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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In the 200 meter free, Thorpe won with 1:45.14, off his 1:44.xx from the last two years.
Thorpe wins now because of the margin he built in the past separating him from the others (similar to the margin that sprinter Popov built in the 90s in the 100 meter free), and because he stays serious and focused.
But Thorpe peaked in pure times for his longer events, the 400 meter free, the 800 meter free, and possibly the 200 meter free.
He swam 14 world records, before the age of 20.
The one who peaks now in pure times, is Michael Phelps (U.S.), who got the 400 meter I.M. world record last year, the 200 meter I.M. world record earlier this year, and a new world record today in the semi-finals of the 200 meter butterfly:
1:53.93.
In the 200 meter free, Thorpe won with 1:45.14, off his 1:44.xx from the last two years.
Thorpe wins now because of the margin he built in the past separating him from the others (similar to the margin that sprinter Popov built in the 90s in the 100 meter free), and because he stays serious and focused.
But Thorpe peaked in pure times for his longer events, the 400 meter free, the 800 meter free, and possibly the 200 meter free.
He swam 14 world records, before the age of 20.
The one who peaks now in pure times, is Michael Phelps (U.S.), who got the 400 meter I.M. world record last year, the 200 meter I.M. world record earlier this year, and a new world record today in the semi-finals of the 200 meter butterfly:
1:53.93.
