I think it will be interesting to see the Micheal Phelps vs Ryan Lochte showdown in the 200 and 400 IM's.....I guess Ryan has the best chance of upsetting Micheal in the 200 IM but who knows? I don't think there is any one else out there that can challenge Phelps in the 200 IM. I can't believe how fast Natalie swam the 200 free!! When I went 47 low in the 100 free back in the day, I was still nowhere near 1:41 in the 200 free?? If you look at the USMS records in my age group (40 - 44 year old males)...the 100 free record is 45.9 and the 200 free record is 1:43.0 ...Sure we're older and hence we die a little faster....but I still think that her 200 free time is smokin fast for someone who swims a 47 low hundred (not that her hundred time is slow or anything...LOL!!).
Newmastersswimmer
Natalie is like Lochte they both have really good underwater SDK ... amazing actually ...
I'd like to see Phelps and Lochte in the 2IM and Phelps and Vendt in the 4IM ...
True, very true.
Lastly, what happened to your buddy Josh Davis and his potential comeback? Is he still working on that?
Josh Davis has officially retired and he made that official in a press release about 2 months ago.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../12480.asp
I think he did say that, but it takes more than attitude to win races at that level. I will be happy either way, I am just saying that the potential exists for things to change in that event.
I've heard at that level there it's mostly mental. They are all super talented, they all train riddiculously hard so the race often goes to the mentally toughest ... what was Spitz's famous quote? Practice is 90% physical and 10% mental, races are 10% physical and 90% mental ...
Jody Henry said something similiar along the lines of at the elite level there is very little difference in the physical abilities between the athletes, they all train hard, but the biggest difference is the mental toughness ...
Anyway, I love Erik Vendt, too. What a stud!
Does anyone think Phelps will get upset in any of the events he swims? Maybe he'll be spreading himself too thin?
I think it will be interesting to see the Micheal Phelps vs Ryan Lochte showdown in the 200 and 400 IM's.....I guess Ryan has the best chance of upsetting Micheal in the 200 IM but who knows? I don't think there is any one else out there that can challenge Phelps in the 200 IM. I can't believe how fast Natalie swam the 200 free!! When I went 47 low in the 100 free back in the day, I was still nowhere near 1:41 in the 200 free?? If you look at the USMS records in my age group (40 - 44 year old males)...the 100 free record is 45.9 and the 200 free record is 1:43.0 ...Sure we're older and hence we die a little faster....but I still think that her 200 free time is smokin fast for someone who swims a 47 low hundred (not that her hundred time is slow or anything...LOL!!).
Newmastersswimmer
I think piersol will be very hard to beat LCM
Lochte is great at SDK and in LCM you only get to SDK half as much
ande
True, very true.
It would be nice to see a 2008 Olympic sweep by the Texas Trio in their respective events.
I do have to say however that I am gunning for both Lochte in 2008 as well as Erik Vendt. This will be an incredible comeback for Vendt if he can pull this one off. I think he is at the right club to make it happen, that is for sure. Everyday is race day there from what I understand.
Lastly, what happened to your buddy Josh Davis and his potential comeback? Is he still working on that?
Usually, Ande kicks this off but since this starts today I will kick this off. This is the last major competition before the USA team heads for Melbourne for the 2007 FINA World Championships. I will reserve my predictions and judgements on the other thread that was started about Mebourne until this meet is over. I will provide a link about the meet.
www.usaswimming.org/.../ViewNewsArticle.aspx
