Did anyone see the new Gary Hall, Jr Barbarsol commerical. It is about time swimmers get some good endorsements besides Speedo and the other swimming apparel companies. Madison Ave has really come a long way in the last few years. You would never see a swimmer in a commerical a year after the Olympics before. It is nice to know that all the endorsements aren't going to Phelps even though the boy more than deserves whatever endorsements he get. I mean Phelps is out of this world.
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In Phelps' defense the kid is a helluva swimmer and was having a fantastic week. I would have put him on the relay, too. If I remember correctly Gary had the third fastest 100 time in prelims, morning swimmer or not he seemed off his game in the 100 in Athens. I think Eddie Reese (and I don't know him at all) made his decision based off of that information. Did he have bias b/c he knows Crocker well, sees him swim everyday and know that the kid can step up when he needs to? Probably. I'm not entirely sure things would have been different had Hall swam.
In Phelps' defense the kid is a helluva swimmer and was having a fantastic week. I would have put him on the relay, too. If I remember correctly Gary had the third fastest 100 time in prelims, morning swimmer or not he seemed off his game in the 100 in Athens. I think Eddie Reese (and I don't know him at all) made his decision based off of that information. Did he have bias b/c he knows Crocker well, sees him swim everyday and know that the kid can step up when he needs to? Probably. I'm not entirely sure things would have been different had Hall swam.
