Swimming Thread

[Burgey]

Look, if sports like basketball get a thread, swimming has to get one. At least you don't have to be 6 foot five to get a gig.

Anyway, US to lead overall swimming tally, Australia hopefully second.

Predicted Stars:

Men: Phelps (duh!), Hackett
Women: Trickett, Amanda Beard

Predicted dramas:

Hackett (we'll find out at the end he had a broken toe or something and summonsed up the spirit of Boy Charlton to win)

Phelps: Crocker to beat him in the 100m butterfly, depriving him of a 4 x 100 medley relay swim (won't likely happen but you've got to have a lash).

Leisel Jones: wins 1 gold, 1 silver. Sulks around like her dog just died.

Thoughts?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Both the men's short freestyle events should be excellent. Nystrand and Bernard against the Aussie-USA dominance.

100m breaststroke should be ok too. You'll forgive me for having some doubts over Hackett. When did he last swim in a championship?

 

[howardj]

Thorpy to show up poolside with some bizarre new look.

 

[_Ed_]

Burmester ftw! Or rather, ft2nd to Phelps.

 

[superkingdave]

Britain to win a bronze

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Alexander Dale Oen: 59.41 on the 100m breaststroke

Possibly the first Norwegian record to be lower than the Australian record He's certainly the first Norwegian to set an Olympic record in swimming.

 

[Johnners]

2nd fastest ever in the 100m Breaststroke as well (y)

 

[_Ed_]

Phelps isn't exactly easing his way into it, is he? Kicks off with a ****ing world record.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Phelps isn't exactly easing his way into it, is he? Kicks off with a ****ing world record.

Considering he owns half the world records himself, hardly surprising.

Not sure whether he's good enough to take the 400 free though. Was about 3.45 pace today.

 

[Johnners]

The man's a freak really.

 

[Johnners]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssss

Smashed 'em, go Rice!!

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Marry me Steph

 

[Johnners]

Cheering on Oen here, hope he smashes Hansen.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Wowwowwowowow.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Look, if sports like basketball get a thread, swimming has to get one. At least you don't have to be 6 foot five to get a gig.

Anyway, US to lead overall swimming tally, Australia hopefully second.

Predicted Stars:

Men: Phelps (duh!), Hackett
Women: Trickett, Amanda Beard

Predicted dramas:

Hackett (we'll find out at the end he had a broken toe or something and summonsed up the spirit of Boy Charlton to win)

Phelps: Crocker to beat him in the 100m butterfly, depriving him of a 4 x 100 medley relay swim (won't likely happen but you've got to have a lash).

Leisel Jones: wins 1 gold, 1 silver. Sulks around like her dog just died.

Thoughts?

I don't think this will be the case this time, she's been impressive in the pool and in the media since then.

Good to see Alice Mills get a medal in the 4 x 100 again.

 

[Craig]

That Zimbabwean bird went alright against Steph Rice. Somebody post that photo that she posted on facebook earlier this year.

 

[Chubb]

Kirsty Coventry does Zimbabwe proud once again... she doesn't exactly sound like a Zimbo, sounds more like she's from Minnesota than Mashonaland... spent too much time at uni in America to get better facilities. She's awesome though. Zimbabwe came 3rd in the medals table at the short-course championships behind the US and Oz and she won all the medals! How fantastic is that?

 

[Dydl]

Loved watching Stephanie Rice get the Gold and World Record. Was a great swim by her. Also loved that Katie Hoff only came third and saw her record smashed by both Rice and Kirsty Coventry.

 

[Burgey]

How much of our money paid for that joke of a women's relay team to get to Beijing? What a crap effort. Aim up, or don't bother IMO.

 

[Son Of Coco]

How much of our money paid for that joke of a women's relay team to get to Beijing? What a crap effort. Aim up, or don't bother IMO.