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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I think that ians false start was partly the coaches falt. The coaches should have had the final relay set in stone because I think ian was trying to go a good time to get a spot on the relay becasuse phelps beat him in the 100 fly. Ian should have been on the final regardless of what happened becasue ian is a better 100 flyer than Michael. They were deffinatly going to put Phelps on the relay unless crocker went a great time in the prelims. I believe that either way ian should have been on the relay regardless of what happened because he is better than phelps at starting off of hansen becasue he has done it so many times, that would make up the .05 that phelps beat him by and then some. Last time phelps beat ian in the 100 fly, ian went the fastest fly split ever. But either way, if the people on the relay was set in stone ian or phelps would have taken it easy in the prelim relay and there would not have been a false start.
I think that ians false start was partly the coaches falt. The coaches should have had the final relay set in stone because I think ian was trying to go a good time to get a spot on the relay becasuse phelps beat him in the 100 fly. Ian should have been on the final regardless of what happened becasue ian is a better 100 flyer than Michael. They were deffinatly going to put Phelps on the relay unless crocker went a great time in the prelims. I believe that either way ian should have been on the relay regardless of what happened because he is better than phelps at starting off of hansen becasue he has done it so many times, that would make up the .05 that phelps beat him by and then some. Last time phelps beat ian in the 100 fly, ian went the fastest fly split ever. But either way, if the people on the relay was set in stone ian or phelps would have taken it easy in the prelim relay and there would not have been a false start.
