Tag: Michael Phelps
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Spitz says Thorpe and Evans have lost their edge, predicts Phelps to win 5-6 gold medals
After having tried and failed himself (mind you, after 17 years in retirement), Mark Spitz questions the ability of Janet Evans and Ian Thorpe to stage successful comebacks for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Via The Telegraph: “The world moves on and it is quite difficult,†Spitz said at the Laureus World Sports awards conference…
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Eric Moussambani was a ‘stunning Olympic moment’ according to the Guardian
You might remember him, Eric Moussambani aka ‘Eric the Eel’, who swam the 100 freestyle at the Sydney 2000 Olympics in 1 minute 52.72 seconds, after having been so unsure about the starting procedure, that the two others in the heat false started. The Guardian sees this moment as one of ’50 stunning Olympic moments’…
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Michael Phelps won the Austin Grand Prix 200 IM too
In a time of 1:58.52, ahead of Ryan Lochte in 2:00.30 and Conor J. Dwyer in 2:01.59. Phelps in the Speedo Fastskin3 racing system (but with big awful beard), Lochte in his old trusty banana hammocks :-) Here’s an interview with Phelps after the race And here is Ryan Lochte: “An 8th event? – I’m…
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Phelps debuts the Speedo Fastskin3 system at the Austin Grand Prix
He won the 100 butterfly in 52.41 and the 400 IM in a for this time of the season impressive time of 4:16.95. Sure helps to see someone swim fast in that strange-looking ‘racing system’. Read SwimmingWorld Magazine here and here Here’s Michael Phelps talking to the media after 1st night’s 100 fly And here’s…
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Michael Phelps splits with longtime girlfriend Nicole Johnson
Olympic legend Michael Phelps has according to the New York Post split with his longtime girlfriend Nicole Johnsen, a former Miss California. She travelled with him to Shanghai 2011, but sources say now that the couple broke up a few weeks ago, and that Phelps is telling friends he’s single. Bleacher Report speculates if this…
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Our top ten stories from 2011
2011 has been a fun year here on Swimmer’s Daily, with increasing visit numbers since the sort-of-relaunch in March. Site focus is as the motto says ‘a fast fix blog about swimming’, that hopefully can provide readers with short bursts of fun and/or interesting swim-related content, as a break for instance between tedious training. Preferably…
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Video: High altitude training with James Goddard
BBC’s Nick Hope feeling on his own body what high altitude training feels like. Three-times Commonwealth Games swimming champion James Goddard also comments on his chances against Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps – ‘the two greatest swimmers of all time in my event’ – come London 2012. See BBC
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The other Mayan calendar predicts no London 2012 medals for Phelps
Alexandra Petri writes here on the Washington Post about an Ancient Mayan day-planner that she has unearthed, instructing her “to sacrifice a toothed hen or an Iowan who had never had his hand shaken by a political candidate. After some difficulty I located the hen.” Well, it mentions a lot of other predictions for 2012…
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Video: Phelps winning the Shanghai 2011 men’s 100 butterfly
A review here in extremely good quality, including ultra slow motion footage and the medal ceremony. Winner Michael Phelps (USA) in 50.71, silver Konrad Czerniak (POL) in 51.15 and bronze Tyler McGill (USA) in 51.26.