I know he's a US Swimming icon, but he is really, REALLY hard to listen to sometimes. He gets so excited that he messes up names and strokes, but he also just makes crap up. Then spends 5 minutes trying to prove it.
I may have to mute him! God help him if Phelps is going for # 7 and 8 by the end of the week!
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ehoch,
I'll have to disagree with you concerning 1984. Rowdy's 100 free start was not false (close albeit). The Aussie next to him had a slow start and Rowdy nailed his start. The difference made it look exagerated.
What people are not taking into account though is that Rowdy knows a tremendous amount more than the average "John Smith" nonswimmer on the street. He is forced to "dumb it down" for the American public along the way. This is a lot harder to do on the "fly" than you would think.
His enthusiasm is refreshing. He recognizes history in the making.
As for mistakes...... be lucky we don't have some ex football jock announcing that calls it a swim "match" or refers to the strokes as "the" back stroke" or "the australian crawl".
ehoch,
I'll have to disagree with you concerning 1984. Rowdy's 100 free start was not false (close albeit). The Aussie next to him had a slow start and Rowdy nailed his start. The difference made it look exagerated.
What people are not taking into account though is that Rowdy knows a tremendous amount more than the average "John Smith" nonswimmer on the street. He is forced to "dumb it down" for the American public along the way. This is a lot harder to do on the "fly" than you would think.
His enthusiasm is refreshing. He recognizes history in the making.
As for mistakes...... be lucky we don't have some ex football jock announcing that calls it a swim "match" or refers to the strokes as "the" back stroke" or "the australian crawl".
