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!)
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A more detailed look at the first two US swimmer's times reveals that very likely, they were just cruising to get into the finals and not going for a world record.
Lochte led off with a 54.08. He went 53.5 in the individual event.
Usher? Does not look like he even swam the 100 *** in the finals, but he went 100.84. Hansen went 59.8 in the 100 *** finals.
So, the first two were well off a world record pace.
Now that I look, I'm not sure why Piersol and Hansen weren't in this relay. Piersol won the 100 with a 52.98. A full second faster than Lochte's lead off swim and a half second faster than Lochte in the 100 back finals. Hansen won the 100 *** a full second faster than Usher. Phelps has the fly locked up based on winning the event, and Lezak has the free, based on his 400 free relay anchor split.:confused:
The final, world record breaking relay, should have been Piersol back, Hansen ***, Phelps fly, and Lezak free. 52.98,59.8,50.8,47.32
A more detailed look at the first two US swimmer's times reveals that very likely, they were just cruising to get into the finals and not going for a world record.
Lochte led off with a 54.08. He went 53.5 in the individual event.
Usher? Does not look like he even swam the 100 *** in the finals, but he went 100.84. Hansen went 59.8 in the 100 *** finals.
So, the first two were well off a world record pace.
Now that I look, I'm not sure why Piersol and Hansen weren't in this relay. Piersol won the 100 with a 52.98. A full second faster than Lochte's lead off swim and a half second faster than Lochte in the 100 back finals. Hansen won the 100 *** a full second faster than Usher. Phelps has the fly locked up based on winning the event, and Lezak has the free, based on his 400 free relay anchor split.:confused:
The final, world record breaking relay, should have been Piersol back, Hansen ***, Phelps fly, and Lezak free. 52.98,59.8,50.8,47.32
