If you had to rank americas top 5 male swimmers, who would they be and why?
1. phelps-worlds best in 3 events
2. ian crocker- I belive 50.4 in the 100 fly is the most impressive time ever in any event
3. peirsol-is the best in the 100 and 200 back, and its impressive because usa has alot of depth in the backstroke.
4. hansen- breaststroking machine
5. lochte
top 5 in the world
1. phelps
2. hacket
3. croker
4. schoeman
5. thorpe
how would you rank usa and the world?
Parents
Former Member
Is Thorpe still a swimming superpower? Didn't Hackett upset one of Thorpe's records last year? Is Thorpe in any shape to be defending his old records? And Schoeman, didn't Cullen Jones take him to school at the Pan Pacs?
yeah but schoeman broke the world record in the 50scm free at 20.98 this year. He went 21.69 last year in montreal and also broke the 50 fly record. 48.17 100 free.
I ranked them based on what they have done from athens to right now.
Is Thorpe still a swimming superpower? Didn't Hackett upset one of Thorpe's records last year? Is Thorpe in any shape to be defending his old records? And Schoeman, didn't Cullen Jones take him to school at the Pan Pacs?
yeah but schoeman broke the world record in the 50scm free at 20.98 this year. He went 21.69 last year in montreal and also broke the 50 fly record. 48.17 100 free.
I ranked them based on what they have done from athens to right now.
