Hey everyone,
Thought you all might enjoy the attached photos of Michael Phelps. We had great seats right behind lane 4, and he was (literally) only a few feet away when I took these photos. We got a good look at him, and all the other athletes. We saw Thorpe just as close-up a few weeks earlier at the Janet Evans Invitational. Both of these guys are built differently from the rest of the swimmers.
Anyway, enjoy!!
:) Swimmer Bill
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Komisarz was very strong and fit looking! After the preliminaries and semifinals, I believed she could make it. I was really cheering for her because she has been a registered Masters swimmer in the past, and she was one of SWIM Magazine's Masters Swimmers of the Year a couple years back.
I also had a feeling about Kristin Caverly in the 200 back, but it was more because the field was wide open due to the absence of Natalie Coughlin and Diana MacManus.
I was sad for Staciana Stitts because she was more fit and swam faster than she had in 2000. However, her best swim was not in the finals, so she missed the trip to Athens.
Interestingly, in terms of being "built for swimming" I didn't see any female swimmers who are as genetically unique as Phelps is. There were several very tall women, but that was about the most unique characteristic I observed. Phelps is definitely very unusual!
Komisarz was very strong and fit looking! After the preliminaries and semifinals, I believed she could make it. I was really cheering for her because she has been a registered Masters swimmer in the past, and she was one of SWIM Magazine's Masters Swimmers of the Year a couple years back.
I also had a feeling about Kristin Caverly in the 200 back, but it was more because the field was wide open due to the absence of Natalie Coughlin and Diana MacManus.
I was sad for Staciana Stitts because she was more fit and swam faster than she had in 2000. However, her best swim was not in the finals, so she missed the trip to Athens.
Interestingly, in terms of being "built for swimming" I didn't see any female swimmers who are as genetically unique as Phelps is. There were several very tall women, but that was about the most unique characteristic I observed. Phelps is definitely very unusual!
