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 Bert Bergen
WHAT?!?!? Matt Biondi was NEVER KNOWN AS MATTHEW "BOND!" That is inaccurate, inconsequential, and totally within character for you, Ion. Stick to the numbers and stay on focus. Good lord...
I read the Guiness Book of Olympic Records, in page 140:
"1984 USA 3:19.03
Chris Cavanaugh
Michael Heath
Matthew Bond
Ambrose Gaines"
I don't think this is a typo, because the name is well recognized on many pages in the book.
I think however that you lose the focus:
whatever the name, googa for example, my point is that an individual Olympic medal is stronger than a relay medal.
1.) Biondi went to three Olympics, the first time on a relay and no individual events.
Biondi's opportunity to go to more Olympics came in 1992 when Popov defeated him.
Biondi blew this opportunity when he retired in the spring of 1994.
2.) Popov went to three Olympics and won individual medals in three Olympics.
Popov's opportunity to go to more Olympics came in 2000 when van den Hoogenband (Ned.) defeated him in the 100 free;
Popov takes this opportunity, and him competing in these 2003 World Championships is not a 'flash in the pan', it is aging and winning at the same time.
Just like Dawn Fraser was doing it.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
WHAT?!?!? Matt Biondi was NEVER KNOWN AS MATTHEW "BOND!" That is inaccurate, inconsequential, and totally within character for you, Ion. Stick to the numbers and stay on focus. Good lord...
I read the Guiness Book of Olympic Records, in page 140:
"1984 USA 3:19.03
Chris Cavanaugh
Michael Heath
Matthew Bond
Ambrose Gaines"
I don't think this is a typo, because the name is well recognized on many pages in the book.
I think however that you lose the focus:
whatever the name, googa for example, my point is that an individual Olympic medal is stronger than a relay medal.
1.) Biondi went to three Olympics, the first time on a relay and no individual events.
Biondi's opportunity to go to more Olympics came in 1992 when Popov defeated him.
Biondi blew this opportunity when he retired in the spring of 1994.
2.) Popov went to three Olympics and won individual medals in three Olympics.
Popov's opportunity to go to more Olympics came in 2000 when van den Hoogenband (Ned.) defeated him in the 100 free;
Popov takes this opportunity, and him competing in these 2003 World Championships is not a 'flash in the pan', it is aging and winning at the same time.
Just like Dawn Fraser was doing it.
