Fina Rules

Okay, boys and girls, now I'm going to get involved. Take this from somebody who *knows*. Katajima dolphin kicked in the 100 to be sure. I mean, holy cow. As far as the 200, his dolphin kicking wasn't as obvious as in the 100 on that turn that was so famously televised and talked about. After the major controversy came up, he may have realized they would be looking for it. Or it may have been something he didn't realize he was doing (this I highly doubt, but I didn't talk to the man, and he'd never tell anybody the truth about it anyway, so it doesn't matter what I think) What I do know is this: Dolphin kick or jet ski, Brendan most likely would not have won the gold in the 100. Don't stone me for saying it, this comes from the source. Brendan was so afraid of repeating what happened at the 2000 trials, he ended up tapering more for Trials (better tapered and in than another four years watching). Truth be told in all, Katajima's race, cheating aside, was more technically perfect, and more put together than Brendan's. Watch the videos, and stop looking at the dolphin kick long enough to watch their turns. Those are definitely not Bren's best turns. Can't we just lay this to rest? Brendan handled everything that happened with dignity and the sportsmanship that we should all have, and he had to deal with the pressure of feeling like he let his country down in the Olympics. And now, in Montreal, the pressure's on him, not on Katajima, to prove something. To prove that the 2004 Trials weren't a tapering fluke, and that he really is the best. Because we all know he is. Wayne, I support your opinion, and Dima, you're making valid points, but YOU'RE BOTH ACTING LIKE CHILDREN with the personal attacks! Let Brendan worry about his competitors. Focus on the future, umm-kay? That little Japanese *** is going down in Canada. :rolleyes:

Okay, boys and girls, now I'm going to get involved. Take this from somebody who *knows*. Katajima dolphin kicked in the 100 to be sure. I mean, holy cow. As far as the 200, his dolphin kicking wasn't as obvious as in the 100 on that turn that was so famously televised and talked about. After the major controversy came up, he may have realized they would be looking for it. Or it may have been something he didn't realize he was doing (this I highly doubt, but I didn't talk to the man, and he'd never tell anybody the truth about it anyway, so it doesn't matter what I think) What I do know is this: Dolphin kick or jet ski, Brendan most likely would not have won the gold in the 100. Don't stone me for saying it, this comes from the source. Brendan was so afraid of repeating what happened at the 2000 trials, he ended up tapering more for Trials (better tapered and in than another four years watching). Truth be told in all, Katajima's race, cheating aside, was more technically perfect, and more put together than Brendan's. Watch the videos, and stop looking at the dolphin kick long enough to watch their turns. Those are definitely not Bren's best turns. Can't we just lay this to rest? Brendan handled everything that happened with dignity and the sportsmanship that we should all have, and he had to deal with the pressure of feeling like he let his country down in the Olympics. And now, in Montreal, the pressure's on him, not on Katajima, to prove something. To prove that the 2004 Trials weren't a tapering fluke, and that he really is the best. Because we all know he is. Wayne, I support your opinion, and Dima, you're making valid points, but YOU'RE BOTH ACTING LIKE CHILDREN with the personal attacks! Let Brendan worry about his competitors. Focus on the future, umm-kay? That little Japanese *** is going down in Canada. :rolleyes: