I just saw this article "Swimmer’s death leaves open questions":
"Asked if he’d ever try the event, US swimmer Michael Phelps said, “Not a chance, no way. I won’t do open water.’’
I'm a bit surprised. Is he scared of the dangers of open water? Or is he technically competitive in open water? :rolleyes: Have there been any swimmers who won both pool medal and open-water medal in world events?
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He also gains on his turns/SDK off the wall and you don't get much opportunity for that in OW!
He's not bad on top of the water either. Turns/SDK are good up to a point in LCM, he still has to be very efficient while actually swimming.
Too many people don't give him enough credit for his actual swimming ability, they think it's all in his turns/sdk's.
He also gains on his turns/SDK off the wall and you don't get much opportunity for that in OW!
He's not bad on top of the water either. Turns/SDK are good up to a point in LCM, he still has to be very efficient while actually swimming.
Too many people don't give him enough credit for his actual swimming ability, they think it's all in his turns/sdk's.
