2008 Santa Clara International Invitational May 15 - 18

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Former Member — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:23:39 GMT

Read in the Post today that the drawstring on Phelps' LZR broke right before the 400 IM. Third time it has happened. He apparently raced over to the Speedo tent yelling and screaming to grab a Pro, ruining his pre-race rituals. Swam great yesterday, including a great 100 fly. He's still saying he will wear Speedo's "fastest" suit at trials. Speed will have "corrected" the fragile drawstring problem by then. I saw that too... here's the article. www.washingtonpost.com/.../AR2008051702992.html

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Former Member — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:47:29 GMT

In a short pool...but still very fast. They went back and fixed the pool before finals on Sunday night...so fast time in a regulation pool.

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Former Member — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:34:09 GMT

If the measurement holds up.....it was about 1.18" short..... Thought they usually measured right before a big meet like this....

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Former Member — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:48:45 GMT

Just read his website and saw that he had not rested at all for this meet....

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Former Member — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:39:32 GMT

After all the talk about Kevin in the 100 Back....anybody know what happened? Seemed a bit off for this meet! Concentrating on Trials?

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Former Member — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:57:44 GMT

Wow, I just saw Lia Neal was fifth in the 50 free and dipped under 26 seconds with a 25.94. That's amazing. Also, how about Cate Campbell from Australia? She blew Natalie Coughlin's doors off and swam the third fastest time in history in the 50 free. This girl is currently 15, folks (she turns 16 next week)! Dara Torres swam faster than both Coughlin and Joyce....trials should be interesting!!!

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ourswimmer — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:37:37 GMT

Anyhow, I'll share some of what I did get. Peirsol and Phelps... i134.photobucket.com/.../0002849.jpg Nice photos, especially this one. In combination with the photo with that Washington Post article, you really see how the best do back starts. Thanks for posting them.

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Paul Smith — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:22:01 GMT

Dara Torres swam faster than both Coughlin and Joyce....trials should be interesting!!! In a short pool...but still very fast.

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Former Member — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:03:39 GMT

She definitely out swam Natalie on the second 50....

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Former Member — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:52:18 GMT

Wow, I just saw Lia Neal was fifth in the 50 free and dipped under 26 seconds with a 25.94. That's amazing. Also, how about Cate Campbell from Australia? She blew Natalie Coughlin's doors off and swam the third fastest time in history in the 50 free. This girl is currently 15, folks (she turns 16 next week)! Miss Campbell's freestyle is AMAZING. I watched both her 50 & 100, she makes it look graceful and easy.

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:58:41 GMT

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:17:41 GMT

There were some great races tonight. Vanderkaay with the new AR in the 400 was one to see. Vendt was on his hip for most of the race. Bowman must have had a grin ear to ear. I'll post some photos when I have a few moments.

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:33:51 GMT

What a night for Club Wolverine. Phelps takes the 100 Free, 200 IM, and the 100 Back. Vendt earns a new US Open record in the 1500 and narrowly misses the AR.

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:27:52 GMT

Thanks. Outdoors is nice, but it was quite hot this weekend. When we left our car in the parking lot around 4:45 it was 92 degrees. I was a little concerned as we passed through Gilroy en route to the meet, the outdoor temperature read 101. But then again, we have also seen the other extreme at this pool. Pacific Swimming holds it's Zone 1 South championship meet there during the winter time (January as I recall). In 2007, the buckets holding the EZ Ups down were frozen over. We were having record low temperatures at that time...figures.

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:51:03 GMT

Wow. Great photos Matt. (The range of motion in Phelp's arm and shoulder girdle is incredible.) i134.photobucket.com/.../0002788.jpg Must be so cool to see these meets outdoors. A nice side benefit of being a Californian.

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knelson — Sun, 18 May 2008 11:55:36 GMT

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 11:32:56 GMT

I heard a few reminders about positive check-in required on Sunday.

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 11:29:38 GMT

Scratching after the deadline maybe?

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:56:29 GMT

Anybody have any idea why there are sooooo many DQs at this meet?

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The Fortress — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:17:29 GMT

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:37:58 GMT

I have to wonder how different the results might have been if Phelps had not just swam a 100 fly 45 minutes prior. I think the 200 back was Peirsol's only race last night. Something to think about as we move towards trials. Is he going to swim the 200 back at trials? We (I??) should probably start a thread on what Phelps will swim at the trials. I know they're keeping it Uber Secret Hush Hush on the Down Low, yo, but we could probably figure it out...

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:31:36 GMT

Interesting results so far today... Phelps will be outside smoke in the Big Final for the 100 free, and a couple of big names missed making the finals (9th and final spot was a 50.30; Phelps got 8th in 50.20): Roland Schoeman qualified for the Lil' Final, 11th overall: 50.40. And Wildman-Tobriner qualified for the Lil' Final, 16th overall: 50.72. Masters swimmer Roque Santos qualified for the Tiny Final (2:24.19), missing the Lil' Final by 2 seconds and the Big Final by 5. Not bad for a dad w/ 3 lil' ones running around!

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:27:53 GMT

1 Peirsol, Aaron W 24 Longhorn Aquatic 2:00.53 1:55.81M 27.90 57.25 (29.35) 1:26.66 (29.41) 1:55.81 (29.15) 2 Phelps, Michael F 22 Club Wolverine-M 2:00.89 1:55.84M 28.27 57.58 (29.31) 1:27.20 (29.62) 1:55.84 (28.64) I wish I could have seen this race. I couldn't get a feed from Floswimming at about 8:30 PM central time. Is anyone else seeing these races live? I think this was the only race to bring the crowd to it's feet. It appeared for a bit as if Phelps would win but obviously, it was not to be. I have to wonder how different the results might have been if Phelps had not just swam a 100 fly 45 minutes prior. I think the 200 back was Peirsol's only race last night. Something to think about as we move towards trials.

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:02:42 GMT

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ande — Sun, 18 May 2008 02:51:26 GMT

excitement Event 26 Men 100 LC Meter Freestyle ================================================================== World: 47.50 3/2008 Alain Bernard, AUS American: 48.17 7/10/2004 Jason Lezak, Irvine Nova U.S. Open: 48.17 7/10/2004 Jason Lezak, Irvine Nova Meet: M 49.10 7/1/2007 Michael F Phelps, Club Wolverine Name Age Team Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Lezak, Jason E 32 Rose Bowl Aquati 48.51 49.10M 23.34 49.10 (25.76) 2 Walters, Dave W 20 Longhorn Aquatic 48.96 49.68 24.36 49.68 (25.32) 3 Neethling, Ryk 30 RSA-PC 49.28 49.88 24.16 49.88 (25.72) 4 Ferns, Lyndon 24 RSA-PC 48.82 49.98 23.86 49.98 (26.12) 5 Louw, Gideon RSA-PC 49.00 50.03 24.15 50.03 (25.88) 6 Vanderkaay, Peter W 24 Club Wolverine-M 49.20 50.05 24.23 50.05 (25.82) 7 Grevers, Matt C 23 Tucson Ford Deal 48.53 50.15 24.06 50.15 (26.09) 8 Phelps, Michael F 22 Club Wolverine-M 48.41 50.20 24.90 50.20 (25.30) 9 Puninski, Alexei 23 UNAT-SE 49.58 50.30 23.83 50.30 (26.47) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Brodie, Leith AUS 49.14 50.37 24.37 50.37 (26.00) 11 Schoeman, Roland 27 RSA-PC 48.41 50.40 24.03 50.40 (26.37) 12 Grant, Andy W 23 UNAT-PC 49.88 50.43 24.13 50.43 (26.30) 13 Hockin, Benjamin 21 GBR 49.55 50.50 24.53 50.50 (25.97) 14 Berens, Ricky C 20 Longhorn Aquatic 49.75 50.60 24.46 50.60 (26.14) 15 Copeland, William F 22 California Aquat 50.38 50.67 23.73 50.67 (26.94) 16 Wildman-Tobriner, Ben 23 UNAT-PC 49.38 50.72 24.39 50.72 (26.33) 17 Dunford, Jason E 21 UNAT-PC 49.98 50.92 24.71 50.92 (26.21) 18 Miller, Tom AUS 49.77 50.95 24.22 50.95 (26.73) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Patterson, Mitchell AUS 50.61 51.15 24.82 51.15 (26.33) 20 Ritter, Adam J 23 Tucson Ford Deal 49.44 51.26 24.78 51.26 (26.48) 21 Klueh, Michael P 21 Longhorn Aquatic 51.42 51.29 25.94 51.29 (25.35) 22 Gomez, Roberto VEN-SE 51.96 51.31 23 Lundquist, Bryan J 22 Stingrays-GA/Aub 49.78 51.32 24.69 51.32 (26.63) 24 Brown, Adam 19 GBR 49.50 51.40 24.76 51.40 (26.64) 25 DeJong, Chris H 24 Club Wolverine-M 50.50 51.44 25.14 51.44 (26.30) 26 Sorge, Scott W 20 UNAT-PC 52.06 51.45 27 Tarwater, Davis E 24 Club Wolverine-M 50.08 51.51 24.63 51.51 (26.88) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Kuzuhara, Shunsuke 19 JPN-PC 50.28 51.53 25.23 51.53 (26.30) 29 Okumura, Yoshihro 25 JPN-PC 49.91 51.56 25.15 51.56 (26.41) 29 Haynes, Terrence BAR-SE 51.48 51.56 24.59 51.56 (26.97) Event 30 Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke ================================================================== World: W 52.98 3/25/2007 Aaron Peirsol, USA American: A 52.98 3/25/2007 Aaron Peirsol, USA U.S. Open: O 53.17 4/2/2005 Aaron Peirsol, Longhorn Meet: M 54.45 7/1/2007 Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine Name Age Team Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Grevers, Matt C 23 Tucson Ford Deal 55.31 55.07 27.10 55.07 (27.97) 2 Peirsol, Aaron W 24 Longhorn Aquatic 52.98 55.12 27.03 55.12 (28.09) 3 Sun, Hongzhe M 22 UNAT-PC 55.13 55.76 27.45 55.76 (28.31) 4 Godsoe, Eugene D 20 UNAT-PC 56.21 56.11 27.08 56.11 (29.03) 5 Phelps, Michael F 22 Club Wolverine-M 53.01 56.29 27.86 56.29 (28.43) 6 Koga, Junya 20 JPN-PC 54.79 56.40 27.64 56.40 (28.76) 7 Clay, Matthew 25 GBR 54.20 56.48 27.60 56.48 (28.88) 8 Wike, James W 24 UNAT-SE 55.14 56.53 27.70 56.53 (28.83) 9 Loughran, Marco 19 WALES 54.40 56.55 27.39 56.55 (29.16) Event 28 Men 200 LC Meter IM ================================================================== World: 1:54.98 3/25/2007 Michael Phelps, USA American: 1:54.98 3/25/2007 Michael Phelps, USA U.S. Open: 1:55.94 8/9/2003 Michael Phelps, N. Baltimore Meet: M 1:57.76 6/25/2006 Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine Name Age Team Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Brodie, Leith AUS 1:59.90 2:02.15 26.63 58.15 (31.52) 1:33.52 (35.37) 2:02.15 (28.63) 2 Vanderkaay, Alex R 21 Club Wolverine-M 2:03.87 2:02.80 26.34 58.05 (31.71) 1:33.31 (35.26) 2:02.80 (29.49) 3 Phelps, Michael F 22 Club Wolverine-M 1:54.98 2:04.46 26.97 59.01 (32.04) 1:35.22 (36.21) 2:04.46 (29.24) 4 Margalis, Robert J 26 Athens Bulldog S 2:00.69 2:04.72 27.47 59.43 (31.96) 1:35.93 (36.50) 2:04.72 (28.79) 5 Clary, Tyler T 19 Club Wolverine-M 2:03.35 2:05.43 26.95 57.97 (31.02) 1:36.62 (38.65) 2:05.43 (28.81) 6 Mahoney, Sean R R 19 UNAT-PC 2:05.26 2:05.75 28.17 1:02.17 (34.00) 1:36.10 (33.93) 2:05.75 (29.65) 7 Grenda, Dane R 21 Club Wolverine-M 2:05.09 2:05.87 26.67 58.80 (32.13) 1:35.76 (36.96) 2:05.87 (30.11) 8 Cregar, Bill M 18 Athens Bulldog S 2:07.18 2:06.02 27.25 1:00.57 (33.32) 1:36.94 (36.37) 2:06.02 (29.08) 9 Hinshaw, Ben S 17 UNAT-PC 2:07.16 2:06.40 27.58 1:00.05 (32.47) 1:37.43 (37.38) 2:06.40 (28.97)