Worthwhile Article That Was Lost in "The Fastest Age" Thread/Saga
Former Member
I put up this post in the "The Fastest Age" thread. I should have put it here in the first place so it would not get buried. Here's what I originally posted for those who might be interested.
To digress a bit if I may, the Baltimore Sun has been running a series of articles on Michael Phelps. On March 8, 2004, the paper ran an article The Measure of a Swimmer. You can access it by clicking here.
It's a fascinating story, IMHO, and I thought that I would share it with my friends in the USMS Forum. Unfortunately, the underwater pictures, which were in color, are not included in the article. They were especially great. It was good to see Doc Counsilman mentioned in the article, too. I submit this article only for your reading interest and not for debate.
Kindest regards,
Mark
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Mark I read the article and was going to post on the "guantlet" but by the time I got around to it, the post had wandered further away.
I found it interesting that Phelps is so long waisted. This is something I have observed in age group meets. Often the top swimmers look short legged. Myself and my children are long legged, short waisted, so I always thought it made my son look expecially long legged up next to some of these swimmers.
Also interesting that Phelps cannot run well anymore. And size 14 feet, WOW!
Mark I read the article and was going to post on the "guantlet" but by the time I got around to it, the post had wandered further away.
I found it interesting that Phelps is so long waisted. This is something I have observed in age group meets. Often the top swimmers look short legged. Myself and my children are long legged, short waisted, so I always thought it made my son look expecially long legged up next to some of these swimmers.
Also interesting that Phelps cannot run well anymore. And size 14 feet, WOW!
