Are you and I the only ones from these forums watching the swimming? In my time zone here in Brazil, the swimming starts around 23:00 (11 p.m.) and I have a cable channel dedicated to swimming. Of course it switches to other stuff late. The main open station (like NBC) show the main events with Brazilians in them. The other time I have swimming is 7:30 to 9 in the morning. Best coverage ever. I get live interviews with the Brazilians following the event, with them still breathing hard. I think the 2004 were in the wee hours of the morning so I didn't watch much. I haven't seen any soccer, volleyball or basketball, be it male, female, Brazilian, kobe or whatever....oops, my friend Manadou (i have her naked in my computer is swimming right now...talk to you later....
I was watching that race thinking, "there's no way she can keep up that rate." She was churning much faster than Jones. Amazing, not only did she keep it up, she upped the rate on the last 50. What a swim. That's a real testament to her endurance. She cranked from start to finish, which I wouldn't have thought possible. Way to go Jersey girl!
I like Leisel for her excellence - even more so because she swims breaststroke in a bit of a vintage flat style like lots of us Masters swimmers.
Amen to that. I just do not get the whole hands out of the water on the recovery thing and it's very nice to see an elite swimmer not do that.
Agreed. I'm also impressed with Arkady Vyatchanin in the mens 200 back, had to race in a swim-off to make the finals then placed 3rd.And without a cap! I wonder if a cap would've helped him in the 100 and 200..
It was a great swim by Soni and congarts to her, she just got the WR so um She didn't smash it, it almost got away from her in the end but great swim. My heart goes out to Liesel not cos she was beaten she swam a great race and good on her for getting silver but apparently she colapsed after the she swam that 200m Breaststroke final, she said she couldn't breathe but she is okay now. Liesel will bounce back and claim her WR again, Amanda Bead broke Liesel's WR at Athens and Liesel reclaimed it. It just how she is, a great breaststroke swimmer!
Rebecca Soni!! Liesel's successor!! What a fantastic swim! You gave everything at these games and you beat a legend! Well done!!!
They say our Stephanie Rice has the heart of a lion but having watched Rebecca Soni this week swim in the heats, semis and now the final....she gave it everything in every one of those races and she too has the heart of a lion!!! At these games, that was what was needed. Giving your all!!!
It was a great swim by Soni and congarts to her, she just got the WR so um She didn't smash it, it almost got away from her in the end but great swim. My heart goes out to Liesel not cos she was beaten she swam a great race and good on her for getting silver but apparently she colapsed after the she swam that 200m Breaststroke final, she said she couldn't breathe but she is okay now. Liesel will bounce back and claim her WR again, Amanda Bead broke Liesel's WR at Athens and Liesel reclaimed it. It just how she is, a great breaststroke swimmer!
I know you are an Aussie and justifiably proud of your swimmers. But I didn't say Soni smashed the WR. I said she "smashed Leisel with a WR." I hope you'll agree Soni pulled off a huge upset, thoroughly beating the WR holder by over two seconds. I like Leisel for her excellence - even more so because she swims breaststroke in a bit of a vintage flat style like lots of us Masters swimmers.
The race was not close at the end.
