Allright, I know it is still a year away, but who do you think will win the 200 freestyle men?
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Yes, freestyler Ian Thorpe (Aus) swam two days ago, a surprisingly fast 1:56.00 in 200 meter IM, in a 25 meters pool.
Also, he swam a 3:34.xx in 400 meters free, just 5 hundreds of a second off the world best by Grant Hackett (Aus).
In second, in the 400 meters free, was Coman (Rom), with a 3:43.xx again, a few tenth of a second faster than his time from two weeks ago.
The reason I insist so much on Romania's performances, is that it is my courageous native country, overlooked here:
for example, in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, my native country of 21,000,000 people, got in swimming alone two gold medals, a silver and a bronze, while in the late 80s, sprinter Dara Torres (US) was regularly defeated by the then World-Record holder, Costache (Rom) in the 50 meters free.
Also, in breastroke two days ago, it seemed to be confirmed once again that big time world class players right now are:
Sloudnov (Rus), Kitajima (Jpn) and Lisogor (Ukr).
Yes, freestyler Ian Thorpe (Aus) swam two days ago, a surprisingly fast 1:56.00 in 200 meter IM, in a 25 meters pool.
Also, he swam a 3:34.xx in 400 meters free, just 5 hundreds of a second off the world best by Grant Hackett (Aus).
In second, in the 400 meters free, was Coman (Rom), with a 3:43.xx again, a few tenth of a second faster than his time from two weeks ago.
The reason I insist so much on Romania's performances, is that it is my courageous native country, overlooked here:
for example, in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, my native country of 21,000,000 people, got in swimming alone two gold medals, a silver and a bronze, while in the late 80s, sprinter Dara Torres (US) was regularly defeated by the then World-Record holder, Costache (Rom) in the 50 meters free.
Also, in breastroke two days ago, it seemed to be confirmed once again that big time world class players right now are:
Sloudnov (Rus), Kitajima (Jpn) and Lisogor (Ukr).
