Lets have some real fun, Olympic predictions. I am starting with the men.
Phelps could win: My predictions for winning times:
100 fly 50.5
200 fly 1:52.5
200 backstroke 1:53.0
200 IM 1:54.0
400 IM 4:04.0
Medley relay USA
I have been following his improvement in breaststroke, he could also be world class in that stroke one day. A couple of 400 IMers are world class in the 200 ***, 2:12 or better. Phelps no longer looses ground to them
Phelps could also swim the 200 free, probably go 1:45.3 but I doubt that would win.
Also the 200 breaststroke will take a 2:07 to win There will be 3 swimmers below 2:10.
The 100 breaststroke will probably go at 58.2, but Moses has a 57.5 in him. All depends on how well he swims. There are at least 5 swimmers who could win the 100. Hardest thing in the world is to swim great on just one day out of many years of training.
Any more predictions from others? I am sure Swim Magazine will have their predictions out soon.
Women, the only prediction I have is the 200 breaststroke:
Amanda at 2:21.2 She is race hardened, she can swim well on any day of the week, any week. World Cup has moved her to another level.
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This has nothing to do with predictions but one of the top age group swimmers in my area had some reservations about the olympics concerning security. Greece is a small country and its near Turkey and other countries in Western Asia. There is a greater possibly of terrorist threats. Anyway, the swimmer decided that she is going to olympic trails since the olympics are the most important event. But hopefully, nothing like what happen in Munich will happen there when the Jewish athletes were killed.
This has nothing to do with predictions but one of the top age group swimmers in my area had some reservations about the olympics concerning security. Greece is a small country and its near Turkey and other countries in Western Asia. There is a greater possibly of terrorist threats. Anyway, the swimmer decided that she is going to olympic trails since the olympics are the most important event. But hopefully, nothing like what happen in Munich will happen there when the Jewish athletes were killed.
