Consider the talk of Phelps winning 8 gold, I wonder who everyone thinks will win the 400 Free Relay.
There are several countries that have the potiential to win this race.
I was worried about Lezak at Trials. I wasn't sure he would have it in him. Would he swim like Neil Walker? Just past his best? Lezak was superb in the 100.
The 4 x 100 comes early in Beijing. The prelims are Sunday and finals Monday. No American except Phelps will have an individual race before prelims of the relay. So Lezak and the rest of the possible swimmers should be fresh. Lezak swam well when they set the WR - as did Cullen and Phelps. My biggest worry about Lezak is that he 100% peaked for trials.
He had a superb prelim swim (22.8/24.7 = 47.5)..and he survived in finals with a solid swim but much slower coming home (22.8/25.2)....he also commented on how much the prelim swim had taken it's toll on him.
The good news as you said is that the relay final is his first swim...thankfully he won't have to swim it in prelims...the bigger concern is how he'll hold on for up to 3 more 100's?
Wild card.
I was worried about Lezak at Trials. I wasn't sure he would have it in him. Would he swim like Neil Walker? Just past his best? Lezak was superb in the 100.
The 4 x 100 comes early in Beijing. The prelims are Sunday and finals Monday. No American except Phelps will have an individual race before prelims of the relay. So Lezak and the rest of the possible swimmers should be fresh. Lezak swam well when they set the WR - as did Cullen and Phelps. My biggest worry about Lezak is that he 100% peaked for trials.
He had a superb prelim swim (22.8/24.7 = 47.5)..and he survived in finals with a solid swim but much slower coming home (22.8/25.2)....he also commented on how much the prelim swim had taken it's toll on him.
The good news as you said is that the relay final is his first swim...thankfully he won't have to swim it in prelims...the bigger concern is how he'll hold on for up to 3 more 100's?
Wild card.
