Now by the time most of you read this the finals will be over but ... Keller had the slowest split, OBVIOUSLY Phelps (& I'm guessing Lochte) are a done deal ... Vanderkaay put up a 1:46.67 leading off followed by Jayme Cramer's 1:47.97, David Walters 1:47.75 & Keller's 1:48.60 ...
Do you take a total rookie? Slightly more experience with Cramer, or a struggling but veteran Keller? Personally I say give the rookie a shot, who knows what he'll put up next year.
My prediction: Phelps, Lochte, Vanderkaay, & Cramer
I'd like to see ... Phelps, Lochte, Vanderkaay & Walters ...
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Oh, I'll just be contrarian as the dickens, since we have so many open-minded members of our forums: while it would be appealing to the concept of the best competing against the best to have swimmers competing against each other as individuals, we all recognize that economics prevent this. Just a concept, since we are stuck with the 'countries' model, why not just one single rep from each country? I'm not advocating this, mind you, but 2 is also a totally arbitrary number as well, so how appealing would it be be to have just one? Imagine the tension at US Olympic trials...discuss, please.
to hell with national borders! how about one rep from each time zone....each continent..............
Oh, I'll just be contrarian as the dickens, since we have so many open-minded members of our forums: while it would be appealing to the concept of the best competing against the best to have swimmers competing against each other as individuals, we all recognize that economics prevent this. Just a concept, since we are stuck with the 'countries' model, why not just one single rep from each country? I'm not advocating this, mind you, but 2 is also a totally arbitrary number as well, so how appealing would it be be to have just one? Imagine the tension at US Olympic trials...discuss, please.
to hell with national borders! how about one rep from each time zone....each continent..............
