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Print this entrySwimming Question of the Week - August 26, 2008
What one image or thought or race will stick with you from the Beijing Games?
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Dara Torres finishing the 50 free. When she was outtouched by 1/100th of a second, I was a bit disappointed but at the same time, I thought Wow - a forty-one year old woman just won a silver medal at the Olympics. And there I was watching the whole thing on the scoreboard from the stands at the Mt.Hood Communinity College pool, where I was competing in my first ever Masters Nationals. Watching the Olympics concurrent to the championships was like having an IV of adrenaline to keep me pumped up! |
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200m Butterfly final (women). Amazing race of the chinese swimmer. |
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Stephanie Rice out-touching Kristy Coventry in the 200m IM. She took that gold medal out of the pocket of Coventry. |
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I hesitated between the finish of the 4x100 freestyle men and the 100 butterfly of Michael Phelps. In the end I went for the 100 butterfly because everyone thought Michael had lost this one, to finally come out as a winner |
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Jason Lezak's finish of the 4x100 freestyle relay, I think it brings out the importance of teamwork and of supporting an amazing swimmer such as Phelps. |
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Brendan Hansen going over a few lanes to congratulate Kitajima at the finish of the 100 breast. That was a tremendous example of sportsmanship. |
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Brendan Hansen in the Dr. Suess hat while watching the 200 breast. While I'm sure he was sad to not be IN the race, as a team leader, he put the team before himself and wasn't sulking. I just thought that was very cool. |
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Jason Lezak's finish in the 4 x 100 relay, or the look on Phelp's face when it hit him that he had passed Spitz. NBC had a close up of him right after Lezak finished his leg in the medley relay. It was priceless. |
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When I will think back on these Olympics my bet is the first image to come to mind will be Phelps after they won the 4 x 100m freestyle.For a man who takes control of every variable there was so much about this race that he couldn't control and the pure exhilaration and raw power in his expression upon winning this event to me captures what every competitive athlete strives to achieve.
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How about Phelp's mom when she realized he placed 1st in the 100 butterfly; as i recall she dropped to her seat and was obscured by the person in front of her. But while she thought he took second she was still a proud mother! |
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I love this site, but have never posted a comment. But I just had to chime in on this question because I thought the women's 200 Breast was such a fantastic race, when Rebecca Soni just poured it on in the last 50 to beat Leisle Jones. My whole masters group was cheering and screaming for her, as we are in Southern California and she swims at USC. |
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Thanks and welcome Mary. Dave Salo again shows his mastery of coaching breaststroke. That certainly was a beautiful swim. What fun watching someone you have a connection with win the Olympics... and with a group of friends. Very cool. |
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Shanteau's 200 breaststroke. PB, .13 out of reach of the top 8 and he says:
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Phelps dominance, but Grant Hacket's silver, the 1500 is such a tactical race and did he stuff up? To come home so strong in the last 100, to have so much up your sleeve, or was it just a champion giving his all, only he will know and I suppose this applies to all competitors and champions. I tell my kids the winner is usually the person who loves pain the most. |
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So many people look at swimming as a sport you just get in and mindlessly swim until you are finished. I remember sitting with my daughter and listening to the interview with Michael Phelps after he won the 100 Fly revealed that he knew coming into his last stroke that he was going to be a little short on the stroke and took a quick short stroke. It was that quick short stroke that won him the race. Way to go Michael! |
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