It’s starting to set in for Lia Neal

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bobo gigi
12 years ago

I’m not a specialist of NCAA but I think Missy will go to Cal or to Georgia. There are many friends of her there. The weather? The coach? If she wants to improve a lot her underwaters, yes Cal would be better. Imagine for her one year with Cindy Tran, Rachel Bootsma, Elizabeth Pelton and Natalie Coughlin who all have great underwaters and under the coach Terry McKeever. Missy would be a monster. And if she wants to improve her freestyle yes Georgia would be better. We’ll see. Will it not be dangerous to quit her great coach Todd Schmitz? And will she stay the same if she doesn’t train at altitude anymore like she does in Colorado?
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aswimfan
Reply to  bobo gigi
12 years ago

If Missy wants the best of both worlds (ie. academic + swimming), she should pick CAL.
Stanford would have been best, but their swimming track in LCM in the past few years is not very good.

cynthia curran
12 years ago

Cal needs a breastroker. Catilyn is the only good one that can swim under a 1:00 in the 100 yard, Kong, Bates and Mims are too slow. Cal nees breastroker after next year.

ZYNG43
Reply to  cynthia curran
12 years ago

They have Kelly Naze coming in.

Lea
Reply to  ZYNG43
12 years ago

Good point. And Kelly also has some speed.

DavG
Reply to  Lea
12 years ago

I’m not sure if shes as good at the 200 as the 100, havent seen her times in 200, but yes she does. That’ll be good for them

FREEBEE
12 years ago

I know we’re in Olympic season but does anyone have the skinny on Lia Neal’s college preferences? I would like to see Missy and Lia go to the same place (FL, GA, AUB, USC), not CAL, so there can be a some kinda rivalry–who wants to watch CAL crush everybody for the next few years–(besides Bear fans)?

Admin
Reply to  FREEBEE
12 years ago

It will be big. Missy’s going to suck in a lot of attention this year, but when you look around the class…it’s LOADED coming out of the Olympic year.

bobo gigi
12 years ago

I hope she’ll focus in the future on the 50 free and the 100 free rather than the 200 free. When she will take more strength she will be faster in the first part of her 100 free and then her finish will make the difference. And to be on the relay will bring her a big experience. She’s definitely the best american hope on sprint. And american sprint needs desesperately new talents.

Lea
Reply to  bobo gigi
12 years ago

I disagree with her potential as the best American sprinter. She went 25.3 as a 13-14 yr old, and as a 17-yr-old, her best time is still 25.3. She is a world class athlete (and person), but I’m not convinced she is going to get much better.

ZYNG43
Reply to  Lea
12 years ago

College strength training may help her improve…

Lea
Reply to  ZYNG43
12 years ago

She is a lot thicker than a Dana Vollmer or Missy Franklin. I am not sure if you would want to add more bulk, which is why I don’t see her getting much faster.

aswimfan
Reply to  Lea
12 years ago

The best american hope in women sprint is Missy Franklin, if she focuses on 100-200 free.

bobo gigi
Reply to  Lea
12 years ago

I’m sure she’ll swim around 53.50 very quickly.

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