I'd be very surprised if Coughlin swims the 200 IM at Trials.
I read something interesting on collegeswimming.com about Phelps. His 400 free was listed as a "declared false start." Usually this means the swimmer actually has to show up at the blocks. Presumably Phelps did not since he was sleeping when his heat went off. However, normally if a swimmer misses an event they are disqualified from their next event (in this case the 100 free for Phelps), however he swam it. Seems like you don't have to follow the normal rules if your name is Mike Phelps.
I'd be very surprised if Coughlin swims the 200 IM at Trials.
I read something interesting on collegeswimming.com about Phelps. His 400 free was listed as a "declared false start." Usually this means the swimmer actually has to show up at the blocks. Presumably Phelps did not since he was sleeping when his heat went off. However, normally if a swimmer misses an event they are disqualified from their next event (in this case the 100 free for Phelps), however he swam it. Seems like you don't have to follow the normal rules if your name is Mike Phelps.
