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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Just a mini report on the meet ... It was awesome! Seeing Peirsol set the world record was amazing! The pool was very nice, the seating was close so we were right behind the Texas contingent. Literally about five feet away. Katie Hoff made a statement at this meet. She is ready to take on the world and avenge her lack luster performance in the 400IM in Athens(which was vindicated in the 200IM). She looks great. I was shocked Natalie finished in third in the 100 fly more because she is a competitor than anything else. Her backstroke looked good, she had great walls. I think she'll be faster in Montreal. Kaitlin Sandeno looks ok. I also think she'll be ready to go in Montreal. Kara Lynn Joyce had an actual and very noticeable lead in the 50 in prelims. I think she's the next sprinter great. We'll see. The 400 IM is such an amazing race to watch. There were a few heats where one girl just dominated. I love watching that race. It's interesting to see where the lead changes come and go and how each swimmer tries to race it. Very cool.
The men .. the 200 free was a great race. I'm not surprised Phelps won, slightly surprised Lochte was in fourth after all the hype. The 200 fly was a beautiful race. Missed most of the 100 fly but saw Crocker swim and thought he looked good. I don't think he's going to let Phelps take over this event. I think he will be faster in Montreal, too. They all have several months to back home work hard and get in shape for Montreal. The big guns from Athens probably all took some significant time off after and are just getting back into things. The men's 50 free was awesome. And again, Peirsol's back was simply awe inspiring. He was so relaxed and looked so calm before the race. His reaction to winning was great, too. It was a great swim!
The overall thing that impressed me the most was how effortless all of the swims looked. Obviously they were all going really fast but the strokes were all very smoothe and everyone glided. I know A LOT of effort goes behind effortless looking swimming but it was great. Especially the best of the best. Smoothe strokes, great extension, a noticeable glide ... can't wait to get into the pool today!
Looks like there will be some more great races today and tomorrow! I'm actually thinking about going back for Tuesdays events and checking out the 200 back showdown. My money is on Peirsol again, but it'll be interesting to see if Lochte can pull that one off.
Just a mini report on the meet ... It was awesome! Seeing Peirsol set the world record was amazing! The pool was very nice, the seating was close so we were right behind the Texas contingent. Literally about five feet away. Katie Hoff made a statement at this meet. She is ready to take on the world and avenge her lack luster performance in the 400IM in Athens(which was vindicated in the 200IM). She looks great. I was shocked Natalie finished in third in the 100 fly more because she is a competitor than anything else. Her backstroke looked good, she had great walls. I think she'll be faster in Montreal. Kaitlin Sandeno looks ok. I also think she'll be ready to go in Montreal. Kara Lynn Joyce had an actual and very noticeable lead in the 50 in prelims. I think she's the next sprinter great. We'll see. The 400 IM is such an amazing race to watch. There were a few heats where one girl just dominated. I love watching that race. It's interesting to see where the lead changes come and go and how each swimmer tries to race it. Very cool.
The men .. the 200 free was a great race. I'm not surprised Phelps won, slightly surprised Lochte was in fourth after all the hype. The 200 fly was a beautiful race. Missed most of the 100 fly but saw Crocker swim and thought he looked good. I don't think he's going to let Phelps take over this event. I think he will be faster in Montreal, too. They all have several months to back home work hard and get in shape for Montreal. The big guns from Athens probably all took some significant time off after and are just getting back into things. The men's 50 free was awesome. And again, Peirsol's back was simply awe inspiring. He was so relaxed and looked so calm before the race. His reaction to winning was great, too. It was a great swim!
The overall thing that impressed me the most was how effortless all of the swims looked. Obviously they were all going really fast but the strokes were all very smoothe and everyone glided. I know A LOT of effort goes behind effortless looking swimming but it was great. Especially the best of the best. Smoothe strokes, great extension, a noticeable glide ... can't wait to get into the pool today!
Looks like there will be some more great races today and tomorrow! I'm actually thinking about going back for Tuesdays events and checking out the 200 back showdown. My money is on Peirsol again, but it'll be interesting to see if Lochte can pull that one off.
