Two more world records went down on the final night in London.
by Garrett McCaffrey 10
August 04th, 2012
In This Story
- Allison Schmitt
Allison Schmitt
- Braden Keith
Braden Keith
- Dana Vollmer
Dana Vollmer
- Matt Grevers
Matt Grevers
- Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
- Missy Franklin
Missy Franklin
- Nathan Adrian
Nathan Adrian
- Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
- Rebecca Soni
Rebecca Soni
- Ryan Cochrane
Ryan Cochrane
- Sun Yang
Sun Yang
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I’m back! Before the olympic games I had said good luck to the french team and to the american team and I believe we have almost seen only these countries. I had predicted 3 gold medals for France and there are 4. I had predicted 16 gold medals for USA and there are 16.
Congrats to the french team! It’s impressive. But we have to open the eyes. It’s only on freestyle. I talk for many years now about the freestyle industry in France. The other strokes in my country are awful except perhaps backstroke but overall France is third and it’s historic. The star of the french team is obviously Yannick Agnel. His 200 free was incredible. He… Read more »
Garrett, you are not the only one. Did you see the look on Dennis Cottrell’s face, he wanted him to break 30 also.
Honestly, he really should have, there is no excuse to be coming home in 25.6 in the 1500. That’s faster than BIEDERMANN came back in the 200free in 2009. He really safe plays his races, and I’m sure that’s apart of what Cotterell talks about — that Sun is not as “tough” as Hackett. This really should have been a 14:29, if not faster.
However, it is possible that kicking wears him out significantly that if he tried to add even a 4 beat kick or more power to his first 1400, it would suck out from his closing a lot more than it would be worth it. In other words, this strategy already optimizes his time. It could explain… Read more »
I was thinking about this.
For me:
Top swimmers:
1 Ye Shiwen
2 Sun Yang
3 Missy Franklin
4 Michael Phelps
5 Allison Schmitt
6 Yannick Agnel
7 Chad LeClos
8 Ranomi Kromowidjojo
9 Daniel Gyurta
10 Katie Ledecky
Best swims:
1 Ye 400IM
2 Sun 1500free
3 Franklin 200back
4 Agnel 200free
5 Sun 400free
6 Schmitt 200free
7 Ye 200IM
8 Gyurta 200breast
9 soni 200breast
No Ledecky 1500? I guess understandable, given the depth in the “fantastic races” category, but man!
Shiwen 400IM was amazing…. a lot of magazines showing that comparison against Lochte last split.
Top UPSETS:
1-Adrian in 100 free
2-Manoudou in 50 free
3-LeClos in 200fly
4-Ruta in 100 breast
5-Clary in 200 back
My race of the meet is the men’s 100 free. Closest race of the meet and major upset, in a signature event.
Really enjoyed these videos, guys. Thanks!
Schmitt and Adrian had great meets , 3 golds for Schmitt !!!! and 2 golds for Adrian …. fabulous swims .
Thanks Braden , Garrett and Mel for the fabulous passionate work u gave us . I totally enjoyed the recaps , infos , results board ….everything . Thanks to u guys , swimming is alive and covered with more fans every day . Love
Thanks guys! & special thanks to Philip Johnson on the live stream links! !
Thanks Garrett, Braden and SwimOutlet.com!!!