Swimming Finals at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain
Former Member
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...
Parents
Former Member
The best world champs I can remember, full of exceptional performances and unexpected results. Some oldsters (ha-ha, not compared to us, eh?) came through & some young pups showed their bite. But- what about the Olympics in 2004? Does anyone think it will be this fast overall? I doubt it; they always seem to be possessed of drama but not the sheer reckless breakthrough speed we saw this past week. Nevertheless, I'm already looking forward to them (esp. 'cause they're on TV), whether the "legends" or the "flashes-in-the-pan" dominate.
The best world champs I can remember, full of exceptional performances and unexpected results. Some oldsters (ha-ha, not compared to us, eh?) came through & some young pups showed their bite. But- what about the Olympics in 2004? Does anyone think it will be this fast overall? I doubt it; they always seem to be possessed of drama but not the sheer reckless breakthrough speed we saw this past week. Nevertheless, I'm already looking forward to them (esp. 'cause they're on TV), whether the "legends" or the "flashes-in-the-pan" dominate.
