Does anyone know if there will TV coverage from Indy this weekend? It will be awfully hard to choose between my Dawgs vs TN or the Longhorns vs Sooners and swimming. Or maybe there will be something on the net from Indy I can pick up. That would be the best... I could watch all three at the same time!
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ESPN2 to Televise Same-day Coverage of the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)
The 2004 FINA World Championships (25m), to be held Oct. 7-11 in Indianapolis, will be aired on ESPN2. The sports network will carry 11.5 hours of coverage for the event. Check local listings for exact times in your area.
Oct. 7: 10 p.m.-12 a.m. Eastern (9-11 p.m. Indianapolis time)
Oct. 9: 1 a.m.-3 a.m. Eastern ( 12-2 a.m. Indianapolis time) and 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Eastern (9-11:30 p.m. Indianapolis time)
Oct. 10: 9:30 p.m.-12 a.m. (8:30-11 p.m. Indianapolis time)
Oct. 11 (live): 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (7-9:30 p.m. Indianapolis time)
I'm at the Worlds and it's a great event to watch. Crowds have passed the organizers goal of selling 56k tickets over the course of the meet and there's lots of media coverage. Overall, Indy did a great job organizing. The ASCA (American Swimming Coaches Association) annual world clinic was organized to coincide with the meet so I'm here with hundreds of coaches which makes it all even more fun.
This is the first time I've really paid attention to a 25 meter competition. I have a question for you about the records. I understand the SC (short course) records pertains to SCM competitions. The world records they quote, are those just for 25 SCM meets or are they based upon the length (i.e., the 50 meter free record is a record whether it's done in a 25 meter or 50 meter pool)?????
If you haven't heard, this will be Jenny Thompson's last competition. See this article: www.msnbc.msn.com/.../ about her moving on and returning to medical school. It was awesome seeing Thompson swim fast last night. She's one person that has done great things for our sport.
I was there and it was amazing. The saturday night crowd of 11,000 was incredible and all the swimmers talked about how cool it was for all those people to show support. Jenny Thompson didn't cry but I got a little emotional...lol. I can't wait to attend another event like that one.
My favorite part was watching Brendan Hansen (who also happens to be a friend of mine) take home the FINA trophy for Best Male Swimmer....a la MVP, if you will. Given his career, Indianapolis was kind of a Cinderella story, with his work finally paying off for him........plus, the female MVP was Aussie breasstroker Brooke HansOn....so B. Hansen, and B. Hanson, both breaststrokers.....tee-hee. :D
