2008 Predictions for Beijing

With all the Melbourne hoopla and record smashing performances I thought I'd start a 2008 prediction thread and resurect it in a year and a half and see how we all did ... First, I don't think Beard will make the team, she needs to get her butt to a meet and I reserve the right to change my opinion on that based on any swims she does in the future ... Women's team .. 50 free - Coughlin & Joyce 100 free - Coughlin & Weir 200 free - Coughlin & Hoff (or Vollmer if Natalie opts out) 400 free - Hoff & Ziegler 800 free - Peirsol & Ziegler 100 back - Coughlin & Vaziri 200 back - Hoelzer & Vaziri 100 *** - Kirk & Hardy 200 ***- Kirk & Jendrick 100 fly - Coughlin & Vollmer 200 fly - Sandeno & Van den Berg 200 IM - Hoff & Myers 400 IM - Hoff & Sandeno 4 relay spots 100 free - Joyce, Nymeyer, Corriea, and Hoff 4 relay spots 200 free - Sandeno, Nymeyer, Myers, and Weir Men 50 free - Jones & Lezak 100 free - Jones & Lezak 200 free - Phelps & Vanderkaay 400 free - Vanderkaay & Keller 1500 free - Vendt & Jensen 100 back - Peirsol & Lochte 200 back - Peirsol & Phelps (or Lochte) 100 *** - Hansen & Usher 200 *** - Hansen & Usher 100 fly - Crocker & Phelps 200 fly - Phelps & Madwed 200 IM - Phelps & Lochte 400 IM - Phelps & Vendt 4 relay spots 100 free - Walker, Wildman-Tobriner, Weber-Gale, & Hall 4 relay spots 200 free - Cramer, Peirsol, Keller, and Lochte Not really any shockers ...