here's another recent swimming article
U.S. needs true sprinters
Phelps willing to compete in 100 free, but he's better at other strokes, distances.
www.indystar.com/.../article
Pretty good article. I'm not sure how college swimming using the short course format has anything to do with it, but other than that I agree. I do think we've got some up and comers like Matt Grevers and Ben Wildman-Tobriner with lots of potential, but to a large extent these guys haven't proven themselves yet on the international stage. The fact that Phelps won the 100 at Trials with a time making him only the 19th best performer all-time in the event shows there's room for improvement.
Pretty good article. I'm not sure how college swimming using the short course format has anything to do with it, but other than that I agree. I do think we've got some up and comers like Matt Grevers and Ben Wildman-Tobriner with lots of potential, but to a large extent these guys haven't proven themselves yet on the international stage. The fact that Phelps won the 100 at Trials with a time making him only the 19th best performer all-time in the event shows there's room for improvement.
