Who will break that record? Ziegler hasn't been back in the pool very long. Hoff is a unknown quantity this year and seems to concentrate on mid-distance.
I'd say it's very likely every freestyle record will go down on the women's side. Adlington currently owns the WR in the 800 free, so I guess she's the odds-on favorite, but Potec and Jackson will also challenge. It would be nice to see an American in contention, too, but I'm not so sure. The 400 free should also be a great race. Pellegrini, Jackson and Adlington have all been 4:00 this year. I think we'll finally see a woman break four minutes in Rome.
edit: I just noticed something strange. I checked the psych sheet for Nationals and noticed the women aren't swimming the 1500 free. I'm assuming the top two in the 800 also get to swim the 1500 in Rome? Same thing for the men: they only swim the 1500 in Indy despite the fact both the 800 and 1500 are contested at Worlds.
Who will break that record? Ziegler hasn't been back in the pool very long. Hoff is a unknown quantity this year and seems to concentrate on mid-distance.
I'd say it's very likely every freestyle record will go down on the women's side. Adlington currently owns the WR in the 800 free, so I guess she's the odds-on favorite, but Potec and Jackson will also challenge. It would be nice to see an American in contention, too, but I'm not so sure. The 400 free should also be a great race. Pellegrini, Jackson and Adlington have all been 4:00 this year. I think we'll finally see a woman break four minutes in Rome.
edit: I just noticed something strange. I checked the psych sheet for Nationals and noticed the women aren't swimming the 1500 free. I'm assuming the top two in the 800 also get to swim the 1500 in Rome? Same thing for the men: they only swim the 1500 in Indy despite the fact both the 800 and 1500 are contested at Worlds.
