Swimming Finals at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain
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The finals of the first day, show:
.) in the men 400 meter free final, Thorpe (Aus.) went 3:42.58 for #1, Hackett (Aus.) went 3:45.17 for #2, and Coman (Rom.) went 3:46.8x for #3;
Coman -who is my fellow countryman, and I was telling you about him for years-, defeated Rossolini (Ita.) of the 2000 Olympics fame, Keller (U.S.) and Carvin (U.S.);
.) in the women 400 meter free final, Simona Paduraru (Rom.) finished #7, with a fast time;
.) in the 4x100 men free relay, Russia won;
the fastest split was by Frenchman Frederic Bousquet at 47.03 -which is the second fastest split in history-, and fast splits (in the 47s) were recorded by Alex. Popov (Rus.) and Jason Lezak (U.S.);
.) in the 4x100 women free relay, U.S. won, anchored by an ace 53.xx from Jenny Thompson (U.S.).
He! he! he! :D ho! ho! ho!
I post this, ahead of www.swiminfo.com and www.swimnews.com who are sandbagging...
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Thorpe and Phelps' 200 IM splits from semis and finals are interesting:
Phelps:
Semis: 25.74; 55.38 (29.64); 1:30.32 (34.94); 1:57.52 (27.20)
Finals: 25.29; 54.33 (29.04); 1:28.84 (34.51); 1:56.04 (27.20)
Diff: (-.45) (-.50) (-.43) (even)
Thorpe:
Semis: 26.09; 57.15 (31.06); 1:33.75 (36.60); 2:00.42 (26.27)
Finals: 25.48; 56.06 (30.58); 1:31.37 (35.31); 1:59.66 (28.32)
Diff: (-.61) (-.48) (-1.29) (+1.65)
Thorpe paid a big price for his early speed; Phelps was able to maintain his speed through to the end.
Thorpe and Phelps' 200 IM splits from semis and finals are interesting:
Phelps:
Semis: 25.74; 55.38 (29.64); 1:30.32 (34.94); 1:57.52 (27.20)
Finals: 25.29; 54.33 (29.04); 1:28.84 (34.51); 1:56.04 (27.20)
Diff: (-.45) (-.50) (-.43) (even)
Thorpe:
Semis: 26.09; 57.15 (31.06); 1:33.75 (36.60); 2:00.42 (26.27)
Finals: 25.48; 56.06 (30.58); 1:31.37 (35.31); 1:59.66 (28.32)
Diff: (-.61) (-.48) (-1.29) (+1.65)
Thorpe paid a big price for his early speed; Phelps was able to maintain his speed through to the end.
