In the spirit of calmer, more reasoned discourse- I hope to start a swimming-related one that nevertheless could get our juices flowing. Namely, let's get out on a real limb (before U.S. trials) & fearlessly predict results of Olympic events. You may choose as many or few to predict as you wish- and in a few months some of us may look very swimming-wise or perhaps foolish.
I will wade into it with the event that has been thrown open by Ian Thorpes poor sense of balance, the mens 400m free:
The winner is Perkins of Australia in close to world-record time.
Supplementary prediction: there will be no American on that podium.
Originally posted by Peter Cruise
I will wade into it with the event that has been thrown open by Ian Thorpes poor sense of balance, the mens 400m free:
The winner is Perkins of Australia in close to world-record time.
Supplementary prediction: there will be no American on that podium.
Maybe you meant Hackett?
Well as it goes the I will predict that the winners are;
200m Free Thorpe
1500m Free Hackett.
Not very adventurous or radical with my predictions.
Mark:D
I will go very far out on a limb...Jenny Thompson to win the 50m freestyle- I don't think Athens will be about raw speed necessarily, especially since they left the roof off the pool, but experience and wouldn't it be glorious if she won?
Originally posted by nyswim
I have a feeling this olympics is going to be a disaster, not just for swimmers.
Are you predicting something outrageous (like 87F water temp, and the pool measuring 49.99 meters long), or just that the swimming conditions won't measure up to past Olympics?
How about this for an over-the-top prediction: no world records. (I will be happy to be wrong.)
I will agree with nyswim..... I have a bad feeling about this Olympics. I don't want to get into the terrorism side of this. If it is any indication of the number of problems they have had getting facilities done, how well can they manage the events? I hope the best for Athens.......but I won't be surprised by much.
I predict Michael Phelps will NOT win every individual event he's entered in. There are just too many other talented swimmers out there. Add that to the number of splashes he'll have to make with prelims, semi, finals and relays and it seems like something's got to give.
I do not think ANYONE IN MY LIFETIME will EVER, EVER, EVER bust Spitz's 7 Golds in the same Olympic Games....it's not going to happen....TRUST ME!
And, if it does...I'll eat crow....Just do not get to keen on going out to buy the BB's....... because you are not going to have to shoot the crow for me to eat in our lifetime........aint going to happen....never, ever....And never, ever is a really long time....Heck, that is even older then my ex-mother in law.....
