2012 Olympics: Swimming

Whomever the anchor was slated to be (on the mens 4 x 100), they were either destined for greatness or a lesson in humility. Phelps would have suffered another blow to his ego if went last and the same thing happened to him as did Lochte. As it is, he's shown that he's human and he's got people gunning for him in both the 100 and 200 flys. The coach perhaps wanted to save him from being in that position of bearing the burden of defeat. Hooray for Brendan Hansen by the way. Walks away from his career with a medal and a victory over his old nemesis! I liked it when he said it'll be the shiniest bronze medal you've ever seen.

Whomever the anchor was slated to be (on the mens 4 x 100), they were either destined for greatness or a lesson in humility. Phelps would have suffered another blow to his ego if went last and the same thing happened to him as did Lochte. As it is, he's shown that he's human and he's got people gunning for him in both the 100 and 200 flys. The coach perhaps wanted to save him from being in that position of bearing the burden of defeat. Hooray for Brendan Hansen by the way. Walks away from his career with a medal and a victory over his old nemesis! I liked it when he said it'll be the shiniest bronze medal you've ever seen.