Torres out of 100

tjburk, With your philosophy on the games, there would only be 3-4 viable participants entered in each event. This... It doesn't matter that I scratch because I wasn't going to medal anyway and it'll make me too tired response is disappointing. She's the number one female sprinter in the country and she's not swimming the 100 free for the US because it'll get her too tired and risk the rest of her meet. The whole thing sounds strange to me. She could coast the prelims at the Games and still make the semis in this event no problem. John Smith Natalie went a 53.39 early this year and is the fastest American swimmer out there in the 100 by alomst a half second....Dara just happened to swim faster than her that day. How is it disappointing.....are you telling me that in your career...you've never scratched an event to focus on another one? I find that very hard to believe! I know I have.....and I would bet a lot of people have. I know Phelps dropped the 400 Free to focus on the 400 IM....was he wrong for doing that? And the comment about the "It doesn't matter" garbage doesn't fly.....like I said earlier....if this was a points meet.....I'd expect her to swim everything that she could score points in. But, this is the Olympics, and at the end of the day the only 3 places that matter are 1, 2 and 3.....Gold, Silver and Bronze....

tjburk, With your philosophy on the games, there would only be 3-4 viable participants entered in each event. This... It doesn't matter that I scratch because I wasn't going to medal anyway and it'll make me too tired response is disappointing. She's the number one female sprinter in the country and she's not swimming the 100 free for the US because it'll get her too tired and risk the rest of her meet. The whole thing sounds strange to me. She could coast the prelims at the Games and still make the semis in this event no problem. John Smith Natalie went a 53.39 early this year and is the fastest American swimmer out there in the 100 by alomst a half second....Dara just happened to swim faster than her that day. How is it disappointing.....are you telling me that in your career...you've never scratched an event to focus on another one? I find that very hard to believe! I know I have.....and I would bet a lot of people have. I know Phelps dropped the 400 Free to focus on the 400 IM....was he wrong for doing that? And the comment about the "It doesn't matter" garbage doesn't fly.....like I said earlier....if this was a points meet.....I'd expect her to swim everything that she could score points in. But, this is the Olympics, and at the end of the day the only 3 places that matter are 1, 2 and 3.....Gold, Silver and Bronze....