Phelps!!

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orca1946 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:33:44 GMT

Hydrate is a good thing! in moderation, although not during a set of 5 X 500 swims! After - oh yeah!

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Former Member — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:28:32 GMT

That’s a good thing since the judge ordered him to abstain from alcohol entirely during his 18 months of supervised probation, which runs through June 2016. That's because of the DUI, right? He's very lucky nothing more serious transpired, and that being said I think this touch of darkness could possibly make his future performances even more remarkable. Watching the interviews after his recent swims you can clearly see he's really enjoying swimming fast again, and that light hearted enjoyment could mark an even longer professional career. Why not if the money is still good, and you're having fun? Compared to other sports, where some of the true professionals are in their mid-40's still going hard, and why not if they are still experiencing true enjoyment. Could Phelps equal what many pro athletes do quite commonly, win a major world title in his 40's?

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knelson — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:10:09 GMT

It's a good thing many of us are not on probation! a cold beer is part of my post meet recovery at times!:D It's part of my post workout recovery very close to 100% of the time.

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orca1946 — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 11:57:22 GMT

It's a good thing many of us are not on probation! a cold beer is part of my post meet recovery at times!:D

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Former Member — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:29:35 GMT

I read, somewhere, that he went to rehab and seems to have gotten the "stupid" out of his life. I hope for good so that we can all enjoy his swimming without worries of post swims party stupid. He also said he won't have a drop of alcohol until at least after Rio.

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Former Member — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 07:29:33 GMT

I hope he realises that a lot of people worldwide want to see him do well again.

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Rob Copeland — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 03:35:40 GMT

He also said he won't have a drop of alcohol until at least after Rio.That’s a good thing since the judge ordered him to abstain from alcohol entirely during his 18 months of supervised probation, which runs through June 2016.

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orca1946 — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 06:28:44 GMT

I read, somewhere, that he went to rehab and seems to have gotten the "stupid" out of his life. I hope for good so that we can all enjoy his swimming without worries of post swims party stupid.

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orca1946 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:31:04 GMT

He seems to have put his past faults { friends that photo rat him out and the DUI part} in his past. I hope moving close to training with his coach will give us more great swims to watch.

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knelson — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 04:29:17 GMT

He seems to have put his past faults { friends that photo rat him out and the DUI part} in his past. Let's hope so, but the DUI happened less than one year ago and I'm not willing to let him off the hook quite so fast. That said, he's obviously in great shape right now and his head seems to be on straight.

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Former Member — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 05:16:58 GMT

Yes sir! I'm curious about the breastroke, but my guess is so then Michael (Posiedon jr) Phelps can go sub 1:54. in the 200 IM. I bet he does! With Gold! Also, my bet is 5 golds in Rio 2016 Olympics, (3 individual and 2 relay) and 2 other precious medals... 1 silver, 1 bronze. For an additional 7 medals added to his already insurmountable total. That being said, I really wish he goes for the 200 freestyle! Maybe in 2020. Listen, the world record for the 200 free was stuck at 1:46 for so many years until Posiedon Jr decided to drop it by 2 seconds to a 1:44. Then those banned swim suits came out. That hurt his confidence I think. Realistically though if the 200 free was his singular focus, there wouldn't be anyone in the history of swimming (future or otherwise) who could best his performance. I'm totally looking forward to the next 9 years of this young mans swimming career!

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Bobinator — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 04:25:48 GMT

I just watched Michael's swims on the sunday network wrap-up. I wish him well and hope he can carry this momentum into Rio where he could really do something amazing. If you can experience struggles, make mistakes and bad choices, yet still come back strong and dominant I'd say you are a true champion. Go Michael!

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orca1946 — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:26:53 GMT

I hope the sponsors that dropped him take notice. Those that stuck with him are to be commended. Those that said he will stay retired might want to rethink it!

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Former Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:17:02 GMT

Phelps just swam 2:12.68 in the heats of the 200 ***. Good enough to qualify for the A final if he swims tonight.

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orca1946 — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:14:01 GMT

I just read that he won 3 of 3 events in his warm up for the toilet of Rio.

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Former Member — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 05:25:13 GMT

For those who missed it, after swimming 50.56 Le Clos said “Michael Phelps has been talking about how slow the butterfly events have been recently. I just did a time he hasn’t done in four years. So he can keep quiet now.” Phelps then swam 50.45.

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Former Member — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 11:47:56 GMT

And now in the 100 Fly as well. After LeClos's trash talk, I think his new nickname should be LeSlow.

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Elaine Krugman — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 04:45:01 GMT

Wow. 200 Fly. Wow. "Wow" is right! It was his best time in six years. :applaud: