Were the 2008 Olympics using 2001 pads? Have electronics/technology advanced at all in the last 7 years? Very weak response Truth.
Truth posted August 22 at 9:03am.
These pads are not as accurate as you may believe. There were over 30 protest at the 2001 World Championships. The US took one of the results to court and won with the video. If any of you saw the construction of these pads i think you would be amazed at the amount of trust everybody puts in them. I would suggest that before you shoot off your mouth you know what you are talking about.
Tonygo posted August 21 at 1:31am.
The accuracy of present day timing equipment is well beyond 1/100 of a second...this should've been known to those who protested so they don't look silly....
As to "Kosovo je Srbija" comment...what's it doing here...accept the fact that you lost, otherwise you are bound to repeat the mistakes of the (recent) past.
Aleks posted August 18 at 4:19am.
No need for trash talk about Mike. Cavic is great person and very good swimmer. He did what he did, but Phelps is the greatest at all. It was the most exciting race ever and congratulations for both of them!
What a great race!! When I watched it live I thought Milorad had won. Replay after replay I still thought Milorad had won. But a 1/100th of a second is about few pieces of paper thick (thin). And it was that close. After watching few more replays I actually saw Phelps touching first. I told my family while watching that Milorad's speed into the touch may not have activated that pad as precise as Phelp's short stroke finish did. I as a coach would have questioned the results also. I have had swimmers win and lose races by 1/100th of a second and you scratch your head over the result for a while but eventually respect the result. And the electronics must be respected. Great job to both swimmers! Did anyone notice that Ian Crocker lost the bronze by 1/100th of a second too. They did not replay that over and over. Tough 4th place finish for Ian.
Coach posted August 16 at 10:28am.
Neither Cavic or Bottom filed the protest. It was filed by the Serbian Olympic Committee. Check out Cavic's blog. He seems like a pretty cool dude to me.
man that was some RACE! I wish we could have seen the high speed cameras the FINA guys looked at so we could see for ourselves who won the race. I had my Tivo going frame-by-frame and still I could not see who won. but WHAT A RACE! And Phelps... 7 Gold.. CRAZY!
Monkey posted August 15 at 10:15pm.
should have kept your mouth shut...and Mike Bottom filing a protest, BS!
Great prelim swim for Mike Cavic but Phelps will take it out harder with it comes down to the Gold!! And we know Michael can finish!! Ian has got to fire up and get into that Medal fight too. Go USA!!
Fan posted August 14 at 1:46pm.
smooth, confident, fast.
just wear the right t-shirt tonight....
Superdude posted August 14 at 12:55pm.
Go Mike! rep raceclub well!
IncommingLonghornSwimmer posted August 14 at 10:54am.
50.7 You got it mike, get that world record
Swim Coach posted August 14 at 8:08am.
He just broke 51! Great swim. The world record is going down.
IncommingLonghornSwimmer posted August 12 at 5:21pm.
Mike has to be one of the nicest guys their is in swimming and he is realistic and pratical. From his HS National Records to his European Record and World Record I wish Mike all the best in the 100 Fly and I hope that by some way/chance he wins and breaks the world record. He has the talent now all he needs his that once in a lifetime swim to come through. I hope I get the chance to meet you one day mike, your my inspiration. (So Crocker, I think your an amewsome guy, but it is mike's turn to shine, still beat Phelps).
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PJ posted August 12 at 8:28am.
He thought he could go 48.5 and went a 48.1 instead and scratched.... his 100 fly is gonna be FAST
Mike Cavic
http://www.mouthpiecesports.com/?action=playVideo&pageMode=n…
As to "Kosovo je Srbija" comment...what's it doing here...accept the fact that you lost, otherwise you are bound to repeat the mistakes of the (recent) past.
http://miloradcavic.com/portal/index.php?lang=english
just wear the right t-shirt tonight....
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