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He is on the brink of making Ian Crocker look like a real idiot come tomorrow night's 100m Butterfly final. Ian Crocker had better come up with something...... FAST....
Damn. The guy is just a swimming machine. It was exciting to think about the possibilities of what he could do this Olympics, it's been incredible watching him actually do it. He's unreal. A joy to watch.
He is on the brink of making Ian Crocker look like a real idiot come tomorrow night's 100m Butterfly final. Ian Crocker had better come up with something...... FAST....
WoW. Six down 2 to go!
Sports attire and gear has come a long way. Speedo has been making that "sharkskin" fabric for some time in various degrees of success, and my understanding is they have dramatically improved it just before these olyimpics. Nike is even allowing their paid athletes who swim to wear the new Speedo swimsuits, rather than their own racing suits!
Take a great athelete and new technology... Records will be broken!
The new suits are seamless, which helps reduce drag in the water, but they also work similarly to a girdle and make the swimmers tighter and thinner, apparently they are extremely uncomfortable.
Another thing they talked about was that the pools are different these days. In Spitz time, they were 8 lanes wide and all lanes were occupied. Apparently (the ones in China anyhow, didn't catch if all "Olympic" pools are this way) they are now 10 lanes wide with the outside lanes being unoccupied. They said this helps dissipate the roil and raucous in the water and makes it smoother for the swimmers.
I'm pretty certain that I heard Rowdy Gaines say last night that all pools used in international compe ions have to be constructed to house 10 lanes. Beyond that, there are other built-in technologies in modernly-constructed pools that make the water "faster" and more conducive to establishing fast times.
By the way, it's not as if any of this is new: the pool used in Sydney in 2000 was built for speed as was the pool built for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials (it was a success in 2004,as shown by this study comparing times at the 2000 trials with those at the 2004 trials).
The swimmers are better conditioned today and stronger; they have better equipment available to them; and they swim in pools built to be conducive to record-breaking. It's hardly surprising that records are falling so regularly.
ing WOW.
Holy Shiiiiiit.... Wow
That was amazing... is it 100% official yet?
2 more and i'll be a believer! good for him...good for usa...but no props til 8...no jinx ya know...
I don't think he touched the wall first, I have a few theories: and I am a big Phelps fan to but he was still on his back stroke when the other guy was on his forward stroke hitting the wall
First: I'm going to look at where the sensors are located on the wall because maybe the guy ahead of him didn't touch the wall where the sensor were but still touched the wall first
Second: The guy ahead of phelps did touch the wall first but only touched it with his finger tips but Phelps finished with his Palms, and that is the proper finish
Michael Phelps beat Milorad Cavic by a hundredth of a second to win the 100m butterfly and tie Mark Spitz with seven golds.
50.58 to 50.59
There will be some questions and possible protests about this race, so be on the look out for news updates
lol, that icon is awesome, but I'll wait till there is an official announcement on that race
Cavic would have won had he taken the extra stroke at the end. But shoulda, coulda woulda doesn't win you a Gold.
the above replay showed them touching at about the same time because Cavic coasted way too long. I believe the sensors are huge along a big ass panel. Obviously my eyes can't distinguish between .01 and a tie so I can't say for sure but he looked at least to tie.
It definitely looked like Phelps touched first on the super-slo-mo underwater cam.
I wouldn't say definitely. At least I don't think so but GO USA!!!!
typically you gain more ground under water, that is usually where Phelps makes up his ground is under water after he flips and hits the wall; and this is the first race this Olympics I saw 2 swimmers that are tied right at the wall where the swimmer (Phelps) doing his back stroke beats the guy on his forward stroke reaching the wall
yeah I was waiting for them to show that camera angle but never saw it, so when I see that angle I'll be a believer
They just showed it. Pretty crazy but it basically looks like they touch at the same time which is as close as you're going to see.
Ahhh, Serbs are filing a protest.
The other guy was gliding underwater, and stuck with whatever forward momentum he had.
Phelps was coming out of a stroke, and therefore had the room to thrust his arms out with more velocity. Even though the other guy was technically ahead in the pool, he was just gliding in. Phelps was able to punch his hand through the air on that last stroke and get it in on the sensor first.
If you can't understand that, go try to jog in the pool and let me know if you're limbs move faster through air or water.
Go Phelps.
I'm a believer.
I finally saw the underwater view, so close but I'll give the tie to Phelps, just I was only seeing those above water views and it wasn't even close from those views, Cavic touched first
thank god for instant replay,
they just said Cavic's coach is protesting in the review room
I concur. Cavic will be kicking himself in the head for the rest of his life. The race was his to win..........or lose.
They can protest all they want, but how would they be able to overturn it? The sensor said what it said and video evidence shows they touched at virtually the same time.
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