Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
The Olympic champion finished in 45.69 seconds on Sunday in Angers, beating the previous mark of 45.83 seconds set by Stefan Nystrand of Sweden in November 2007 in Berlin.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
Alain Bernard has set a world record in the short-course 100-meter freestyle at the French swimming championships. The Olympic champion finished in 45.69 seconds on Sunday in Angers, beating the previous mark of 45.83 seconds set by Stefan Nystrand of Sweden...
SwimNews Online - Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Rebecca Adlington (GBR), double Olympic gold medallist and slayer of the last global mark to stand to the legendary Janet Evans, and Olympic 100m free champion Alain Bernard (FRA) lead the continent in LEN vote
France24 (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
After Alain Bernard's heroics in the 100m freestyle race in August, David Smétanine earned the French squad its first gold of the Paralympics by winning the same race in the Beijing 'Water Cube' on Sunday.
Swimming World Magazine News (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Column by Jason Marsteller PHOENIX, Arizona, August 26. PASSION. That's exactly what the world saw from Michael Phelps when Jason Lezak tracked down Alain Bernard for the men's 400 freestyle relay...
France24 (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Brazil's Cesar Cielo swam an Olympic record 21.30 seconds to beat home the French pair, Amaury Leveaux (21.45) and Alain Bernard (21.49).
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
In the minds of American swimming fans, Jason Lezak will remain a hero forever. His astounding anchor leg to catch world-record holder Alain Bernard to win Monday's 400-meter freestyle relay will go down in international swimming lore.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Day 6 roundup: World record holder Alain Bernard declared on Aug. 7 that he was the favorite for the 100-meter freestyle and that his French relay squad would "smash" the Americans. Well, he was partly right.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
On the only Phelps-free day of swimming finals at the Water Cube, the title of World's Fastest Swimmer was determined this morning. The race: the 100-meter freestyle. It was a duel between Eamon Sullivan of Australia and Alain Bernard of France, the two most...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Alain Bernard of France has won the 100-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, beating out world record-holder Eamon Sullivan of Australia.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Beijing - Host China got a first swim gold at the Beijing Olympics from Liu Zige with a world record 100 metres butterfly performance on Thursday while Alain Bernard gave France its first ever gold in the showpiece 100m freestyle sprint. Zige led a C...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Alain Bernard of France has won the 100-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, beating out world record-holder Eamon Sullivan ...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Alain Bernard of France has won the 100-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, beating out world record-holder Eamon Sullivan of Australia.
Swimming World Magazine News (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
By John Lohn BEIJING, China, August 14. ALAIN Bernard has his vindication. The man who was tracked down by Jason Lezak on the anchor leg of the 400 freestyle relay, thus watching a gold medal turn ...
France24 (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
As day six of the Games gets under way, French swimmer Alain Bernard beat Australia's Eamon Sullivan in the men's 100m freestyle final at the Beijing Olympics. Brazil's Cesar Cielo Filho and Jason Lezak from the US were joint third.
