phelps will make everything he wants to and might even drop an event or 2 at the olympics to create a more manageable schedule
peirsol has phelps and lochte, both at serious threats and very capable backstrokers, phelps has an amazing last 50 in both the 100 & 200 back
phelps and lochte have deadly SDK speed
Lochte should make everything he wants to make,
most difficult for him might be getting top 6 in the 100 fr
Hansen should make both Breastrokes and I'll be shocked if he doesn't
Crocker: should absolutely make the 100 fly, even if he has an off swim
he should make it, americas 3rd best swimmer is just too far behind phelps and crocker
I'm curious to see if crocker can pop a fast 100 free and make the relay
i wouldn't count him out, he's only swimming the 100 fl & 100 fr
he hasn't shown great 100 fr speed yet
hope shanteau makes the 200 ***, think he's good for 208 or 2:09
should have the best 2nd 100
coughlin will make the 100 fr, 200 fr 100 bk, 200 IM and maybe 200 bk if she swims it
hoff will make everything she wants
zeigler will make the 400 & 800
I hope haley mcgregory makes the 100 & 200 bk
her 59.4 puts her in great standing for the 100
So, which of the following "locks" for the US Olympic Team won't make it? I'm thinking about historic shockers like Pablo Morales and Craig Beardsley. There are others not on the list that might be big surprises (eg, Vendt, Vanderkaay, Torres, Kirk, etc.), but not quite on the level as these world record holders.
Men:
Michael Phelps
Aaron Peirsol
Brenden Hansen
Ian Crocker
Ryan Lochte
Women:
Natalie Coughlin
Katie Hoff
Kate Ziegler
Crocker: should absolutely make the 100 fly, even if he has an off swim
he should make it, americas 3rd best swimmer is just too far behind phelps and crocker
I'm curious to see if crocker can pop a fast 100 free and make the relay
i wouldn't count him out, he's only swimming the 100 fl & 100 fr
he hasn't show great 100 fr speed yet
My guess - and that's all it is - is that Crocker's 100 free won't cut it. His great walls are less valuable in LCM.
Oh - Hayley has been swimming very well lately. Great chance to make it this time.
It may be that he's just been beaten down by training and will come around for Trials. I hope he isn't trying to save something for Beijing, which is a dangerous approach given our cut-throat selection process. Other WR holders have been bitten in the past. I'll just have confidence that he and Eddie Reese are smarter than I am.
Rowdy Gaines,
a qualifier of the 1980 Olympics who could not compete in his first Olympic Games due to a boycott of the Olympics by the U.S. Government. However, Rowdy excelled in the sport despite the setback, setting world records in the 50 and 100 freestyle.
Also: Rowdy Gaines competed in the 84 games (LA), winning 3 golds.
crockers walls help more SCM & SCY
a bit of the inside scoop from 2004 Olympics was
crocker was sick during or just before the 4 x 100 free relay
(had either a cold or the flu can't remember which)
eddie argued to have crocker take a flying start instead of being lead off flat start, crocker probably would have split 48 something, 2 other coaches present wanted to "protect" their swimmers, they didn't want them to lead off and it cost us
at the time phelps wasn't as strong on flying starts, maybe we would have done better if Phelps went first.
we might not have caught South Africa who was 3:13.17,
but maybe we could have nipped Netherlands who went 3:14.36
we were 3:14.62
en.wikipedia.org/.../Swimming_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics
That statement is 99.5% true. At the 2004 trials walls made the difference between 2nd and 3rd. As a result he locked his spot on the relay, and the US finished 3rd!
Schedule of Swimming Legend Appearances:
Saturday, June 28
10 a.m. – Mel Stewart,
a double gold medalist in 1992 in the 200-meter butterfly and the 400-meter medley relay. He now does work for the USA Swimming Foundation and for Swimnetwork.com
3 p.m. – Pablo Morales,
the current head coach at the University of Nebraska was a 1984 Olympic gold medalist who missed the team in 1988, only to come back in 1992 and win two more gold medals
Sunday, June 29
3 p.m. – Kate Ziegler,
Broke the longest-standing swimming world record when she shattered Janet Evans' world
record in the 1500m freestyle in June of 2007
4 p.m. – Matt Biondi,
an 11-time Olympic medalist, who did not even begin swimming year-round until he was in high school.
Monday, June 30
1 p.m. – Adolph Kiefer,
the oldest living U.S. Olympic swimming gold medalist, who was also the first swimmer to complete the 100-yard backstroke in less than one minute, a record that stood for 15 years. Not to mention, in 2000 races, Adolf only lost twice.
1 p.m. – B.J. Bedford,
a determined swimmer that won gold as a member of the 400 medley relay at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney after not making the Olympic team in 1996.
3 p.m. – Summer Sanders,
at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Summers won gold medals in the 200-meter butterfly and in the 400-meter medley relay. She also won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley and a bronze medal in the 400-meter individual medley.
4:30 p.m. – Cullen Jones,
the first African-American male to break a world record in swimming, was also a member of the 2007 world champion men’s 400-meter freestyle relay team and captured a silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle.
Tuesday, July 1
1 p.m. – Maddy Crippen,
a 2000 Olympian, two-time national champion and six-time National team member.
3 p.m. – Josh Davis,
In 1996 Josh Davis made history by becoming the only man in any sport from any nation at the Atlanta Olympic Games to win 3 gold medals. He has three Olympic gold medals and two silver medals.
3 p.m. – Misty Hyman,
won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney.
4 p.m. – Summer Sanders,
(see above)
5 p.m. – Cristina Teuscher,
a two-time Olympian and two-time medalist, having competed at the 2000 and 1996 Olympic Games. Plus, Teuscher never lost a collegiate race while competing at Columbia.
Wednesday, July 2
1 p.m. – Nelson Diebel,
won two gold medals at the 1992 Olympic Games in the 100 breaststroke and as a member of the 400 medley relay.
2 p.m. - Summer Sanders,
four-time Olympic medalist in 1992.
4 p.m. – John Naber,
America’s most highly-decorated Olympian in the 1976 Games, having earned four gold medals, each in world record time. Naber was the first swimmer in history to earn two individual medals on the same day of competition.
Thursday, July 3
1 p.m. – Mary T. Meagher,
known as “Madame Butterfuly, Mary T. won four Olympic medals including three gold medals in 1984 and a bronze in 1988.
3 p.m. – Mary Wayte,
who competed in both the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games, capturing each color of medal between the two Games.
4 p.m. – Matt Biondi (see above)
4 p.m. – Davis Tarwater,
USA Swimming National Team member and World Championship team member
4 p.m. – Larsen Jensen,
finished fourth in the 1500-meter freestyle at the 2007 World Championships
Friday, July 4
1 p.m. – Rowdy Gaines,
a qualifier of the 1980 Olympics who could not compete in his first Olympic Games due to a boycott of the Olympics by the U.S. Government. However, Rowdy excelled in the sport despite the setback, setting world records in the 50 and 100 freestyle.
2 p.m. – Donna de Varona,
who became the youngest American on the Olympic Team at just 13 years of age in 1960. After winning two gold medals at the 1964 Olympic Games in the 400 medley and freestyle relays, de Varona went on to become the first female broadcaster on ABC’s Wide World of Sports.
3 p.m. – Kaitlin Sandeno, a four-time Olympic medalist and two-time NCAA champion
4 p.m. – Jenny Thompson, a 26-time National Champion and four-time Olympian who made a name for herself by earning eight Olympic gold medals and two silver medals as part of the U.S. relay teams.
4 p.m. – Maddy Crippen, (see above)
4 p.m. – Kristy Kowal, an international top swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In the 2000 Olympics, she was second and touched out teammate Amanda Beard.
4 p.m. – Brendan Hansen, received an Olympic Silver medal in the 100 Breaststroke in 2004, setting a new Olympic record in the semifinal competition. He also took bronze in the 200 and Gold in the 400-meter medley relay, setting a new world record in the process.
4 p.m. – Mark Spitz, in 1972, Spitz set a record that has stood for 46 years when he won seven gold medals in a single Olympic Games. With a total of nine Olympic gold medals to his name, Spitz owns more Olympic gold than any other swimmer in history.
Saturday, July 5
1 p.m. – Jill Sterkel, a competitor at the 1976, 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games who brought home a total of four Olympic medals
1:30 p.m. – Jenny Thompson (see above)
2 p.m. – Gary Hall, Sr., who first competed in the Olympics in 1968. Hall and his son were the first duo to make three Olympic Teams in history.
3 p.m. – Peter Marshal (see above)
4 p.m. – Debbie Meyer, who broke 20 world records and 24 American records in the span of seven years, from 1965 to 1972. Plus, she won three Olympic gold medals in 1968.
4 p.m. – Tom Malchow, who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He broke Denis Pankratov's world record in the 200 m butterfly in 2000.
5 p.m. – Brendan Hansen, (see above)
Sunday, July 6
5 p.m. – Anita Nall, at just 16 years old, Nall claimed a gold in the 200 medley relay, a silver in the 100 *** and bronze in the 200 *** at the 1992 Olympic Games.
5 p.m. – Brendan Hansen (see above)
5 p.m. – Kim Vandenberg, won a silver medal at her first World Championships in 2007 in the 200-meter butterfly.
The USA Swimming Aqua Zone will be open Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, June 29, through Sunday, July 6, from 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Though admission is free, attendees are encouraged to donate to Make a Splash, the national, child-focused water safety initiative created by the USA Swimming Foundation. A portion of the money raised will stay in Omaha to fund swimming lessons for underprivileged children in the area. USA Swimming sponsor Speedo will match up to $25,000 in donations received for this cause.
For more information about Aqua Zone, these legendary athletes, or the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming, visit www.usaswimming.org.
heard blue seventy is bringing 700 Nero comp swim skins to US Olympic Trials in Omaha
blueseventy is allowing competitors to try Nero Comps in practices, warmups and their races. They're asking swimmers who check out suits to make a 20 buck donation to USA swimming's non profit, www.MakeASplash.org Dean Jackson B70's marketing Director told me
"We are happy to loan the suits out for free, but we did get thinking that a
"little extra speed, could help those in need"
in B70's blog you can see a particular Euro Swim star wore the suit a few weeks ago and posted some of his fastest swims in years
Starting this Saturday morning, masters swim stud, Roque Santos will be doing a little "Roque & Roll" on the deck daily with "Deano' his side kick
look for the cowboy hats Yee Haw
