US Trials on TV!

[lane4]

In a surprise move, the US Olympic Trials have been on Sky Sports several times today. I only just found out late tonight and have just finished watching it on Sky Sports Extra. For those who read this in the next hour or so, it's on again on SS1 at 1am and was on SS3 a couple of times already earlier today. Pretty good coverage actually, they crammed a lot of events into the one hour show, no messing around with post race interviews or Sharron Davies type intros. Just pure swimming, albeit with some pretty bad commentating to prove that we're not the only ones with dreadful commentators.

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[crawler]

Hi lane 4 - i bet you posted that thinking that no-one would benefit so late but....
Here i am viewing at 12.50 and chuffed to bits - thanks for the info and I'm off to view. :)

[selkie]

So y'all probably got better coverage than we did since they cut out all the fluff pieces.

Do you get the Rowdy Gaines commentary with that film?

[ruthcp]

I caught it by accident yesterday, just as they showed Phelps getting a new record in the 400IM - 4.08!!
He was some 3 seconds clear of the guy in 2nd - an amazing swim!

[Bazza]

Wasn't it 6 seconds?

I was going to start a thread on this - some channel flicking yesterday afternoon saw me catch it. For anyone still interested, it is on Sky Sports 3 again 2-3pm today (Wednesday). If it's the same as yesterday, it will be repeated 1830-1930 on SS3 and later on on Sky Sports Extra.

Agree with lane4 about the commentators - mentioned it to Tara this morning. I can't remember the names - might watch later to find out. Was very impressed with Phelps and Hansen in particular, who both looked in great form as did Lezak.

[Breezer]

Just watched them, was very impressed with the way Crocker and Piersol handled the pressure of the Phelps hype-machine

[ruthcp]

Just watched them, was very impressed with the way Crocker and Piersol handled the pressure of the Phelps hype-machine

Totally agree - superb swimming, with new wrs to boot!

Did you see Gary Hall swim? Only just won it, and the commentator said 'Garry Hall showing us all how much he loves himself'!!! :p

[swimbuoy]

Wasn't it 6 seconds?

I was going to start a thread on this - some channel flicking yesterday afternoon saw me catch it. For anyone still interested, it is on Sky Sports 3 again 2-3pm today (Wednesday). If it's the same as yesterday, it will be repeated 1830-1930 on SS3 and later on on Sky Sports Extra.

Agree with lane4 about the commentators - mentioned it to Tara this morning. I can't remember the names - might watch later to find out. Was very impressed with Phelps and Hansen in particular, who both looked in great form as did Lezak.

I seem to remember one of the guys was called John Collins or something like that. Did you see his use of the telestrator machine? crazy!!!

Agreed, Lezak and Hansen looked amazing, especially so Hansen in the last 20m of the 200 where he just looked stronger & stronger. As we said at the time, the mens team are going to run riot, but the womens team dont look as strong.

[swimbuoy]

Just watched them, was very impressed with the way Crocker and Piersol handled the pressure of the Phelps hype-machine

It would seem that Phelps is in big trouble in the 100m fly, given Crockers performance. That would also exclude him from the 4x100m medley relay, so take off another gold perhaps!?? Who knows however, perhaps Phelps will be more tapered come Athens and if he gets on a roll........the excitement grows!

[Top10ranking]

who was the lady who was doing virtually the equivalent of phelps. (lots of events) she swam the 800?

[Breezer]

I dont think that Phelps has any chance of beating Crocker on the 100fly. It will take a much quicker first 50 from Phelps to get anywhere near him

[selkie]

who was the lady who was doing virtually the equivalent of phelps. (lots of events) she swam the 800?
Are you thinking of <a href=http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopModules/BioView.aspx?bioid=36&TabId=388&Mid=597>Kaitlin Sandeno? </a>She doesn't have one standout event, but can make it to a World Championships/Olympic final in half a dozen places. Her Trials dance card:

400 free- 4:08.07 (1st place)
400 IM 4:40.39 (2nd place)
200 fly- 2:09.94 (2nd place)
200 free 1:59.55 (3rd place)
800 free- 8:32.74 (6th place- she was looking a bit tired by that point, not her best time)
200 IM- 2:15.28 in the preliminaries (3rd qualifier in that round, scratched before the semifinals to focus on 200 fly)

She had some good swims in Sydney, then a couple years where she fought to come back from back problems. It's nice to see her swimming well again.