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...
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Ion-
You are wrong. Frank provided written documentation, numbers, and interviews to prove Biondi's "story." READ carefully what he wrote and UNDERSTAND his points. If you need clarification, ASK. You are debating in circles. Please realize your "list" is simply that: yours. Enjoy it as we all have ones of our own.
You are infamous for baiting others, offering smirky comments and retorts, hiding behind your language/cultural barriers when they suit your needs, and dropping innuendo. This time, you were PROVEN wrong. You are a wealth of information. In many cases, it can be tremendously appreciated. You must realize however, that people who "debate" here CAN and DO have ideas/thoughts that differ from yours and ON OCCASION, can be "more right" than even you. Please appreciate that and be considerate. We have all slipped into bittterness and negative comments at times (myself of course included), but we should rise above. You lead many of these discussions...take a larger role and be a better person. I am thrilled with the research and commitment to proving that one of the best swimmers in US history is indeed one of the best the world has EVER seen. Not THE best, but ONE of the best (that's MY list!)
Ion-
You are wrong. Frank provided written documentation, numbers, and interviews to prove Biondi's "story." READ carefully what he wrote and UNDERSTAND his points. If you need clarification, ASK. You are debating in circles. Please realize your "list" is simply that: yours. Enjoy it as we all have ones of our own.
You are infamous for baiting others, offering smirky comments and retorts, hiding behind your language/cultural barriers when they suit your needs, and dropping innuendo. This time, you were PROVEN wrong. You are a wealth of information. In many cases, it can be tremendously appreciated. You must realize however, that people who "debate" here CAN and DO have ideas/thoughts that differ from yours and ON OCCASION, can be "more right" than even you. Please appreciate that and be considerate. We have all slipped into bittterness and negative comments at times (myself of course included), but we should rise above. You lead many of these discussions...take a larger role and be a better person. I am thrilled with the research and commitment to proving that one of the best swimmers in US history is indeed one of the best the world has EVER seen. Not THE best, but ONE of the best (that's MY list!)
