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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No one who is serious to the sport of swimming would EVER deliberately false start when other teammates are relying on that person. First and foremost would be the impact on THEM for causing such a disappointing series of events. Had it been me and my teammates were relying on me and I blew it, it would haunt me for some time but it would NEVER happen again. I guess it's easy to criticize since none of us were at those championships.
And size? I wasn't offended by Fanstone; some of us are large, some of us carry more weight, some don't, but if you are FAST, it makes it even more intriguing because it disspells those old myths that thin wins. Who even cares? This goes back to the fact that so many people are sucked into the thin is everything motto. There are and have been many great swimmers who do not fit this profile. And I love it when I destroy people who weigh 50 pounds less than I do. As another poster said: swimming is forgiving to those who are bound by a little more blubber.
donna
No one who is serious to the sport of swimming would EVER deliberately false start when other teammates are relying on that person. First and foremost would be the impact on THEM for causing such a disappointing series of events. Had it been me and my teammates were relying on me and I blew it, it would haunt me for some time but it would NEVER happen again. I guess it's easy to criticize since none of us were at those championships.
And size? I wasn't offended by Fanstone; some of us are large, some of us carry more weight, some don't, but if you are FAST, it makes it even more intriguing because it disspells those old myths that thin wins. Who even cares? This goes back to the fact that so many people are sucked into the thin is everything motto. There are and have been many great swimmers who do not fit this profile. And I love it when I destroy people who weigh 50 pounds less than I do. As another poster said: swimming is forgiving to those who are bound by a little more blubber.
donna
