Let's pick the lock: what will Phelps swim at trials/Beijing
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It's supposed to be a secret, but what will the boy swim this summer?
Definite, TRIALS
200 fly
200 IM
400 IM
200 free (especially for 800 free relay)
Probable, TRIALS
100 fly (especially for 400 medley relay)
100 free
Maybe, TRIALS
200 back
400 free??? (I have NO idea; it doesn't seem like he's training for it)
Definite, BEIJING
200 fly
200 IM
400 IM
But what would his other 2 individual events be?
EDIT: mod edited for me!
the big issue Phelps and Bowman are considering is the
order of events at Trials and the Olympics
look at how they fall and which FINAL events will he have to swim back to back
He's OK with semifinals, he can hold back some and swim for time or place.
he will swim the Bolded events
100 fl, 200 fr, fl, & IM and the 400 IM
he may swim the 100 back because
it falls favorably in the meet order
he will probably swim the 100 Free
though he could just let his time stand
I have a feeling it will take 48.2 - 48.4 to make top 6
BUT if he swims the 200 BK
he will have a challenging session in
Thursday's Finals and very difficult session on the
Friday July 4th Finals because the
200 bk final is before the
200 IM Final, then the
100 fly semi final follows both
Lochte will swim the 200 BK & 200 IM
I bet Phelps lets lochte and piersol fight out the 200 bk
US Olympic Trials order of events (I believe the Olympic order of events is the same)
Sunday June 29 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
400 IM – men
100 Fly – women
400 Free – men
400 IM – women
100 *** – men
Sunday June 29 – Finals - 6:45 p.m.
400 IM – men - FINAL
100 Fly – women - semifinal
400 Free –men – FINAL
400 IM – women – FINAL
100 *** – men – semifinal
Monday June 30 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
100 Back – women
200 Free – men
100 *** – women
100 Back – men
400 Free – women
Monday June 30 – Finals - 6:45 p.m.
100 Back – women - semifinal
200 Free – men – semifinal
100 Fly – women - FINAL
100 *** – men - FINAL
100 *** – women - semifinal
100 Back – men - semifinal
400 Free – women – FINAL
Tuesday July 1 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
200 Free – women
200 Fly – men
200 IM – women
Tuesday July 1 – Finals - 6:45 p.m.
200 Free – women – semifinal
200 Free – men - FINAL
100 Back – women - FINAL
100 Back – men - FINAL
100 *** – women - FINAL
200 Fly – men - semifinal
200 IM – women – semifinal
Wednesday July 2 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
100 Free – men
200 Fly – women
200 *** – men
Wednesday July 2 - Finals - 6:45 p.m.
100 Free – men - semifinal
200 Free – women – FINAL
200 Fly – men - FINAL
200 Fly – women - semifinal
200 *** – men - semifinal
200 IM – women – FINAL
Thursday July 3 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
100 Free – women
200 Back – men
200 *** – women
200 IM – men
Thursday July 3 – Finals - 6:45 p.m.
200 *** – men - FINAL
100 Free – women – semifinal
200 Back – men - semifinal
200 Fly – women - FINAL
100 Free – men - FINAL
200 *** – women - semifinal
200 IM – men – semifinal
Friday July 4 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
50 Free – men
800 Free – women
100 Fly – men
200 Back – women
Friday July 4 - Finals - 6:45 p.m.
50 Free – men - semifinal
200 *** – women - FINAL
200 Back – men – FINAL
200 Back – women - semifinal
200 IM – men - FINAL
100 Free – women - FINAL
100 Fly – men – semifinal
Saturday July 5 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
50 Free – women
1500 Free – men
Saturday July 5 - Finals - 6:45 p.m.
200 Back – women - FINAL
100 Fly – men - FINAL
800 Free – women - FINAL
50 Free – men - FINAL
50 Free – women – semifinal
July 6 - Sunday No Preliminaries
July 6 - Sunday Finals - 6:45 p.m.
50 Free – women - FINAL
1500 Free – men - FINAL
the big issue Phelps and Bowman are considering is the
order of events at Trials and the Olympics
look at how they fall and which FINAL events will he have to swim back to back
He's OK with semifinals, he can hold back some and swim for time or place.
he will swim the Bolded events
100 fl, 200 fr, fl, & IM and the 400 IM
he may swim the 100 back because
it falls favorably in the meet order
he will probably swim the 100 Free
though he could just let his time stand
I have a feeling it will take 48.2 - 48.4 to make top 6
BUT if he swims the 200 BK
he will have a challenging session in
Thursday's Finals and very difficult session on the
Friday July 4th Finals because the
200 bk final is before the
200 IM Final, then the
100 fly semi final follows both
Lochte will swim the 200 BK & 200 IM
I bet Phelps lets lochte and piersol fight out the 200 bk
US Olympic Trials order of events (I believe the Olympic order of events is the same)
Sunday June 29 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
400 IM – men
100 Fly – women
400 Free – men
400 IM – women
100 *** – men
Sunday June 29 – Finals - 6:45 p.m.
400 IM – men - FINAL
100 Fly – women - semifinal
400 Free –men – FINAL
400 IM – women – FINAL
100 *** – men – semifinal
Monday June 30 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
100 Back – women
200 Free – men
100 *** – women
100 Back – men
400 Free – women
Monday June 30 – Finals - 6:45 p.m.
100 Back – women - semifinal
200 Free – men – semifinal
100 Fly – women - FINAL
100 *** – men - FINAL
100 *** – women - semifinal
100 Back – men - semifinal
400 Free – women – FINAL
Tuesday July 1 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
200 Free – women
200 Fly – men
200 IM – women
Tuesday July 1 – Finals - 6:45 p.m.
200 Free – women – semifinal
200 Free – men - FINAL
100 Back – women - FINAL
100 Back – men - FINAL
100 *** – women - FINAL
200 Fly – men - semifinal
200 IM – women – semifinal
Wednesday July 2 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
100 Free – men
200 Fly – women
200 *** – men
Wednesday July 2 - Finals - 6:45 p.m.
100 Free – men - semifinal
200 Free – women – FINAL
200 Fly – men - FINAL
200 Fly – women - semifinal
200 *** – men - semifinal
200 IM – women – FINAL
Thursday July 3 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
100 Free – women
200 Back – men
200 *** – women
200 IM – men
Thursday July 3 – Finals - 6:45 p.m.
200 *** – men - FINAL
100 Free – women – semifinal
200 Back – men - semifinal
200 Fly – women - FINAL
100 Free – men - FINAL
200 *** – women - semifinal
200 IM – men – semifinal
Friday July 4 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
50 Free – men
800 Free – women
100 Fly – men
200 Back – women
Friday July 4 - Finals - 6:45 p.m.
50 Free – men - semifinal
200 *** – women - FINAL
200 Back – men – FINAL
200 Back – women - semifinal
200 IM – men - FINAL
100 Free – women - FINAL
100 Fly – men – semifinal
Saturday July 5 - Preliminaries - 11:00 a.m.
50 Free – women
1500 Free – men
Saturday July 5 - Finals - 6:45 p.m.
200 Back – women - FINAL
100 Fly – men - FINAL
800 Free – women - FINAL
50 Free – men - FINAL
50 Free – women – semifinal
July 6 - Sunday No Preliminaries
July 6 - Sunday Finals - 6:45 p.m.
50 Free – women - FINAL
1500 Free – men - FINAL