August 2008 Swimming Articles

I was in a cafe right below my hostel about a block and a half from Tiananmen Square watching a 27 inch fuzzy television with a grab bag of international viewers. Where were you for the conclusion of the greatest Olympic performance in history? 17 races, 8 days, 7 world records, 8 olympic records, 8 Gold Medals, 1 blue print that Bob Bowman worked to perfection. Bowman learned how to develop the elite Olympian as a young assistant under Paul Bergan during the Tracy Caulkins era. It's a game plan that has been in the works for well over a decade.… more »

50 meters away from the French following through on their trash talk. 25 meters away from Phelps falling short of eight golds. 10 meters of the best relay finish ever. 4 seconds under the World Record. Phelps AR (47.51), Webber-Gale (47.02), Jones (47.65), LEZAK (46.06)! What a cherry on top of the greatest swimming session in history. 4 world records. Women's 100 Back, Kirsty Coventry (58.77). Men's 100 Breast, Kosuke Kitajima (58.91). Men's 100 Free, Eamon Sullivan (47.24 Relay lead-off). Men's 4x100 Free Relay (4:08.24). Don't ever tell me swimming is boring. For full results (click here)     more »

Compare what Jeff and Chris predict here. More info about the battle here. To read the reasoning/rationale behind these posts check out their blogs. Jeff Grace            Day 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Chris Desantis   Day 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Event nameChris DesantisJeff Grace Score Men's 400 IM   1) Phelps2) Lochte3) Cseh   1) Phelps2) Cseh3) Lochte    Men's 400 Free   1) Park2) Hackett3) Zhang    1) Park2) PVK3) Hackett   Women's 400 IM   1) Hoff2) Coventry3) Beisel    1) Hoff2) Coventry3)… more »