2012 Olympics: Swimming

Today is a difficult day for Lochte & Franklin. Both have doubles and their efforts in their 1st race is likely to affect their ability in their 2nd race. Thu Aug 02 M 50 FR Prelims W 800 FR Prelims M 100 FL Prelims Phelps W 200 BK Prelims FRANKLIN 7:30 PM M 50 FR Semis 7:40 PM W 200 BR Final 7:48 PM M 200 BK Final Lochte 7:56 PM W 200 BK Semis FRANKLIN 8:19 PM M 200 IM Final Phelps Lochte This is might be THE most exciting race of the swimming program. It's Lochte's difficult double. He swims the 200 BK final around 7:48 then 8:19 he races Phelps in 200 IM final. The 2 IM is Phelps first race of the night, giving him a big advantage. In the 200 BK, If Lochte is way in the lead at some point, I wonder if he'll swim his best effort for a best time or shut it down to rest up for the 2 IM? 8:37 PM W 100 FR Final FRANKLIN this might prove to be Missy's most difficult race. At 7:56 she swims the 200 BK semi final. She can cruise it & comfortably make top 8, but it still might her 100 free a little. 8:54 PM M 100 FL Semis Phelps This is a double for Phelps but he should be able to cruise into top 8, it's not before a final race, & resting from 8:22?? to 8:54 should be plenty. Times will tell. Tomorrows 100 fly final is not a given gold for phelps, he has to hit the wall first. Here's this mornings prelims top 8, probably none of those swims are a best effort. 51.54 le CLOS Chad 51.72 PHELPS Michael 51.85 CZERNIAK Konrad 51.84 KOROTYSHKIN Evgeny 51.90 CAVIC Milorad 51.92 DEIBLER Steffen 51.95 McGILL Tyler 52.06 ZHOU Jiawei Will Phelps be good enough if a few things go wrong in his race? 100 METRES BUTTERFLY MALE LC world Rankings 1/1/11 - 8/2/12 01 50.71 Phelps, Michael USA OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 02 51.15 Czerniak, Konrad POL OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 03 51.26 McGill, Tyler USA OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 04 51.31 Sukhorukov, Alexander RUS Russian National Swimming 17/04/2012 Championships OQT Moscow RUS 05 51.45 Cavic, Milorad SRB OQT European Swimming Championships Debrecen HUN 21/05/2012 06 51.54 Le Clos, Chad RSA OQT Summer Olympic Games London 2012 London GBR 28/07/2012 07 51.59 Dunford, Jason KEN OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 08 51.65 Starke, Benjamin GER OQT German Championships Berlin GER 01/06/2011 08 51.65 Lochte, Ryan USA OQT USA Olympic Team Trials Omaha USA 25/06/2012 10 51.67 Wright, Chris AUS OQT 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Adelaide AUS 15/03/2012 11 51.69 Phillips, Tim USA 2011 Conoco Phillips National 02/08/2011 Championships OQT Palo Alto USA 11 51.69 Fujii, Takuro JPN OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 13 51.77 Cseh, Laszlo HUN OQT European Swimming Championships Debrecen HUN 21/05/2012 13 51.77 Korotyshkin, Evgeny RUS OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 15 51.83 Huegill, Geoff AUS OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 16 51.85 Verlinden, Joeri NED OQT Dutch Open Swim Cup Eindhoven NED 07/04/2011 17 51.86 Shields, Tom USA OQT USA Olympic Team Trials Omaha USA 5/06/2012 18 51.92 Deibler, Steffen GER OQT Summer Olympic Games London 2012 London GBR 28/07/2012 19 51.94 Tarwater, Davis USA 2011 Conoco Phillips National 02/08/2011 Championships OQT Palo Alto USA 20 51.99 Konovalov, Nikita RUS Russian National Swimming 17/04/2012 Championships OQT Moscow RUS 21 52.02 Rock, Michael GBR OQT British Gas Swimming Champs 2012 London GBR 03/03/2012 22 52.06 Zhou, Jiawei CHN OQT Summer Olympic Games London 2012 London GBR 28/07/2012 23 52.08 Skvortsov, Nikolay RUS Russian National Swimming 17/04/2012 Championships OQT Moscow RUS 24 52.09 Hadler, Jayden AUS OQT 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Adelaide AUS 15/03/2012 25 52.11 Almeida, Kaio BRA OQT 2011 Maria Lenk Trophy Rio De Janeiro BRA 03/05/2011

Today is a difficult day for Lochte & Franklin. Both have doubles and their efforts in their 1st race is likely to affect their ability in their 2nd race. Thu Aug 02 M 50 FR Prelims W 800 FR Prelims M 100 FL Prelims Phelps W 200 BK Prelims FRANKLIN 7:30 PM M 50 FR Semis 7:40 PM W 200 BR Final 7:48 PM M 200 BK Final Lochte 7:56 PM W 200 BK Semis FRANKLIN 8:19 PM M 200 IM Final Phelps Lochte This is might be THE most exciting race of the swimming program. It's Lochte's difficult double. He swims the 200 BK final around 7:48 then 8:19 he races Phelps in 200 IM final. The 2 IM is Phelps first race of the night, giving him a big advantage. In the 200 BK, If Lochte is way in the lead at some point, I wonder if he'll swim his best effort for a best time or shut it down to rest up for the 2 IM? 8:37 PM W 100 FR Final FRANKLIN this might prove to be Missy's most difficult race. At 7:56 she swims the 200 BK semi final. She can cruise it & comfortably make top 8, but it still might her 100 free a little. 8:54 PM M 100 FL Semis Phelps This is a double for Phelps but he should be able to cruise into top 8, it's not before a final race, & resting from 8:22?? to 8:54 should be plenty. Times will tell. Tomorrows 100 fly final is not a given gold for phelps, he has to hit the wall first. Here's this mornings prelims top 8, probably none of those swims are a best effort. 51.54 le CLOS Chad 51.72 PHELPS Michael 51.85 CZERNIAK Konrad 51.84 KOROTYSHKIN Evgeny 51.90 CAVIC Milorad 51.92 DEIBLER Steffen 51.95 McGILL Tyler 52.06 ZHOU Jiawei Will Phelps be good enough if a few things go wrong in his race? 100 METRES BUTTERFLY MALE LC world Rankings 1/1/11 - 8/2/12 01 50.71 Phelps, Michael USA OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 02 51.15 Czerniak, Konrad POL OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 03 51.26 McGill, Tyler USA OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 04 51.31 Sukhorukov, Alexander RUS Russian National Swimming 17/04/2012 Championships OQT Moscow RUS 05 51.45 Cavic, Milorad SRB OQT European Swimming Championships Debrecen HUN 21/05/2012 06 51.54 Le Clos, Chad RSA OQT Summer Olympic Games London 2012 London GBR 28/07/2012 07 51.59 Dunford, Jason KEN OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 08 51.65 Starke, Benjamin GER OQT German Championships Berlin GER 01/06/2011 08 51.65 Lochte, Ryan USA OQT USA Olympic Team Trials Omaha USA 25/06/2012 10 51.67 Wright, Chris AUS OQT 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Adelaide AUS 15/03/2012 11 51.69 Phillips, Tim USA 2011 Conoco Phillips National 02/08/2011 Championships OQT Palo Alto USA 11 51.69 Fujii, Takuro JPN OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 13 51.77 Cseh, Laszlo HUN OQT European Swimming Championships Debrecen HUN 21/05/2012 13 51.77 Korotyshkin, Evgeny RUS OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 15 51.83 Huegill, Geoff AUS OQT 2011 FINA World Championships Shanghai CHN 24/07/2011 16 51.85 Verlinden, Joeri NED OQT Dutch Open Swim Cup Eindhoven NED 07/04/2011 17 51.86 Shields, Tom USA OQT USA Olympic Team Trials Omaha USA 5/06/2012 18 51.92 Deibler, Steffen GER OQT Summer Olympic Games London 2012 London GBR 28/07/2012 19 51.94 Tarwater, Davis USA 2011 Conoco Phillips National 02/08/2011 Championships OQT Palo Alto USA 20 51.99 Konovalov, Nikita RUS Russian National Swimming 17/04/2012 Championships OQT Moscow RUS 21 52.02 Rock, Michael GBR OQT British Gas Swimming Champs 2012 London GBR 03/03/2012 22 52.06 Zhou, Jiawei CHN OQT Summer Olympic Games London 2012 London GBR 28/07/2012 23 52.08 Skvortsov, Nikolay RUS Russian National Swimming 17/04/2012 Championships OQT Moscow RUS 24 52.09 Hadler, Jayden AUS OQT 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Adelaide AUS 15/03/2012 25 52.11 Almeida, Kaio BRA OQT 2011 Maria Lenk Trophy Rio De Janeiro BRA 03/05/2011