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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Crocker may have wanted a great split - but he didn't need to push the start to achieve it. The timing system reports the start delay in addition to the actual split time. So it is easy to determine the actual split time minus the start delay.
RacerX - It is very common in international meets for the USA to use a different lineup in prelims when they are confident they'll make finals. They want the A team to rest. The lineup for finals was surely Piersol, Hansen, Phelps, and Lezak.
Crocker made a huge and silly mistake. The typical reaction time on a flat start is .75 seconds or so - Crocker really pushed it when he should not have. I do not believe it was intentional. He is a competitor and a team swimmer. His mistake cost his UT and TXLA teammates Piersol, Hansen, and Walker their shot at medals in addition to Phelps, Lochte, and Lezak. Crocker has to come home to Austin and swim with his buddies.
Crocker may have wanted a great split - but he didn't need to push the start to achieve it. The timing system reports the start delay in addition to the actual split time. So it is easy to determine the actual split time minus the start delay.
RacerX - It is very common in international meets for the USA to use a different lineup in prelims when they are confident they'll make finals. They want the A team to rest. The lineup for finals was surely Piersol, Hansen, Phelps, and Lezak.
Crocker made a huge and silly mistake. The typical reaction time on a flat start is .75 seconds or so - Crocker really pushed it when he should not have. I do not believe it was intentional. He is a competitor and a team swimmer. His mistake cost his UT and TXLA teammates Piersol, Hansen, and Walker their shot at medals in addition to Phelps, Lochte, and Lezak. Crocker has to come home to Austin and swim with his buddies.
