2009 ROMA 2009 :13th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ooh look some buts and ifs 400 IM was his to win... Well that's one view. Another view is that he was good enough to go a personal best time many days ago in the 200IM so one might think on the last day of the meet he would be game for the 400IM. Let's not forget Lochte is still the 2nd fastest all time in this event so I'm not sure where you get the notion that the race was "his to win" as if Cseh has assumed superiority in this race. It was questionable if he can compete in Rome at all. He skipped 200 Butterfly to rest more. In Beijing he almost beat Phelps on 200 Butterfly. 5 meters more and Cseh would have got the Gold. Likewise if Phelps didn't have his goggles fill up with water your scenario would be moot anyway. Given how he improved his other 2007 records he may have been 1:50. Cseh at his best is capable of competing against and potentially beating Lochte at his best. That's not true of Phelps in the 200 fly if both are "on." What ifs ... butt sniffs! Ever heard of the Australian outback town of Koodabeen? Maybe you can drop in some time!

Ooh look some buts and ifs 400 IM was his to win... Well that's one view. Another view is that he was good enough to go a personal best time many days ago in the 200IM so one might think on the last day of the meet he would be game for the 400IM. Let's not forget Lochte is still the 2nd fastest all time in this event so I'm not sure where you get the notion that the race was "his to win" as if Cseh has assumed superiority in this race. It was questionable if he can compete in Rome at all. He skipped 200 Butterfly to rest more. In Beijing he almost beat Phelps on 200 Butterfly. 5 meters more and Cseh would have got the Gold. Likewise if Phelps didn't have his goggles fill up with water your scenario would be moot anyway. Given how he improved his other 2007 records he may have been 1:50. Cseh at his best is capable of competing against and potentially beating Lochte at his best. That's not true of Phelps in the 200 fly if both are "on." What ifs ... butt sniffs! Ever heard of the Australian outback town of Koodabeen? Maybe you can drop in some time!