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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400 free in 1:56.5, WOW thats fast. You meant 200:D The 200 free has been soft for a LONG time. Women are doing 2 seconds faster in the 100 and 3 seconds faster in the 100 fly, yet are just one second faster in the 200 free.
The 100 and 200 womens back are also soft, if Coughlin swims to her potential she can set reconds that will last 10 years. You can never use NCAA times to judge great swimmers during Olympic years. There is no glory left for Natalie at NCAAs, I am sure she is training for the Olympics.
400 free in 1:56.5, WOW thats fast. You meant 200:D The 200 free has been soft for a LONG time. Women are doing 2 seconds faster in the 100 and 3 seconds faster in the 100 fly, yet are just one second faster in the 200 free.
The 100 and 200 womens back are also soft, if Coughlin swims to her potential she can set reconds that will last 10 years. You can never use NCAA times to judge great swimmers during Olympic years. There is no glory left for Natalie at NCAAs, I am sure she is training for the Olympics.
