japan international meet begins 8/21

Any idea if it will be televised live or at all?

Highly doubt it, at least not in the states.

Watch out for the Chinese next year!!! There are some young girls performing quite well in this meet. 2 thirteen year olds placed in the top 8 in the 400 IM.

Kirsty Coventry trains in Austin, her boyfriend Chris trains with Longhorn Masters, he's in Japan with her. she won the 400 IM with a very impressive 4:36.07 Pawel swam a respectable 1:54.93 200 fly Bronte 4:05.93 400 fr Tae Hwan Park 3:44.77 400 fr, went 54.7 on his last 100 Leisel Jones 1:06.15 100 br, USA's rebessa soni 2nd with 1:06.94 Kosuke Kitajima 59.74, 100 breastroke, USA's Jon Roberts 3rd 1:00.82

I think Salo is doing wonders for Rebecca Soni. She was definitely on the radar, but more so for the 200. All of a sudden I think she's the one to beat in both the 100 & 200.

Highly doubt it, at least not in the states. You would think they'd at least show it taped. This is the ramp to the Olympics.

Other notable swims: Lenton anchoring relay in 52.91 Eamon Sullivan (Aus) leading off relay in 48.68

more excellent swims

Coventry went sub 1:00 in the 100 back. That's 3 women now that have done that! That's awesome!

Looks like Grant Hackett's back to form; I'm really pulling for him to take the 1500 title again.