Torres has opted out of the 100 free in Beijing. Lacy Nyemer(sp?) will swim the individual event in her place.
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It may depend on how Hoelzer does in the 100 back. If Dara is swimming the 50 final then she may not be on the medley relay since they're the same day.
Why would she lose her relay spot? Phelps has a spot and he just swam prelims. Dara was the fastest 100 free swimmer at Trials.
Didn't Lochte do the same thing in the 200 Free?
I love it already -
Coughlin gets a good lead and the US *** and Fly leg swim out of their minds -- Dara Torres goes into the water with a small lead over the WR holder and Gold Medalist Libby Lenton-Trickett .....
Or does the Relay end up for the USA like the Men's 2000 Olympic 400 Free Relay, Men's 2004 Olympic 400 Medley Relay, and the Women's 2004 Olympic 400 Free and 400 Medley Relay?
One of these doesn't belong!
Or depending on how the flyers do(which I hope Christine Magnuson does really well...that Tennessee Pride)
The coaches might have Hoelzer go back...Coughlin fly....Torres/Nyemer free
I love it already -
Coughlin gets a good lead and the US *** and Fly leg swim out of their minds -- Dara Torres goes into the water with a small lead over the WR holder and Gold Medalist Libby Lenton-Trickett .....
Don't you think it is more likely to be Torres vs Campbell ? (Which in a way is even more existing, 41 vs 16)
Again the 50 free final is the same session and they won't be able to wait until after the race to ask Dara how she's feeling to finalize the medley relay.
Two swimmers come to mind and I am sure there are more out there. In 2004, Michael Phelps quaified to swim the 200 Meter Back and choose not to contest this event at Athens. Shirley Babashoff qualified to swim the 400 IM by winning the Olympic Trials in this event and choose not to contest this event in Montreal at the 1976 Olympics.
