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 Gareth Eckley
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Thorpe is really the Best Swimmer, he is on another level.
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I think Thorpe peaked out in 400 meter free, with 3:40.08 from last year.
In 2001 it was 3:40.17, in 2000 it was 3:40.5x.
In 2003 it is 3:42.5x.
In next year's Olympics, he is going to win the 400 free in about 3:41.xx, then he is going to sharpen up more and more in the 200 free and under.
Last year he finished at #3 in the world in the 100 meter free with a 48.73, just off #2 Popov (48.70) -who is a dedicated sprinter- and #1 van den Hoogenband (47.86).
I think, after 2004, Thorpe will peak in the 100 free for three years, then at about the age of 25 (he is 21 now) he will start to burn out and fade.
Originally posted by Gareth Eckley
...
Thorpe is really the Best Swimmer, he is on another level.
...
I think Thorpe peaked out in 400 meter free, with 3:40.08 from last year.
In 2001 it was 3:40.17, in 2000 it was 3:40.5x.
In 2003 it is 3:42.5x.
In next year's Olympics, he is going to win the 400 free in about 3:41.xx, then he is going to sharpen up more and more in the 200 free and under.
Last year he finished at #3 in the world in the 100 meter free with a 48.73, just off #2 Popov (48.70) -who is a dedicated sprinter- and #1 van den Hoogenband (47.86).
I think, after 2004, Thorpe will peak in the 100 free for three years, then at about the age of 25 (he is 21 now) he will start to burn out and fade.
