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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Summer would be great, again she knows the sport and has on air experience.
Not to mention she is easy on the old pupils.;)
hahaha oh man, you guys are gonna love this video
www.youtube.com/watch
Hahahaha...
"you see John, in the 400IM, whoever gets their hand on the wall first is going to win the race"
I love when commentators go all "Mr. Obvious" on you...
I totally agree. Do not want to express my opinion about Mr. Collinsworth.
A few days ago, they had him pick his 5 biggest moments from the first week. He picked Phelps 100 fly at #3 and Lezak's relay leg as #1. So while I wouldn't want him doing color commentary during swimming, I am enjoying the fact that this football player was obviously (and probably honestly) getting into these races.
I totally agree. Do not want to express my opinion about Mr. Collinsworth. Did anyone else think that him sitting next to Momma Phelps was uncool.
I just felt it was being to close.:blah:
She could have said no. Too much microanalyzing, let it go.
Hahahaha...
"you see John, in the 400IM, whoever gets their hand on the wall first is going to win the race"
I love when commentators go all "Mr. Obvious" on you...
That's called having TGO (terrific grasp of the obvious). ;)
Rowdy definately makes some **** up, but then again you have to realize that most people don't know squat about swimming so it has to be "dumbed down". Yes, he can get annoying at times, but overall he does a pretty good job....WAY better than Jon Naber.
Just the opposite. He hasn't been getting his RDCA (recommended daily chlorine allowance).
I threw in the drinking game joke :drink: but (despite the flubs) Gaines does a good job of communicating how exciting swim races can be. I have to think that a more polished but less enthusiastic announcer (like Chris Collinsworth?) would not be a good trade.
I totally agree. Do not want to express my opinion about Mr. Collinsworth. Did anyone else think that him sitting next to Momma Phelps was uncool.
I just felt it was being to close.:blah:
ehoch,
The fact of the matter is Rowdy's start was not a singular cause of his victory in 1984. If you ever swam with him (either a race or workout) you would realize one of his biggest assets was his ability to get in and out of his walls faster than his competition. Look at the tape of the race if you have access to it. The turn is very decisive. The Aussie would lose the race singularly on the turn regardless of the start. It was a classic 1980's American victory combining talent with superior starts and turns in the sprints as compared to other countries..... a result no doubt from years of short course training and speed work that many countries did not emphasize as much as the US.
Net...... The start looked fast....... his turn sealed the deal.
"I have actually seen an interview with Rowdy where he knew about the habit of the starter to start very quickly and Rowdy stated that he just went down and jumped - in the end it was smart, because he won. The video is somewhere on US swimming - the worst start I have ever seen at the Olympics."
