turn is quicker.
I like it how when phelps starts leaving the poll he goes slowly by Cavic
no one beats my man!!!am so proud of you the greatest michael phelps
@trojanman1990 I'm not sure but it's definitely Hans Zimmer, most likely from the Pirates of the Carribean soundtrack
what suit is Cavic using by the way, is it the Jacked or the X-Glide
Thanks! And congratulation for not being an *ss like many americans on youtube, you have earned my respect.
@theSetNailers You mean in buterfly or generally? Because generally he is not.
Phelps is the G.O.A.T.
This or the 4x100 Free Relay at Beijing. That one was about Phelps' 8th gold, this one was about keeping his butterfly title and proving he was better than Cavic.
Either one could be considered greatest I suppose. I love both myself.
that's why Michael Phelps is the greatest of all times,,,his superhuman ability was so crazy❤❤❤viva USA
Ya right greatest with steroids
Michael Phelps is the greatest swimmer EVER!!!! There is nobody like him....
Love the music from the movie Gladiator playing as they walk out.
That's just pushing it at the end by motivating yourself off how far behind you are/ahead you are. And his "over-reaction" is just by being excited. He just won gold at the Olympics, that's incredible. Nothing wrong with him in my opinion.
This is the best racing for Michael because this one is for the owner waooooooooooooooooooooooooo
It's the theme music to the movie "Gladiator".
american team relay did it in the freestyle relay in Rome ...the spirit of those guys is just a perfect example for everybody . I enjoyed that race . what a battle !!! OMG !
What a RACE. That’s how you look after a big win. Fierce and pumped up!!!
I watched this race at my hometown of Venezuela and I was wishing that Subirats would obtain a medal for this event. DAMN, was he close!!!! He did a good job.
phelps is a legend.
stop hating on phelps n give some respect to him. u can call him a bad athlete but hes gonna b a "bad" athlete that made a HUGE mark in swimming history
Phelps is a beast!
Like Apollo Creed said in Rocky, you can really see that Eye of the Tiger at the end... The look of a champ
Cavic is a cry baby. So lame. No sportsmanship, no class
The greatest swimmer alive! Simply the best Phelps!
Phelps is Great. Love how he shut Cavics big mouth
Cavic breaks the 90m world record, again.
Ahhahahahahhaha, lol😂😂
Hey Kingpopaul, you have great command of the language!
what is the name of the song that goes before the race?
lol, since when can you win Phelps? I've heard of some weird prizes, but that definitely takes the cake. And just so you know, I've also watched that vid and Omega never actually said Phelps lost. They said cavic touched first, but Phelps pushed first and therefore activated the pad first, which basically means he won. Don't twist Omega's words to your own benefit.
Hopefully by now Cavic has learned learn lessons in graciousness from Djokovic.
he's rockin the dr dre headphones
i love it
@protiiooi doesnt have enough front end speed
this happens when Phelps took the race personal 😅
yo CAVIC, ima let you finish! but MICHAEL PHELPS is the fastest swimmer of ALL TIME.
I just finished my first season of swimming and my best 100 fly time is a 1:21.19 I just can't even fathom going a 49.82!!!!
Phelps should not forget that in Beijing (even though I agree on the fact that he is a great champion) he had the best designed suit at this given moment as no other manufacturer was able to make as much as 60% of the LZR performances.
He wasn't whining so much about suits at this time.
yeah, it's pretty apparent Cavic lost in my opinion
Great job Phelps, do your talking in the pool.
I miss watching this man swim :(
yeah boyy! under 50!!! cavic is all talk
micheal phelps is a freaking beast!
I was Michael Phelps for Halloween 🎃
Kingpopaul, I give you credit for learning another language. I am sure it will prove beneficial to you in the future. Best of luck to you.
Well I think it's better than most youtuber and english isn't my primary language and most people who don't type properly are english...I'm still learning.
To be fair, Cavic also broke 50.
But you're right that he spoke too much heat and wound up embarrassed...
3:00 if you just want to watch the race...
what an amazing finishby phelps.. it looked as if cavic had this in the bag.. he had such a huge lead.. but much like what happened in beijing, phelps shifted to higher gear and blitz by cavic for the win. this time phelps won by a fairly large margin that cavic can no longer come up with lame conspiracy excuses.
HE's PUMPED!
no one is equal to Phelps! the cavic talked all week and Phelps responded... in the pool! ... cavic is to learn: it is not a good madden a champ! "the king of butterfly" ... well, the best swimmer ever!
0:30 he was 1st, you can say anything but he was 1st, and seiko was his sponsor
It's so cool watching phelps swim angry.
Phelps domination....
Starts at 2:50
Why is he a loser? Because he beat Phelps in the 200m Fly at London? He's actually a really cool guy, and said it was so awesome to beat his idol Phelps but it was completely unexpected. He respects Phelps a ton and looks up to him so much though, he isn't a loser by any means or "undeserving" of his gold medal in that race.
I think that was LeClos that beat Phelps in London not Cavic
@finaldestination3337 ty bro...
BTW 29.01.2012
Novak Djokovic won his second Australian Open title,
Serbia won The 30th European Water Polo Championships in Eindhoven,
and Serbia take 2. place in EHF EURO 2012... in the same day.
Our dominance can not be stopped!!!
Only God and the judges can stop us,as you can see here!
SRBIJA do Tokija i od Tokija do Milvokija ;)
Cavic just can't pull it off, Phelps is too much of a fucking monster and crushes his hopes in the last 50. Every. Damn. Time. Hahaha. My hero.
If you watch the underwater swim, phelps knows exactly where cavic is and knows he will muster all the strength to beat him to the wall. He's a beast! I'm gonna miss him so much!! USA!
Fuck USA bullshit
4:05 Phelps celebrates like a champion 😆😂😂😂😄👍
@000supernova yea true but w,e hes a backhalf swimmer
probz cuz he does way more yards than cavic
id rather back half my swims like phelps then have cavics speed
@XxSpartaxX I think u need to see some1 that can give u direction in life....:)
yes congrats...!
Why doesnt michael swim the 50m butterfly?
FUCK!! thats nasty!! phelps just hammering it in the end......GREATEST SWIMMER OF ALL TIME...
hahahaha...
Yes.
We have Milorad Cavic,Novak Djokovic,great Water polo team and Basketball team...and only 7 million people...
P.s. USA has about 300 million people...
Winners don't do different things...they just do things differently..
Cavic filho do Phelps
I wonder who does more steroids - cavic or phelps?
there was no doubt in my mind that michael phelps was going to lose. michael phelps is my hero :]
yes i agree. Generally he is the best however not the fastest. Because freestyle is the fastest style
Badass at the end haha.
I was Michael Phelps for Halloween
again cavic is a world record holder.. until 90 meters
@Xtermin8R645 and Jaked
congratz for rafa! 2nd medal!
wow, what an animal
I didn't write this, although this is my profile...I didn't even look at this video...these were some kids...
f*ck yeah!
@ajakazema cool story bro
@ajakazema so you're saying phelps is god? okay... then i agree with you
Well i can tell noone beats Micheal Phelps thats for sure ...!
michael is the best !!!!!
@Mr1in1000000 yep, you got it cupcake.. wink wink :)
take your mark
Phelps is him.
HELL YEAH HE IS!!!!!! :)
49.0 if he had a polycarbonate suit
CAVIC!!!!! SERBIA!
Well I guess so! isn't he? considering that he can swim faster than any other swimmer?
Cavic, no way man, your too slow to beat Phelps
phelps is star... *.*
After winning the race, the Serbian is invisible to Phelps.
Go Michael
Pot leads to Nachos...and apparently eight gold medals. ;)