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Post by Gossip Girl on Aug 11, 2008 13:41:05 GMT -5
Okay, so no one probably cares about swimming but me, but the US Mens Swim Team put on a show in the 400 meter relay yesterday. Second closest finish in Olympic History. Michael Phelps= 2 down, 6 to go.
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Post by noves on Aug 11, 2008 13:42:20 GMT -5
I watched it, it was a phenomenal race. Lezak made an amazing comeback.
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Post by Rocky on Aug 11, 2008 13:43:04 GMT -5
We watched it, it was so sick.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Aug 11, 2008 13:43:45 GMT -5
it was alright.
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Post by Gossip Girl on Aug 11, 2008 14:42:47 GMT -5
I doubt he wins both the 100/200M freestyles.
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Post by cjmjones008 on Aug 11, 2008 14:44:07 GMT -5
he wont win all 8 but that race was crazy last night... i was on the edge of my seat the whole time
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Aug 11, 2008 14:45:01 GMT -5
he will win all 8, easily... the two last races were the ones he was not favored in at all.
The other 6 he's the favorite by a large margin and holds the World Record in each one.
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Post by Funky George! on Aug 11, 2008 14:46:26 GMT -5
Andrew, 200 is a lock. Last night was amazing though. What a comeback.
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Post by Gossip Girl on Aug 11, 2008 14:52:01 GMT -5
I dont see how he will win the 100M freestyle when he didn't touch the wall first after leading off the relay. Also the WR was just broken by an Italian guy in prelims.
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Post by Gossip Girl on Aug 11, 2008 14:54:44 GMT -5
Ian Crocker used to be a better short distance butterflier so the 100 should be a challenge. They used to really battle it out.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Aug 11, 2008 14:58:49 GMT -5
I dont see how he will win the 100M freestyle when he didn't touch the wall first after leading off the relay. Also the WR was just broken by an Italian guy in prelims. that's not his event and the US weren't even the favorites in the relay. If he loses any of the remaining events that'd be considered an upset. |
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Post by Gossip Girl on Aug 11, 2008 15:06:08 GMT -5
He is swimming the 100 Free on Wednesday. My newspaper has him racing in 9 events. Is that correct? I dont see many newspapers or watch much TV during the summer. If he races that event he will not win gold IMO
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Aug 11, 2008 17:20:48 GMT -5
how about my boy Cullen Jones, JERSEY BABY
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Post by Gossip Girl on Aug 11, 2008 17:33:30 GMT -5
Jones was the one who fell furthest behind, thus the reason he was never shown on any of the replays.
Irvington represent.
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Post by Gossip Girl on Aug 11, 2008 17:34:08 GMT -5
Also, where was he when Phelps and other random guy were celebrating outside the pool
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Post by James on Aug 11, 2008 18:12:20 GMT -5
If Australia had Ian Thorpe we would have won it again.
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Post by Gossip Girl on Aug 11, 2008 18:25:22 GMT -5
The Thorpedo was the shit.
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Post by Funky George! on Aug 11, 2008 18:29:05 GMT -5
I liked him a lot.
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Post by cjmjones008 on Aug 11, 2008 18:48:57 GMT -5
I dont see how he will win the 100M freestyle when he didn't touch the wall first after leading off the relay. Also the WR was just broken by an Italian guy in prelims. that's not his event and the US weren't even the favorites in the relay. If he loses any of the remaining events that'd be considered an upset. Didn't Phelps swim like a hour and 15 minutes before the relay so he would have been a little tired in that first leg According to Martinez the US can upset a heavily favored France but no one can upset a heavily favored Phelps. Katie Hoff was heavily favored in the 400 and she got the bronze and finished 1.8 seconds behind Silver. There are too many good swimmers for Phelps to win all 8 imo. He will win 6 or 7 though. A friend of mine that is going to be a Senior in HS this year is on the Junior National Team and would have qualified for a couple of events had he swam his last times at qualifier. He will likely be in London 2012 |
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Aug 11, 2008 21:18:11 GMT -5
Like I said, Phelps will not lose.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Aug 11, 2008 21:18:24 GMT -5
oh
and World Record
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Post by Rocky on Aug 11, 2008 22:15:48 GMT -5
Phelps was so sick just now. The gymnastics is crazy too.
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Post by James on Aug 11, 2008 22:58:52 GMT -5
Phelps is like super-human or something.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Aug 12, 2008 9:35:44 GMT -5
Thorpedo sucks.
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Post by Gossip Girl on Aug 12, 2008 12:58:29 GMT -5
He's the best Olympian ever.
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