IMHO, the only disgrace about that swim was the laughing in the background. The fans in the stands weren't laughing. It was disgraceful that the TV commentators mocked him.
-Rick
I agree. I thought it was bad taste to mock someone who was trying so hard. I believe that Eric the Eel only was able to practice in a hotel pool or something like that - and I'm sure that he didn't have access to the worlds top coaches, either. The fans in the stands said it all, he got a standing O. He swims a lot faster than some other pool piddlers I know. That was awesome to hear that he swims it in a 57 now... good for him.
IMHO, the only disgrace about that swim was the laughing in the background. The fans in the stands weren't laughing. It was disgraceful that the TV commentators mocked him.
-Rick
I agree. I thought it was bad taste to mock someone who was trying so hard. I believe that Eric the Eel only was able to practice in a hotel pool or something like that - and I'm sure that he didn't have access to the worlds top coaches, either. The fans in the stands said it all, he got a standing O. He swims a lot faster than some other pool piddlers I know. That was awesome to hear that he swims it in a 57 now... good for him.
