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?
here's the results from the 100 M Fr Mens finals
again look how well phelps split his race only a 1.04 diff between his first and second 50. Part of that comes from being really well conditioned and part comes from exerting just the right amount of effort on the first 50 to really nail the second one.
Lochte split his race really well too but he didn't go out fast enough
Lezak had the worst split differential in that heat 2.73 he must have been really hurting on the last 25
I wonder if walker really had that slow of a start, 1.25 ouch.
I think Garrett Weber-Gale swam a PR. He's one to watch.
Ande
1 Phelps, Michael 19 Club Wolverine/N r:+0.68
49.00 25.02 - 23.98 = 1.04
2 Lezak, Jason 29 Irvine Novaquati r:+0.66
49.09 25.91 - 23.18 = 2.73
3 Wildman-Tobrine 20 Stanford Univ. r:+0.70
49.35 25.94 - 23.41 = 2.53
4 Weber-Gale, Gar 19 U. of Texas r:+0.65
49.40 25.77 - 23.63 = 2.14
5 Walker, Neil 28 Longhorn Aquatic r:+1.25
49.42 25.92 - 23.50 = 2.42
6 Dusing, Nathani 26 Longhorn Aquatic r:+0.67
49.83 26.09 - 23.74 = 2.35
7 Lochte, Ryan 20 U of Florida/Day r:+0.65
49.98 25.63 - 24.35 = 1.28
8 Brunelli, Nicho 23 Sun Devil Aquati r:+0.70
50.11 26.29 - 23.82 = 2.47
here's the results from the 100 M Fr Mens finals
again look how well phelps split his race only a 1.04 diff between his first and second 50. Part of that comes from being really well conditioned and part comes from exerting just the right amount of effort on the first 50 to really nail the second one.
Lochte split his race really well too but he didn't go out fast enough
Lezak had the worst split differential in that heat 2.73 he must have been really hurting on the last 25
I wonder if walker really had that slow of a start, 1.25 ouch.
I think Garrett Weber-Gale swam a PR. He's one to watch.
Ande
1 Phelps, Michael 19 Club Wolverine/N r:+0.68
49.00 25.02 - 23.98 = 1.04
2 Lezak, Jason 29 Irvine Novaquati r:+0.66
49.09 25.91 - 23.18 = 2.73
3 Wildman-Tobrine 20 Stanford Univ. r:+0.70
49.35 25.94 - 23.41 = 2.53
4 Weber-Gale, Gar 19 U. of Texas r:+0.65
49.40 25.77 - 23.63 = 2.14
5 Walker, Neil 28 Longhorn Aquatic r:+1.25
49.42 25.92 - 23.50 = 2.42
6 Dusing, Nathani 26 Longhorn Aquatic r:+0.67
49.83 26.09 - 23.74 = 2.35
7 Lochte, Ryan 20 U of Florida/Day r:+0.65
49.98 25.63 - 24.35 = 1.28
8 Brunelli, Nicho 23 Sun Devil Aquati r:+0.70
50.11 26.29 - 23.82 = 2.47
