2012 Olympics: Swimming

:cheerleader:WAY TO GO MISSY!:cheerleader: I was worried when I saw that she barely made it through the 200 free semis, but I guess she was saving energy for the 100 back final. Wow that's huge guess she was swimming fast enough to advance Great swim she also swam the 2 Free semis before and cut it super close qualifying 8th Ht1 1 02 BARRATT Bronte 1:56.08 - + 50 m 27.63 5 27.63 100 m 56.80 4 29.17 150 m 1:26.34 3 29.54 Finish 1:56.08 1 29.74 2 04 SCHMITT Allison 1:56.15 +0.07 + 50 m 27.39 2 27.39 100 m 56.39 2 29.00 150 m 1:26.26 2 29.87 Finish 1:56.15 2 29.89 Heats 5 1:57.33 1 - 3 07 MUFFAT Camille 1:56.18 +0.10 + 50 m 27.08 1 27.08 100 m 56.19 1 29.11 150 m 1:25.72 1 29.53 Finish 1:56.18 3 30.46 4 05 POPOVA Veronika 1:56.84 +0.76 + 50 m 27.48 3 27.48 100 m 56.77 3 29.29 150 m 1:26.81 4 30.04 Finish 1:56.84 4 30.03 Heat 2 1 04 PELLEGRINI Federica 1:56.67 - + 50 m 27.97 4 27.97 100 m 57.63 3 29.66 150 m 1:27.64 2 30.01 Finish 1:56.67 1 29.03 2 06 McCLATCHEY Caitlin 1:57.33 +0.66 + 50 m 27.96 3 27.96 100 m 57.52 2 29.56 150 m 1:27.43 1 29.91 Finish 1:57.33 2 29.90 3 07 PALMER Kylie 1:57.44 +0.77 + 50 m 28.14 8 28.14 100 m 57.86 4 29.72 150 m 1:27.85 4 29.99 Finish 1:57.44 3 29.59 4 05 FRANKLIN Missy 1:57.57 +0.90 + 50 m 28.08 7 28.08 100 m 57.96 6 29.88 150 m 1:27.98 5 30.02 Finish 1:57.57 4 29.59 5 03 COSTA SCHMID Melania 1:57.76 +1.09 + 50 m 28.00 5 28.00 100 m 57.88 5 29.88 150 m 1:28.21 6 30.33 Finish 1:57.76 5 29.55

Wow that's huge guess she was swimming fast enough to advance EVEN HUGER: Grevers and Thoman. WOW. P.S. The Wizard of Oz is just a man behind a curtain.

I think Lochte's time from trials would have gotten 2nd.I wonder if he couldn't shake off last nights relay

EVEN HUGER: Grevers and Thoman. WOW. Given the thread we had about it, I laughed when the streaming commentators credited the college "racing season" for teaching the Americans the technical skills that helped them win (both swimmers had great turns/underwaters). It's time for the NCAA to switch to LCM; a Manifesto - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums

does anyone else feel like these olympics - mens swimming mostly - is a bit "empty"? I just don't feel the excitement like i did in 2008. there is no visible celebrating, visible teammies cheering, teammies hugging, etc. it just seems like a big let down. no - i'm not ripping on our guys because i know i can't do better, i'm just saying it doesn't seem as energetic as the last one. aside from lochte and most likely greevers tonight getting golds, it seems like we are the bronze medal team to beat (wish i could win one). Too bad more people can't get as excited about women's swimming as they do about men's. Just look about how much of this thread has been about the men as compared to the women... Personally, I am totally stoked about Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin!! (and yes, Greevers and Lochte too! Woo hoo!) :bliss::cheerleader::bow:

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Too bad more people can't get as excited about women's swimming as they do about men's. Just look about how much of this thread has been about the men as compared to the women... Personally, I am totally stoked about Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin!! (and yes, Greevers and Lochte too! Woo hoo!) :bliss::cheerleader::bow: Missy Franklin will be in lane 8 for tomorrow's 200 free final. It's clear - we need font size 8 for this. P.S. Verbal Kint is Keyser Soze.

Phelps as anchor? Going into the relay, all you knew is that he died in the 400 IM and swam slower than he did at Trials, and you're going to have him anchor? I'm glad Phelps split well, but that's pure hindsight. Don't sell Agnel's split too short, a 46.7 in jammers isn't all that much slower than Lezak's split in a full-body cheating suit. It was a risky move that backfired, complicated by the fact that Troy is the head US coach. Hindsight is wonderful, but everyone here acting like they know so much more than some of the best coaches in the world is just plain ridiculous, and a little sad. All we need is some belching and beer to complete the picture. Having Grevers on the relay would almost certainly not made any difference. On paper the Australians should have crushed everybody, but relays have their own magic. Sheesh, the French swam a great relay -- and so did the US by the way -- time to give them credit rather than just bash a coaching decision. You can’t say that Greevers wouldn’t have made a difference. It’s not like Agnel was going to split a 46.74 automatically no matter what the situation was. France’s 3rd leg was closing on Jones in the end and Angel knew he was faster than Lochte so he had to be very confident going in. Before the relay I thought that Greevers should have replaced Cullen Jones and I still think that we would have had a better shot at winning even though Cullen split a 47.60. Greevers could have gone faster in the finals with a more aggressive relay exchange than prelims and the adrenaline of finals. If Lochte had a bigger lead going in then maybe Agnel takes his first 50 out too fast and doesn’t have enough to close in the end. Lochte knew he was 2nd and drifted into the wall a little so he was actually a little faster than 47.74. The outcome depends on the situation. You can’t tell me that the rest of Australia’s relay wasn’t affected mentally by Magnussen’s led off. They must have been shocked and I believe it affected everyone’s swims on that team after seeing that which is why they missed the podium completely. It’s wrong to say the coaches made a mistake but it’s also wrong to say that Greevers wouldn’t have made a difference. You have to admit, this relay team might not have been the best 4. But you can’t criticize the coaches decision because the fact is, we will never know what could have been. It could have been better. It could have been worse. Who knows? Would Jason Lezak have split a 46.06 in Beijing if the French weren’t talking trash and Phelps wasn’t going for 8 golds? Probably not. Like I said before, it’s all situational. I agree with Chris though, the French out raced the US and you have to give them credit. They deserve it.

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Agree that Lochte didn't earn the spot for any reason other than his name. Hasn't proven to be an elite sprinter. In hindsight I would have swum Adrian, jones/ grevers and phelps. Probably about the same lead but with phelps totally rested and with something to prove. Agree that Australia was done the second they saw magnussen wasn't doing his thing. Been in that spot before and panic sets in.