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Michael Phelps

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:27 am
by DeeEss57
Did anyone else see last night's race?

Like everyone else, I didn't think he had a snowball's chance, but he did it anyway! What an incredible finish!
:shock:



Dawn

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:18 pm
by Cliff
I'd like to see the touches in slow motion up close. I think at best it was a tie.

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:45 pm
by HardcoreVikesFan
.01 seconds. Too close. It was amazing tough! :shock:

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:15 pm
by Greg
I thought those finishing deals that they touch are electronic (???)

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:05 pm
by jackal
Honestly from what i have seen of Phelps is so far above the competion its scary.

One race the nearest guy was three to four seconds behind Phelps that unreal.

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:45 pm
by Hunter Morrow
And he is a nice guy with a cute dog.
USA! USA! USA!
Edit: I hear he eats 12000 calories a day when training.
Jeesh.

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:06 pm
by DeeEss57
Hunter Morrow wrote:I hear he eats 12000 calories a day when training.
Jeesh.

And he doesn't gain a single pound! It's not fair, I tell ya! :)


Dawn

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:17 pm
by glg
Cliff wrote:I'd like to see the touches in slow motion up close. I think at best it was a tie.
They showed a shot before the medley last night from below where you could see it. One of Phelps' hands, the fingers were bent a little at the wall, ie, he had made solid contact. The Serb guy's fingers were just barely touching the wall, ie just setting off the sensor. That's gotta be the shot the officials saw last night in dismissing the protest.

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:44 pm
by S197
The Phelps diet:
Breakfast: Three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise. Two cups of coffee. One five-egg omelet. One bowl of grits. Three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar. Three chocolate-chip pancakes.

Lunch: One pound of enriched pasta. Two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayo on white bread. Energy drinks packing 1,000 calories.

Dinner: One pound of pasta. An entire pizza. More energy drinks.
Of course he swims 5 miles a day...

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:06 pm
by thor
I thought watching that race that he didn't get the win, but what I think doesn't really matter.

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:14 am
by Cliff
glg wrote: They showed a shot before the medley last night from below where you could see it. One of Phelps' hands, the fingers were bent a little at the wall, ie, he had made solid contact. The Serb guy's fingers were just barely touching the wall, ie just setting off the sensor. That's gotta be the shot the officials saw last night in dismissing the protest.
Cool, I saw several replays from overhead but it didn't show the hands actually touching and he seemed so unlikely to get it. The other swimmer should have had that one. Good move by Phelps to get his hand in there.

Re: Michael Phelps

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:41 am
by glg
Cliff wrote: Cool, I saw several replays from overhead but it didn't show the hands actually touching and he seemed so unlikely to get it. The other swimmer should have had that one. Good move by Phelps to get his hand in there.
Here they have it on CNN:
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ ... 1144168/1/