USA Swimming Grand Prix Series

Way to go David Guthrie! 2:32.28 in the 200 *** at age 53. Is he the oldest ever to compete in a Grand Prix Meet? that is NOT that good of a swim for him. i was his timer for his new WR in 2012 that was faster... and i think he went 2:27 last summer

This will be a fun final to watch: Event 1 Women 100 LC Meter Freestyle================================================================== World: 52.07 07/31/2009Britta Steffen, GER American: A 53.02 07/30/2009Amanda Weir, USA U.S. Open: O 53.30 05/16/2008Cate Campbell, AUS Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Manuel, Simone 17 First Colony Swi 53.86 55.06 q845 r:+0.76 26.71 55.06 (28.35) 2 Schmitt, Alliso 23 North Baltimore- 53.94 55.11 q843 r:+0.93 27.12 55.11 (27.99) 3 Weir, Amanda 28 SwimAtlanta-GA 54.14 55.43 q828 r:+0.75 26.75 55.43 (28.68) 3 Coughlin, Natal 31 California Aquat 54.04 55.43 q828 r:+0.71 26.21 55.43 (29.22) 5 Romano, Megan 23 Athens Bulldog S 53.90 55.44 q828 r:+0.83 27.02 55.44 (28.42) 6 Ledecky, Katie 17 Nation's Capital 55.57 55.62 q820 r:+0.77 27.53 55.62 (28.09) 7 Geer, Margo 22 Tucson Ford Deal 54.39 55.88 q809 r:+0.78 27.07 55.88 (28.81) 8 Coffman, Cheyen 24 Fresno State Bul 56.51 55.95 q806 r:+0.90 26.94 55.95 (29.01)

Katie Hoff had a nice time drop from her seed to make the A final. 'happy to see her do well. 5 Hoff, Katie 24 Hurricane Aquati 1:04.43 1:00.67 q785 r:+0.79 27.93 1:00.67 (32.74)

They are ALL fun to watch & learn from!

NBC news - Phelps said he gained 30 lbs. That's a lot of Subway sandwiches.

That's a lot of Subway sandwiches. True, but I watched the prelims of the fly today and he looked pretty ripped to me.

I think her actual time was 4:23.61.I guess her 10 second final 50 was a little too good to be true.

True, but I watched the prelims of the fly today and he looked pretty ripped to me.30 lbs of muscle from less milage and sandwiches to nourish

Perhaps Phelps gained 30 lbs after London. There's no way he's 30 pounds heavier than he was in London today.

Perhaps Phelps gained 30 lbs after London. There's no way he's 30 pounds heavier than he was in London today. They said he was 194 in the swim swam video. Looked awesome, but I hope he can up his stroke rate a bit.