2012 Olympics: Swimming
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This really saddens me.The idea "everyone is doing it so I have to" is how we got into the whole PED mess(as well as being morally indefensible.)
Me too. I just hope FINA goes with a video review and doesn't decide that dolphin kicking should be allowed for 15 meters. Then just about every event would be dominated by the best SDKers and not necessarily who swims the stroke the best...
I am loving Olympic Swimming & Team USA. today was Day 7 & tomorrow is Day 8, the last day of Olympic swimming.
I hope that team USA will continue training & tapering for another week. I hope that soon there will be a special elite invite meet or time trial for Olympians & swimmers who are ranked top 25, 30, or 40 in the USA for 2012, or heck, just do it in practice next week.
I'd like it to be a 1 or 2 day competition where swimmers race 1 or 2 events, no prelim / semi finals / finals, just evening sessions, if swimmers race 2 events,
they get at least an hr rest between swims
I'd love to see:
Lochte & Phelps race the 200 IM under ideal conditions
Both fresh rested & ready
Ledecky race the 1500 & 400
Franklin 1 & 2 bk
Vollmer 1 FL
Soni 2 Br
Grevers, Adrian, Jones, & Phelps race the 4 x 1 fr relay to find out if this killer combo could beat Frances winning time
Plus a 50 M SDK race
SDK = Streamline Dolphin Kick
Who else?
What else?
Just a no pressure fun chance to swim faster, entertain a crowd, & American & world viewers who love swimming & are proud of our Olympic swimmers.
Would you watch?
Ande
Heck yes I'd watch!!!! This would be similar to the tour the Olympic gymnasts take after the Olympics. The gymnasts do watered-down routines with added techno features, in duets, or with fancy costumes and props and entertain the crowds. If I remember correctly the gymnastics tour had some gymnasts from other countries mixed in. Why not take advantage of the hero status they've attained during their week of glory and possibly make a little cash too!
The pool is packed up, but don't forget about the 10k marathon swimming!
Women splash on Thursday, 8/9.
Men take the plunge on Friday, 8/10.
:bliss:
swimswam preview
Have the swimmers do gymnastics routines --- just picture Matt Grevers on the uneven bars.
And have the basketball team play water polo against our women's team.
USA Swimming Performs 'Call Me Maybe' has gotten 4,875,000 views
Call Me Maybe - 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Team - YouTube
& theres a copy on NBC Olympics YouTube site that's gotten 2,165,000 views
USA Swimming Performs 'Call Me Maybe'- YouTube
So together that's over 7,000,000 views
