Random notes from Trials...
---Dara did it! The crowd went wild. She's been getting big cheers here.
---John Naber interviews each athlete after they receive their medals. His first question to Natalie Coughlin was, "So, how does it feel to get beat by a 41-year-old?" There were gasps from the crowd.
---Ryan Lochte walked into our restaurant tonight after finals. The entire place erupted in applause.
---Bob Costas was in the restaurant, too. He's almost as short as I am...
---Speaking of short, the blond woman who is doing the swimmer interviews on NBC has to stand on a box when she's interviewing the swimmers.
---The event has been extremely well-organized. I heard comments to the effect of, "They should just make this the permanent home of the Trials."
---Dara carried her daughter to the stand for the awards ceremony. She put her medal around her daughter's neck. Her daughter promptly took it off and gave it back to her mom!
---They've had former Olympians on hand to present medals. Today we saw Jenny Thompson, David Berkhoff, Donna DeVarona, and Mark Spitz.
Random notes from Trials...
---Dara did it! The crowd went wild. She's been getting big cheers here.
---John Naber interviews each athlete after they receive their medals. His first question to Natalie Coughlin was, "So, how does it feel to get beat by a 41-year-old?" There were gasps from the crowd.
---Ryan Lochte walked into our restaurant tonight after finals. The entire place erupted in applause.
---Bob Costas was in the restaurant, too. He's almost as short as I am...
---Speaking of short, the blond woman who is doing the swimmer interviews on NBC has to stand on a box when she's interviewing the swimmers.
---The event has been extremely well-organized. I heard comments to the effect of, "They should just make this the permanent home of the Trials."
---Dara carried her daughter to the stand for the awards ceremony. She put her medal around her daughter's neck. Her daughter promptly took it off and gave it back to her mom!
---They've had former Olympians on hand to present medals. Today we saw Jenny Thompson, David Berkhoff, Donna DeVarona, and Mark Spitz.
