Ryan Lochte is a possibility in stealing his thunder in the 100 and 200 backs...maybe even the IM"s.
I don't think Phelps will swim the 100 back and maybe not the 200 back.
They are not divulging what he is swimming. Besides the obvious:
100 Fly
200 Fly
200 Free
200 IM
400 IM
What else do y'all think he will swim. I haven't looked at the order of events, so I don't know. Wouldn't be at all surprised if he swims the 100 Free, just to avoid the controversy from 2004 of being on the relay without swimming it at trials. He recovers so quickly from races, I think he could easily (relatively speaking) add it to his list. He is lifting so much more in 2008 vs. 2004, I think we will see him with some incredible sprint speed that we haven't ever seen.
P.S. The semi finals are a joke, but it definitely adds a spice to strategy. Look what happend to Lezak in 2004. I think he somewhat "cruised" the prelims since he "only" had to make top 16 and blew it because of that mentality.
Ryan Lochte is a possibility in stealing his thunder in the 100 and 200 backs...maybe even the IM"s.
I don't think Phelps will swim the 100 back and maybe not the 200 back.
They are not divulging what he is swimming. Besides the obvious:
100 Fly
200 Fly
200 Free
200 IM
400 IM
What else do y'all think he will swim. I haven't looked at the order of events, so I don't know. Wouldn't be at all surprised if he swims the 100 Free, just to avoid the controversy from 2004 of being on the relay without swimming it at trials. He recovers so quickly from races, I think he could easily (relatively speaking) add it to his list. He is lifting so much more in 2008 vs. 2004, I think we will see him with some incredible sprint speed that we haven't ever seen.
P.S. The semi finals are a joke, but it definitely adds a spice to strategy. Look what happend to Lezak in 2004. I think he somewhat "cruised" the prelims since he "only" had to make top 16 and blew it because of that mentality.
