I just read that the men's 200 MR was DQd at Worlds. That race could've given Phelps a record 8th gold medal... bummer.
Phelps was very gracious about it. He said, "We came in here as a team, we exit as a team."
Sigh.
PS Did you see the size of his HANDS! I would like to swim just one race with hands his size, and feet the size of Thorpe's. (Yep, I have puny little paws!)
The biggest choke? Are you serious? He jumped it by .01 and it's the biggest choke? I could list bigger chokes in just about any sport ...
Let's start with Otyila's 200 fly a few years ago where she actually stopped swimming and held onto the lane line ... all the AR & WR holders that tighten up during trials and fail to make the Olympic team or Olympic finals ... JEEZ ... the biggest choke ever, if you aren't kidding you need a clue!
Give him a brake. It happens. Go look at all the relay DQs for the US at 2001 worlds ...
I also must reiterate the fact that the COACHES put Crocker on the 400 free relay team knowing he was sick. They would NOT have done better than silver no matter what.
The biggest choke? Are you serious? He jumped it by .01 and it's the biggest choke? I could list bigger chokes in just about any sport ...
Let's start with Otyila's 200 fly a few years ago where she actually stopped swimming and held onto the lane line ... all the AR & WR holders that tighten up during trials and fail to make the Olympic team or Olympic finals ... JEEZ ... the biggest choke ever, if you aren't kidding you need a clue!
Give him a brake. It happens. Go look at all the relay DQs for the US at 2001 worlds ...
I also must reiterate the fact that the COACHES put Crocker on the 400 free relay team knowing he was sick. They would NOT have done better than silver no matter what.
