Read USA Today
“Some people like to express their feelings in words,” Phelps said. “Some like to express them in action. I’ve always done that by swimming, and that’s how I’ll continue to do it.
“People can say and do whatever they want. That’s fine. I’ve gotten to where I am today by working hard, and I know that and Bob knows that. And nobody else thinks that, so it doesn’t matter. I’m very happy with my career and what I’ve done throughout it.”
Organizers are attempting to address complaints from swim coaches over excessive heat inside the Olympic Aquatics Centre. The unexpected heat wave affecting London this week has created a greenhouse effect that sent temperatures around the pool deck and in the stands soaring to more than 30 degrees Celsius (85 Fahrenheit). Organizers play it cool. Read Yahoo! Sports
Phelps wouldn’t take the bait when asked to respond to the menacing moniker applied to Australia’s heavily favored 4x100m freestyle relay team featuring James Magnussen, James Roberts, Eamon Sullivan and Matt Targett. Via news.com.au
“We take care of our own business,†an icy Phelps said. “If you get caught up in other people’s talking, and this and that, it just takes away from what we’re here to do. We’re here to swim and that’s it. We’re not gonna run our mouths. We never have. Our country has never done that.â€
… and then he remembered Gary Hall Jr :-)
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Swim star Eamon Sullivan sits down with Mark Beretta to talk about his preparations ahead of the London Olympics.
Can we stand another lip dub of this song ? Yes we can ! :-)
OK, Boris wins … London has the awesomest mayor of them all, via Buzzfeed
“Happy to send a map so that he doesn’t run into trouble locating in the middle of nowhere”. Read Buzzfeed
Cat fight! Cameron is mad at Romney for musing that London isn’t prepared for the Olympics, says it is not as easy hosting them in a one of the world’s most busy cities as ‘in the middle of nowhere’. Ouch. See Buzzfeed
The Faroese flag “Merkið” (“The mark”), created in 1919 but banned until World War II when the Allied Forces needed to distinguish between sea vessels of British occupied Faroe Islands and Nazi occupied Denmark. Here in use during the 2008 Faroese national youth swimming championships in Vágur, Suðuroy, hometown of Pál Joensen. He’ll swim under Danish flag at the London 2012 Olympics, since the Faroe Islands aren’t recognized by IOC, and even spectators banned from bringing it under IOC rules.
“The following is a non-exhaustive list of restricted items which may not be taken into a Venue … flags of countries not participating in the Games”. Source
Sheesh, the thanks you get for having 1/3 of your fleet sunk by mines, subs and planes while bringing them food. Grudge aside, he will be okay ;-)
