FINA ~ 50 Free Finalists

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Former Member — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:26:27 GMT

He's made history in the sport for the obvious reasons. I hope he achieves much more. Like maybe a gold medal.

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Former Member — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:49:23 GMT

That's funny Matt. Maybe Popov's record is just too darn fast to take down? I'd like to see Hall and Jones represent. Hall just for the circus show...and Jones because he's the true underdog. They both are superb athletes.

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Jeff Commings — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:24:49 GMT

He's made history in the sport for the obvious reasons. I hope he achieves much more. Like maybe a gold medal. That's already been done. In the same event (not minding the mixed heritage).

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Former Member — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:23:12 GMT

Do you suspect Tobriner's times will remain on the books or will they be expunged? :Tongue firmly planted in cheek: emoticon please

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The Fortress — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:11:16 GMT

I'd like to see Hall and Jones represent. Hall just for the circus show...and Jones because he's the true underdog. They both are superb athletes. Is Jones really an underdog as PanPac champ? I thought he had the race until the last couple meters. He has a very different stroke than most of the sprinters. Short stroke and very high elbows. Most sprinters seem to have a flatter recovery. He looked really strong though.

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Former Member — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:52:07 GMT

quicksilver;85686 Very close finish. How did they ever decide who won before touch pads came into play?! And before digital stopwatches were invented, we used to have two or three timers per lane with analog stopwatches that only had 0.2 seconds markings on the watch-face but where the hand could stop between between two of these marks (thereby indicating 1/10th of a second). Then, they would take the average of the two or three times (per lane) to announce the final times per heat. No, I am not over 100 years old but that was back in the early 60's in Cairo, Egypt (when self-winding watches were a novelty back then.)

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aquaFeisty — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:09:21 GMT

I can't help but wonder if the "Wildman" didn't attempt to mini-taper/swim through NCAAs and taper for Worlds. All the talk leading up to NCAAs was about Cielo - maybe Ben W-T just wanted to keep a low profile until worlds and then come out like a bat out of hell on the international stage. Would make a lot of sense to me, considering that other than the USA, no one cares about SCY. No one might care about SCY, but school teams care A LOT about winning NCAA's. The Longhorns had a legit shot at winning this year and I'm sure they would have loved to have beaten Auburn... I have no doubt that Wildman-Tobriner had a full taper for NCAA's. I am very impressed with how well he did at Worlds in LCM format.

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Muppet — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:29:47 GMT

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Former Member — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:55:23 GMT

Very close finish. How did they ever decide who won before touch pads came into play?! On a side note... It's pretty incredible for the 30 year old ~masters swimmer~ from Poland to finish with a 22 flat. And Wildman is a great last name to have if you're a sprinter! I think Cesar really overshadowed Ben's achievement of also breaking the 19 second barrier at NCAA's this year (18.98). And on that note..he clearly had no problem of transitioning from a short course pool to long course meters. Rank LN Name YB Nation R.T. Result Behind 1. 7 WILDMAN-TOBRINER Benjamin 84 USA 0.73 21.88 2. 5 JONES Cullen 84 USA 0.71 21.94 0.06 3. 4 NYSTRAND Stefan 81 SWE 0.72 21.97 0.09 4. 6 KIZIEROWSKI Bartosz 77 POL 0.71 22.00 0.12 5. 2 SULLIVAN Eamon 85 AUS 0.65 22.05 0.17 6. 3 CIELO FILHO Cesar 87 BRA 0.70 22.12 0.24 7. 1 SCHOEMAN Roland 80 RSA 0.65 22.16 0.28 8. 8 HAYDEN Brent 83 CAN 0.74 22.28 0.40

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Former Member — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:41:56 GMT

USA! USA! USA! Wildman and Jones go one two! Just off the world record. Wow.

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aquaFeisty — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:23:36 GMT

Is it possible for a sprinter to have a better last name than 'Wildman'? :D

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Former Member — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:24:50 GMT

Outstanding swims by Jones and Tobriner. I can't help but wonder how much longer that WR is going to stand.

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Former Member — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:09:18 GMT

Again, anything is possible. A few tenths faster is very likely from any one of these guys. Jones has a blistering turn-over towards the last 20 meters. Still predict a best time from him... along with the win. You're right...unlike Bousquet, Cesar clearly made the change over from yards to meters. Rank HT LN Name YB Nation R.T. Result Behind 1. 1 5 NYSTRAND Stefan 81 SWE 0.72 21.99Q 2. 2 5 JONES Cullen 84 USA 0.71 22.00Q 0.01 3. 1 3 CIELO FILHO Cesar 87 BRA 0.69 22.09Q 0.10 4. 2 4 KIZIEROWSKI Bartosz 77 POL 0.72 22.13Q 0.14 5. 1 4 SULLIVAN Eamon 85 AUS 0.68 22.19Q 0.20 6. 2 3 WILDMAN-TOBRINER Benjamin 84 USA 0.77 22.23Q 0.24 7. 1 2 SCHOEMAN Roland 80 RSA 0.65 22.24Q 0.25 8. 2 1 HAYDEN Brent 83 CAN 0.79 22.31Q 0.32 Kizierkowski is a three time Olmypian. en.wikipedia.org/.../Bartosz_Kizierowski

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Former Member — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:40:43 GMT

Well, The semi's were not as fast as I expected. Cesar Cielo seems to have no trouble making the long course transition, unlike Bousquet. Where did this Pole come from? Looks like Popov keeps the world's fastest human title for another year.

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swimr4life — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:55:32 GMT

Check out Schoeman's reaction time! Just a gut feeling...I think he will go a lot faster in the finals. I hope Jones wins though!

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Former Member — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:33:46 GMT

Of course, world record could come in semis...

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Former Member — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:19:54 GMT

You said it Peter, I think Popov might need to come out of retirement after the 50. That pool seems very fast and there are a couple guys who seem like they could do it. I can't wait to get the e mail notification from Swimming World and then struggle to find out where I can watch the replay!!!! Maybe if we're lucky, it will be on you tube in that high res, big screen format they have there.:shakeshead:

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:14:35 GMT

When I saw him swim the 50 at PanPacs he seemed to be accelerating at the finish, so yeah, good start...maybe Popov's mark goes down.

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:13:12 GMT

I read on the forum a while back from the Good Smith... about the fifty free being a "controlled accident". What a great analogy. Anything can happen. When Jones went his 21.8 last summer...he was the last man off the blocks. Let's see what happens this time.

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:08:54 GMT

Ande, you are the Switzerland of the forums, never take a side, try to make everyone happy, and stay neutral. On the other side, I enjoy your watches and chocolate. Oh they take sides, they just don't do it with firearms. PM me if you are interested in my POV. I am pulling for Cullen Jones but Mr. Tobriner is one heck of an athlete as well. Jason Lezak is another favorite of mine due to his age.

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swimr4life — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:37:38 GMT

I would love to see Cullen Jones take the race for the USA!! He is such a great sprinter! Maybe he has been working on his start?!

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FlyQueen — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:46:56 GMT

Ande, you are the Switzerland of the forums, never take a side, try to make everyone happy, and stay neutral. On the other side, I enjoy your watches and chocolate.

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ande — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:42:31 GMT

the 50 is a total crap shoot depends on who's hits his taper who hits a great start, SDK, Break out who splits his race right who has the best touch there are many contenders

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FlyQueen — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:39:41 GMT

Sorry, I thought Lezak was swimming ... maybe Tobriner-Wildman will be able to keep it rolling ...

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FlyQueen — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:36:31 GMT

I like Jones with a new WR! Though Lezak led off the 100 free relay SMOKIN fast ...