Are you coming to the 2004 Short Course Nationals in Indianapolis?
I will race there.
Also, on the Olympic front the first bang will be this month from the Australian Olympic Trials.
(The U.S. Olympic Trials are this year three weeks before the Olympics because the NCAA coaches who voted for this date are selfish about preserving the NCAA first;
a better timing is in the case of the Australian Trials, held five months before the Olympics.)
Thorpe entered 200, 400 and 100 free.
I wish that Klim would have been healthier and more competitive the past two years, so that he can make the Australian Team and peak in the Olympics.
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Many of the doubters re timing of 2000 and 2004 OT remember the 1988 Olympics and "below expectations" performance of that team. 2000 supports the counter arguement. I don't think it really matters and prefer having trials closer to the Olympics. In 1996, a number of young swimmers who just missed the team would have probably qualified that year.
At the end of the day, it really doens't matter that much. Most of these athletes and coaches can adapt.
Many of the doubters re timing of 2000 and 2004 OT remember the 1988 Olympics and "below expectations" performance of that team. 2000 supports the counter arguement. I don't think it really matters and prefer having trials closer to the Olympics. In 1996, a number of young swimmers who just missed the team would have probably qualified that year.
At the end of the day, it really doens't matter that much. Most of these athletes and coaches can adapt.
