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WunderCade:
Then why wasn't Thorpe on deck proving it?

ChadTower:

Because he retired a couple of years ago.

WunderCade:
Hmm...he must regret that move.

billf:

--- Quote from: WunderCade on August 19, 2008, 04:36:47 pm ---Hmm...he must regret that move.

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Especially when he's only 2 years older than Phelps.

saint:
Popular Mechanics:


--- Quote ---Are cutting-edge swimsuits behind these shocking times?
No. While suits like the Speedo LZR Racer have proved important in winning medals葉he 1/100ths of a second they can shave off a time can often mean the difference between gold and silver葉hey seem to provide only incremental time gains. The next-gen gear works by reducing drag compared to bare skin, as well as encouraging swimmers to maintain a streamlined body position. However, Dara Torres posted a 53.78 in the Olympic trials in the 100-meter freestyle様ess than a second faster than her personal best times of 54.43 and 54.45謡hile wearing a more conventional suit.

And for what it's worth, Phelps wore the full-length LZR suit in only three of his eight races葉he 200 freestyle, the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays用referring to go bare-chested in his five butterfly and individual medley contests. "The suit is definitely a help," he told reporters in Beijing. "Without the training, nothing else happens."

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--- Quote ---Is it the super pool?
The pool in Beijing's Water Cube is one of the world's fastest. Its 3-meter depth is the deepest allowable, and it is 10 lanes wide (even though Olympic events are run with eight swimmers to a heat). These features reduce speed-robbing turbulence. But how much of a difference did those tweaks actually make this year? At last month's Olympic trials in a more conventional, 2.5-meter-deep pool in Omaha, Neb., Phelps posted a time of 1:44:10 in the 200 meters. His Olympic world-record time was 1:42.96預bout a second faster.

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And the article goes on. The nutshell is that Phelps really is that damn good.

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