Ok, world trials start tomorrow ... yeah! I am so excited, probably because I am going... anyway ... There are going to be some tough races. I think the 200 back is going to be an amazing race. I'm ready to call in sick to work and go back just for that race. Peirsol, Phelps, and Lochte. It's going to be amazing.
Other races I think will be great ... Phelps and Crocker will go at it agian in the 100fly. The 50 free for the women has an amazing field.
Kaitlin Sandeno is entered in seven events right now, do you think she'll swim all seven? It kind of sounds like she might not, I wonder what she will swim and what she'll drop. I'd love to see her take that schedule on and show the world that you girls can do it, too! Phelps is in seven also (not really surprising) - dropped the 200 fly though.
I'm a little disappointed that Peirsol is only swimming his two backstroke events, I've heard he's a good mid-distance and distance freestyler so I wasn hoping he'd try that out. I was hoping Coughlin would do more events too (she's signed up for the 100 free, 200 free, 100 fly, and 100 back). I think she'd be a great challenge to Hoff and Beard in the 200 IM.
It'll also be great to see who emerges in the 50 free for the men, as Hall is retired and I didn't see Lezak's name on the psyche sheets.
I'm also ready to see if Kate Ziegler who I've heard a lot about will step up at this meet and become the next great american female distance swimmer.
Can't wait till they get going tomorrow.
Any bets on the Peirsol/Phelps/Lochte showdown? What about the Locthe/Phelps showdown in general?
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Originally posted by breastroker
I am wondering about the lack of a large difference between these reaction times. I am assuming it is because almost all of these swimmers were using track starts.
How these reaction times correlate to times at 15 meters would be interesting.
Indy used them for the Duel in the Pool and of course they were used at the OT. Note that Phelps has improved his reaction time and now gets off the block FASTER than Crocker. They have obviously been working on Phelp's starts. Afraid that the dye is cast....Crocker's days as w.r. in the 100 fly are numbered.
On the other hand, Phelps has a LONG way to go to touch Thorpes w.r. in the 400 free. Don't think its in the cards ever. Makes you appreciate how truly awesome that 3:40 is...1:49 out and 1:51 back.
Next question: Will the 400 IM and 200 fly be only "sometime" events for Pheps? As his body changes it will be harder to keep that kind of training regimen and given that he has choices (100/200/400 free and backstrokes) why stick to those events if time is not on his side?
Originally posted by breastroker
I am wondering about the lack of a large difference between these reaction times. I am assuming it is because almost all of these swimmers were using track starts.
How these reaction times correlate to times at 15 meters would be interesting.
Indy used them for the Duel in the Pool and of course they were used at the OT. Note that Phelps has improved his reaction time and now gets off the block FASTER than Crocker. They have obviously been working on Phelp's starts. Afraid that the dye is cast....Crocker's days as w.r. in the 100 fly are numbered.
On the other hand, Phelps has a LONG way to go to touch Thorpes w.r. in the 400 free. Don't think its in the cards ever. Makes you appreciate how truly awesome that 3:40 is...1:49 out and 1:51 back.
Next question: Will the 400 IM and 200 fly be only "sometime" events for Pheps? As his body changes it will be harder to keep that kind of training regimen and given that he has choices (100/200/400 free and backstrokes) why stick to those events if time is not on his side?
