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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ION, the only time I swam in the same heat vs N Walker was at Senior Circuit meet. Sr. Circuit is designed to give collegians in Texas meets to attend with out the annoyance of kids under the age of 16 (unless they are fast enough to qualify). Anyhow, in 1997 I entered a best time in the 50M free and was seeded like 2nd or 3rd. Appearantly you are supposed to enter at in-season times, but I didn't get that memo. Anyhow, my heat had 3 future Olympicans, Dusing, J Davis (current), and Walker. I finished 8th in the heat, but went a very good time for me (25.2).
Regarding this discussion: It is flat wrong to say that this is not a disadvantage to the US contingent. If you don't think so, then for your next taper meet, start your taper 3 weeks earlier, and then do 3 days of all out speed work 3 weeks before your meet. Does that not sound just plain stupid? These are phenomenal athletes, and they CAN overcome this problem, but to say that it is not a disadvatage is just silly. I know for a fact that Dolan did not taper all the way down for trials in 00 so he can be thrown out. But consider this, Stitts, Walker, Tucker, Moses, Calhoun, Thompson, Goldblat, Rose all added significant time from the OT
ION, the only time I swam in the same heat vs N Walker was at Senior Circuit meet. Sr. Circuit is designed to give collegians in Texas meets to attend with out the annoyance of kids under the age of 16 (unless they are fast enough to qualify). Anyhow, in 1997 I entered a best time in the 50M free and was seeded like 2nd or 3rd. Appearantly you are supposed to enter at in-season times, but I didn't get that memo. Anyhow, my heat had 3 future Olympicans, Dusing, J Davis (current), and Walker. I finished 8th in the heat, but went a very good time for me (25.2).
Regarding this discussion: It is flat wrong to say that this is not a disadvantage to the US contingent. If you don't think so, then for your next taper meet, start your taper 3 weeks earlier, and then do 3 days of all out speed work 3 weeks before your meet. Does that not sound just plain stupid? These are phenomenal athletes, and they CAN overcome this problem, but to say that it is not a disadvatage is just silly. I know for a fact that Dolan did not taper all the way down for trials in 00 so he can be thrown out. But consider this, Stitts, Walker, Tucker, Moses, Calhoun, Thompson, Goldblat, Rose all added significant time from the OT
