2011 World Swimming Championships Shanghai Jul 24

Can you elaborate for someone who's not watching the meet? Are they saying something like, "Here's that jerk from the USA who hasn't had a really good swim in two years?" Aside from that how badly can you botch the introduction? You say the swimmer's name, lane number and affiliation, right? You've got me curious... S Watch for yourself. ‪Mondiali Nuoto Shanghai 2011 - ORO PELLEGRINI Finale 400 SL D 24/07/2011‬‏ - YouTube

Seconded. I disagree. IMO if it weren't for people like him, we would still be in the tech suit era, where the focus was drawn from the pool to the lab. Anyway, third day was in my opinion the best day of the competition so far. My swimmer of the day is the French backstroke duo. Some expected two French medals, some optimists even talked about gold and silver, but nobody expected two golds and though I think Laccourt is a better swimmer, it was simply fun to watch them share first place and for me, fun is what this is all about.

I disagree. IMO if it weren't for people like him, we would still be in the tech suit era, where the focus was drawn from the pool to the lab. . Opinions are like butts.... He didn't do anything to help rid the swimming world of the tech suit area because he wasn't a star. If you want to thank someone, thank bowman for threatening to pull Phelps from the world stage. That did more for ridding the sport of tech suits than anyone else.

Does it seem to anyone else that Chinese swimmers tend to be here today and gone tomorrow? They usually have a few swimmers capable of winning gold medals at World events, but they never seem to produce any lasting legacy. I will admit I have a hard time remembering their names and that could be part of it. There are some that manage to stick around. Zige's been consisntently on top of the 200 fly lists since Beijing. Qi *** was almost always near the top of the women's breaststroke lists of one course or the other from about 1998-2006. Luo Xuejuan had a good five year global run before heart issues forced her out of the sport. And I think Sun's going to be having people going "but... his turns..." until probably Rio. But yeah, they're kind of the exception to the rule.

Watch the final ten meters of Phelps's 200 fly semifinal and tell me if what you see doesn't get you worried. Okay he had swum the 200 free but tomorrow a faster 100 split could hurt very bad in the last 25, which is where he has lost all those 200 fly in the Grand Prix series. He will swim well or he won't. I'm not worried, it's up to him and nothing I do nor nothing I feel with change that.

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Phelps 11th after prelims of 200 fly. More surprising was Peng 15th! Ick! Hope he was cruising just to get into one of the final and conserving energy for 200 Free and the 200 Fly Semi. Otherwise I'd say he should have not entered the 200 fly and his lack of training for it is showing through. Will know more once we see the Semi's. And yet he's 3rd out of the Semis. I don't think this dog is done fighting. IMO, I think that coming in 3rd in the relay and getting beat by Lochte in the 200 will motivate MP if anything will.

Watch the final ten meters of Phelps's 200 fly semifinal and tell me if what you see doesn't get you worried. Okay he had swum the 200 free but tomorrow a faster 100 split could hurt very bad in the last 25, which is where he has lost all those 200 fly in the Grand Prix series.

Opinions are like butts.... He didn't do anything to help rid the swimming world of the tech suit area because he wasn't a star. If you want to thank someone, thank bowman for threatening to pull Phelps from the world stage. That did more for ridding the sport of tech suits than anyone else. in that case, my *** says Olympic silver medalist IS a star, even if he's a breaststroker.

Great swim by Soni in the 100 Beautiful Stroke.