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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Originally posted by Frank Thompson
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The point I was trying to make about your swimming or take anybodys swimming for that matter is that Matt Biondi is in the Hall of Fame for his swimming accomplishments and I respect that. Who are we to question that. Now I know that you think he should have stuck around for 4 more years and try to go to the next Olympics at the age of 31 but in November of 1991 he told the swimming community that he did not intend to be a professional swimmer.
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My disappointment with Biondi would compare with a disappointment in Lance Armstrong's (U.S.) cycling, who with a potential to win five Tour de France races would have retired after the first.
By the same token, my appreciation of Popov (and of Franck Esposito (Fr.) too) compares with an appreciation of Lance Armstrong's tenacity (and Pete Sampras' too -who I mentioned earlier-) for being the best over a long time.
I speak about this disappointment and appreciation from the 'height' of me ranking in the bottom 20% at the USMS Nationals in my age group, having joined my first swimming club at age 28, and dedicating as much as I do to training, racing and reading in order to be the best over a long time under these circumstances.
Which is dedicating a lot compared to what I see around me.
Originally posted by Frank Thompson
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The point I was trying to make about your swimming or take anybodys swimming for that matter is that Matt Biondi is in the Hall of Fame for his swimming accomplishments and I respect that. Who are we to question that. Now I know that you think he should have stuck around for 4 more years and try to go to the next Olympics at the age of 31 but in November of 1991 he told the swimming community that he did not intend to be a professional swimmer.
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My disappointment with Biondi would compare with a disappointment in Lance Armstrong's (U.S.) cycling, who with a potential to win five Tour de France races would have retired after the first.
By the same token, my appreciation of Popov (and of Franck Esposito (Fr.) too) compares with an appreciation of Lance Armstrong's tenacity (and Pete Sampras' too -who I mentioned earlier-) for being the best over a long time.
I speak about this disappointment and appreciation from the 'height' of me ranking in the bottom 20% at the USMS Nationals in my age group, having joined my first swimming club at age 28, and dedicating as much as I do to training, racing and reading in order to be the best over a long time under these circumstances.
Which is dedicating a lot compared to what I see around me.
