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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In order for the US to win the 800 free relay, they need two 1:45 mids (Phelps lead off and Uhh crap, and a relay split from KKeller) and two 1:47.0 relay splits: Crocker and either Dusing or J Davis. That will give the relay a 7:05. The Ausies will not beat that, even with a 1:43 from Thorpe. They only have two guys who can go under 1:48 now. Klim MAY be able to crank out a 1:46 but I doubt it. He was struggling to find that kind of swim before the injury because he wanted to be a sprinter..
Keep in mind, crocker went a 1:49 when he was 16. Believe me this is ON HIS MIND. He trains with J Davis and Dusing and they are planning on winning the relay. Just food for thought.
The 50 free will be a crap shoot. Popov and Hall will be saying, "Shoot, Crocker just kicked the crap out of me"
In order for the US to win the 800 free relay, they need two 1:45 mids (Phelps lead off and Uhh crap, and a relay split from KKeller) and two 1:47.0 relay splits: Crocker and either Dusing or J Davis. That will give the relay a 7:05. The Ausies will not beat that, even with a 1:43 from Thorpe. They only have two guys who can go under 1:48 now. Klim MAY be able to crank out a 1:46 but I doubt it. He was struggling to find that kind of swim before the injury because he wanted to be a sprinter..
Keep in mind, crocker went a 1:49 when he was 16. Believe me this is ON HIS MIND. He trains with J Davis and Dusing and they are planning on winning the relay. Just food for thought.
The 50 free will be a crap shoot. Popov and Hall will be saying, "Shoot, Crocker just kicked the crap out of me"
