You must remember that a lot of these times on the psych sheet were done in-season, and probably a few were done either unshaved or not fully rested. Though a good number came from the Austin meet in December.
Many Pac-10 teams shaved and rested fully for their conference meet, hence the large Stanford presence in the top 16.
This'll be a great meet. I sorely wish I could go to watch.
After what happened last weekend at the NCAA Women's meet you can expect anything. I saw that most people thought that Georgia would win and if there was an upset it would be Arizona. Nobody expected Auburn. This could happen in this meet. I think Auburn will win but now that Stanford has diving power that will make a difference than what happened to them in prior years. Stanford swam well in there Conference meet but so did Auburn. It will come down to relays and getting people in the finals. With sometimes a second separating 1st thru 16th.
I see Arizona and Cal as long shots, but if they swim well and others falter they both could be in the thick of things. I look at all of the Free events as the real close races. It will be interesting to see if someone or a lot of people go under 19:00 in the 50 Free. Will Tom Dolan's record in the 500 Free of 4:08.75 be broken this year like the 400 IM record was? How will Ryan Lochete do in his final meet of his NCAA career? How about Peter Vanderkaay? Should be a great meet.
Originally posted by Frank Thompson
Will Tom Dolan's record in the 500 Free of 4:08.75 be broken this year like the 400 IM record was?
I'd be impressed if anyone can break 4:10. It's just amazing to imagine averaging under 50 seconds per hundred for 500 yards! And what can Larsen Jensen do in the 1650? He had a disappointing Pac-10 meet. I mean, the Olympic gold medalist should be able to finish higher than ninth in his conference meet.
I wonder how much Schubert's decision will mess with the USC swimmers heads ...that might be a factor ... and Jensen isn't the Olympic Gold medalist, that's Hackett ... Jensen got silver, but still point well taken ...
Originally posted by knelson
I'd be impressed if anyone can break 4:10. It's just amazing to imagine averaging under 50 seconds per hundred for 500 yards! And what can Larsen Jensen do in the 1650? He had a disappointing Pac-10 meet. I mean, the Olympic gold medalist should be able to finish higher than ninth in his conference meet.
Kirk:
Peter Vanderkaay did a 4:09.82 last year and has his sights set on that record much like Michael Phelps had his sights on the other Dolan record of 1995 and the 3:38 barrier. Last year he won the event pretty easily but this year it seems to be more competitive especially with the fellow from Georgia swimming well at the SEC Conference Meet. I would not be suprised if it was broken and maybe by two people.
Originally posted by HHowland
and Jensen isn't the Olympic Gold medalist, that's Hackett ... Jensen got silver, but still point well taken ...
Oops, meant to write silver medalist!
Yes, I too see alot of Stanford swimmers in the psych sheet in the top 16. Could be their year; Auburn seems to be missing from some events that they traditionally do well in (200 free and the IM's--except fpr Shanteau). A few years ago in Austin, Auburn was getting 4 to 5 guys scoring per event.
It will be interesting to see how Simon Burnett performs; he should just be getting back from Australia where he beat Neethling and Schoeman in the 100 free at the Commonwealth Games. With Jensen, Mellouli, and Vanderkaay the distance races should be entertaining. 100 fly looks wide open.
Don't count Cal out if they get their sprinters rolling. Their pretty well seeded through most of the events and will certainly be tough in the relays.
