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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Originally posted by nyswim
i really can't figure out why you don't like Biondi except for the fact that he left swimming before you thought he should.
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That's it:
you got it.
Originally posted by nyswim
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to me he seems to have the numbers to back up his greatness.
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He has "...the numbers...".
Like Mark Spitz has "...the numbers...".
Did he defend them?
No.
When going got tough in 1992, then the 'tough' run away...
Originally posted by nyswim
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how do you think Popov will do in 2004?
I root for anyone who achieves as much as it appears on this list:
Originally posted by Ion Beza
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Winners that confirmed themselves on top at the Olympics, are in descending order:
1.) Dawn Fraser (Aus.);
2.) Alex. Popov (Rus.) and Kieren Perkins (Aus.);
3.) Vladimir Salnikov (Rus.), Tom Dolan (U.S.) and Johnny Weissmuller (U.S.).
Dolan retired last year.
Fraser, Salnikov, and Perkins are retired.
Wiessmuller died years ago.
Popov, kicks some rear, right now.
The only one active on this list, and going strong, it's Popov.
That's why I call him the Michael Jordan or the Pete Sampras of sprint swimming.
I don't know about 2004.
He needs 21.xx in 50 free and 47.xx in 100 free, to win.
He lives in Switzerland now and travels shorter distances, and I hope that he wins in 2004.
I have a competition this weekend, so I will rest now.
I will talk to you later...
Originally posted by nyswim
i really can't figure out why you don't like Biondi except for the fact that he left swimming before you thought he should.
...
That's it:
you got it.
Originally posted by nyswim
...
to me he seems to have the numbers to back up his greatness.
...
He has "...the numbers...".
Like Mark Spitz has "...the numbers...".
Did he defend them?
No.
When going got tough in 1992, then the 'tough' run away...
Originally posted by nyswim
...
how do you think Popov will do in 2004?
I root for anyone who achieves as much as it appears on this list:
Originally posted by Ion Beza
...
Winners that confirmed themselves on top at the Olympics, are in descending order:
1.) Dawn Fraser (Aus.);
2.) Alex. Popov (Rus.) and Kieren Perkins (Aus.);
3.) Vladimir Salnikov (Rus.), Tom Dolan (U.S.) and Johnny Weissmuller (U.S.).
Dolan retired last year.
Fraser, Salnikov, and Perkins are retired.
Wiessmuller died years ago.
Popov, kicks some rear, right now.
The only one active on this list, and going strong, it's Popov.
That's why I call him the Michael Jordan or the Pete Sampras of sprint swimming.
I don't know about 2004.
He needs 21.xx in 50 free and 47.xx in 100 free, to win.
He lives in Switzerland now and travels shorter distances, and I hope that he wins in 2004.
I have a competition this weekend, so I will rest now.
I will talk to you later...
