2009 ROMA 2009 :13th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

So too will be his swimsuit! Hopefully they'll be less chance of that happening in the 200! He did well given the circumstances. I think the US should win it - but they also can not afford any letdowns -- Phelps has a little bit of a history to go slower in this one. Walters should be swimming fast - but he swam "slow" TWICE earlier in the week. He was still recovering on the back end of a tummy bug. It's why he was left completely out of 4x100 relay the first day. He didn't swim the heats or finals despite placing second at trials. But given how he rebounded for the 100 he could be a key guy for the relay.

So too will be his swimsuit! Hopefully they'll be less chance of that happening in the 200! He did well given the circumstances. I think the US should win it - but they also can not afford any letdowns -- Phelps has a little bit of a history to go slower in this one. Walters should be swimming fast - but he swam "slow" TWICE earlier in the week. He was still recovering on the back end of a tummy bug. It's why he was left completely out of 4x100 relay the first day. He didn't swim the heats or finals despite placing second at trials. But given how he rebounded for the 100 he could be a key guy for the relay.