Originally posted by Sam Perry
You couldn't be more right he was definitely not the same swimmer as the world record holder he is. I for one felt sorry for the guy. He was living his ultimate dream and to have a sore throat (if that's what it was) take that much out of you during you chance to shine must have been disheartening to say the least. He was ill we all know that, but I don't think anyone knew how bad that would have affected his first two races.
I suspect it was more than just a sore throat, probably some sort of viral syndrome (or maybe strep throat?). It can be deceptive--your performance can suffer more than you might expect. Bad luck, to say the least.
Originally posted by Sam Perry
You couldn't be more right he was definitely not the same swimmer as the world record holder he is. I for one felt sorry for the guy. He was living his ultimate dream and to have a sore throat (if that's what it was) take that much out of you during you chance to shine must have been disheartening to say the least. He was ill we all know that, but I don't think anyone knew how bad that would have affected his first two races.
I suspect it was more than just a sore throat, probably some sort of viral syndrome (or maybe strep throat?). It can be deceptive--your performance can suffer more than you might expect. Bad luck, to say the least.
