March 5, 2009 While it would be great were Dara to win, whatever hapened to that guy who won eight golds @ Beijing last summer?
If THAT feat don't qualify him as a potential nominee let alone a unanimous winner, I don't know waht does.
Just wondering: think his suspenson by USS might have had omething to do perhaps with his exclusion?
Otherwise it twould have seemed like a slam dunk no-brainer.
Naw, the AAU wouldn't be that petty and narrow-minded, would it?
Well I guess the only thing left for that guy to do is win a dozen golds golds this summer @ Rome and NOT go to any post-game parties this fall.
(Or if he does, make sure he buys all the cellpnhones and cameras there!)
well let's hope siwmming's first Sullivan winner since Tim shaw some 30 yarw ago makes it.
Submitted by:
slickwillie32
March 5, 2009 Slickwillie, I just wanted to correct your statement that there was a 30-plus-year gap between Sullivan Award winner for swimming.
Here are the swimmers that have won the award between Tim Shaw's win in 1975 and Michael Phelps' win in 2003:
John Naber (1977), Tracy Caulkins (1978), Janet Evans (1989). Also, Jessica Long won in 2006.
Submitted by:
Jeff Commings
March 5, 2009 Speaking of Dara, she went 21.64 in the 50y Free in Texas - 4th fastest all time and .31 off Lara Jackson's AR - and top seed for finals (which are long course) by a lot.
Submitted by:
SwimDER94
March 5, 2009 9th fastest 50y free of all time, makes her sixth-fastest ever.
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Jason Marsteller
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