{"id":107196,"date":"2014-08-21T16:40:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T23:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=107196"},"modified":"2014-08-22T11:57:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T18:57:29","slug":"trials-of-a-supergroup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/trials-of-a-supergroup\/","title":{"rendered":"Trials of a Supergroup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Commentary by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Casey+Barrett\" target=\"_blank\">Casey Barrett<\/a><\/strong>&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Bob Bowman<\/strong>\u2019s NBAC crew might be the most talented group of swimmers ever assembled\u2026 But is there such a thing as too much talent in one pool? Recent results raise questions\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">It\u2019s all about the long term, the next Games. Let\u2019s not forget that. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Bob+Bowman\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Bowman<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s thoughts and plans remain focused two years down the road. He\u2019s been thinking Rio since the flame went out in London. This summer is the halfway point, nothing to get worked up about, he\u2019ll be the first to say. No argument there. Yet, when we\u2019re talking about highly delicate egos and bodies as finely tuned and fragile as a Triple Crown contender, it can be easy to get wrapped up in the present tense.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">This can\u2019t be an easy time to be running NBAC\u2019s supergroup. Because this summer has not exactly gone according to plan. Just ask <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=yannick+agnel\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Yannick Agnel<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Allison+Schmitt\" target=\"_blank\">Allison Schmitt<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Tom+Luchsinger\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Luchsinger<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Two years ago, Agnel was the most impressive swimmer in London. He won double gold, while his stature was perhaps most enhanced by the memory of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=michael+phelps\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Phelps<\/a><\/strong> imploring his teammates to \u201cget me a lead\u201d before he anchored the 4 x 200 freestyle relay against the towering Frenchman. Phelps fears no swimmer, yet in London he knew he was no match for Agnel. Soon after those Games, with Phelps in retirement, Yannick rang up Bowman and\u00a0crossed the pond for Baltimore. Even after Michael\u2019s comeback, he has reportedly embraced Bowman\u2019s program. Though he might be doubting that right about now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Agnel is in the midst of\u00a0an underwhelming\u00a0campaign at the European Championships in Berlin. In the 400 freestyle he failed to final. The French coaches left him off the gold-medal-winning 4\u00d7100 free relay, and today he raced to bronze in the 200 free, a whopping three and a half seconds off of his lifetime best. This from the reigning Olympic champion in that event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">The defending Olympic champ in the 200 free on the women\u2019s side is Allison Schmitt. In London, she scorched to gold in an American record of 1:53.61. She hasn\u2019t approached those lofty times since. Last week in Irvine at the U.S. Nationals, she failed to final in any event, and settled for a B final victory in her signature event, almost five seconds slower than her personal best. Like Agnel, at the Olympics she anchored her country\u2019s 4 x 100 free relay, and like Agnel, two years later she\u2019s sitting on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">As for Tom Luchsinger, he\u2019s\u00a0clearly\u00a0nowhere near as decorated as those two Olympic champs. However, he\u2019s worth noting here due to his world class form last summer. In 2013, Luchsinger was the U.S. National champion in the 200 fly and at the World Championships in Barcelona, he raced to a respectable 5th place. He appeared to be the next American 200 flyer, ready to inherit the mantle from Michael.\u00a0And so, he did what so many are doing these days \u2013 he moved to Baltimore and joined Bowman\u2019s supergroup. Last week in Irvine, Luchsinger raced to a less than inspiring 7th place at Nationals, almost three seconds off his best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Is it unfair that I\u2019m singling out these three? The NBAC supergroup is made up of a lot more than this trio. In addition to Phelps, there\u2019s also Tunisian distance legend and USC Trojan, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Ous+Mellouli\" target=\"_blank\">Ous Mellouli<\/a><\/strong>. There\u2019s Olympians <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Conor+Dwyer\" target=\"_blank\">Conor Dwyer<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Matt+McLean\" target=\"_blank\">Matt McLean<\/a><\/strong> and, in the summers at least, there\u2019s the best 400 IMer in the world, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Chase+Kalisz\">Chase Kalisz<\/a><\/strong>. Joining Schmitt\u00a0on the women\u2019s side, there\u2019s\u00a0open water stud <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Becca+Mann\" target=\"_blank\">Becca Mann<\/a><\/strong> and, most recent to emerge among the world class, future Cal Bear, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Cierra+Runge\" target=\"_blank\">Cierra Runge<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">In Irvine, it was Runge who burst on the scene with the best meet among any of her illustrious North Baltimore teammates. It was largely due to a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #9c8a6a;\" title=\"Bob Bowman interview at Nationals\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-bob-bowman-talks-cierra-runge-and-michael-phelps-after-nationals-night-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">stroke of inspired coaching by Bowman<\/a>. Not long ago, Runge was a good but not great sprinter. She was fast, but not getting much faster. Bowman noticed something in her stroke or temperament that spoke to a distance pedigree. And so, like the horse trainers he so respects, Bowman opted for a change of distance and tried to stretch his young filly out. Runge embraced the challenge, moved over to the D-group, and at Nationals she charged onto her first National Team in the 400 and 800 freestyles, behind Queen <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Katie+Ledecky\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Ledecky<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">It\u2019s not all doubt and underwhelming results from past champions at North Baltimore these days. There are highlights, there always will be. So, is it fair to dwell a bit on the lowlights? Well, if you decide to post\u00a0a live Twitter feed of your Saturday morning workout, you\u2019re inviting the scrutiny. And when you train a group with six Olympic champions, with 27 Olympic gold between them, you\u2019re going to get the attention, like it or not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">18 of those gold, of course, belong to one man. The elephant in the pool, so to speak. And speaking of elephants, the man has the memory of one when it comes to sets and slights. That prodigious memory of challenges and doubters, real and perceived, has always fueled Phelps. His competitive fire would seem to enhance any aquatic arena. What better example could there be for Luchsinger or Dwyer or McLean or Kalisz, or Agnel for that matter? Well, define example. Are you thinking MP circa 2003, devouring every set, never missing day, laying the foundation that would make him the greatest of all time? Are you envisioning MP circa 2010, coasting on that foundation, still able to dominate without showing up much at all, a questionable example to the worshipping young teammates around him. Or are you thinking elder statesman MP, a man with rekindled joy for the sport, a fresh perspective, and a desire to mentor his ambitious teammates? The latter, one hopes. But when comebacks begin and those being mentored become competitors once more, things can get a little sticky.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Do you think Phelps is going to like when Bowman focuses his energies\u00a0on Agnel, should he decide to reinsert the 200 free into his Rio program? Do you think he\u2019ll be as generous with Dwyer or Luchsinger when he decides these are new foes that need a little head-messing? Do you think that renewed hunger can last another two years? And most of all, do you think Bowman would ever grant more of his attention to anyone else?<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">The question of hunger is a valid one with this group. The problem with eating it all is that it\u2019s hard to stay hungry, and there are champions in Bowman\u2019s group who have gorged at the Olympic feast. How Phelps stays hungry for more is beyond anyone\u2019s guess. But how does Ous Mellouli stay hungry? After 1500 gold in Beijing and open water gold in London, he\u2019s an Olympic legend no matter what. Allison Schmitt has her one shining moment, and it\u2019s hard to envision anything surpassing that in Rio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">It\u2019s also hard to imagine Yannick Agnel surpassing his London exploits two years from now. Which begs the question \u2013 is Yannick doing the swimming version of the Euro soccer icon, a la David Beckham? You know the drill \u2013 shoot to fame and fortune at your peak in Europe, then come over stateside to explore your options, after your place in history is secure. Agnel would surely deny this, and Bowman would never have welcomed him if he believed that, but his results in Berlin this week make one wonder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">While Phelps, Mellouli, Schmitt and Agnel have little else to prove, their Olympic resum\u00e9s already sparkling, there should be no lack of hunger among the North Baltimore crew. Chase Kalisz has hinted, with his NCAA performances, that he could soon be threatening the insane standards of Phelps and Lochte in the long course version of his event.\u00a0After his breakout season in 2013 and his disappointment this summer, Tom Luchsinger\u00a0would seem to have something to prove in the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Then there\u2019s Connor Dwyer, already an Olympic champion as a member of the men\u2019s 4 x 200 relay in London. Many consider him the next great all-around talent in American swimming. Many, including his former coach <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=Gregg+Troy\" target=\"_blank\">Gregg Troy<\/a><\/strong> at Florida, think Dwyer has the talent to take down the likes of Agnel in the 200 free and to contend with Lochte and Phelps in the 200 IM. His times at Nationals (1:47.1 in the free and 1:57.4 in the IM) don\u2019t put him in the ballgame just yet, but he may be sitting on big swims at Pan Pacs in Brisbane in the week ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Then again, this summer doesn\u2019t matter. It\u2019s tune-up time. A midway check-in on the way to Brazil. No one will remember if it all works out two years from now. Except Phelps and Bowman, men who remember everything.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><i style=\"color: #53565a;\">Casey Barrett is the founder of both swim-based blog capandgoggles.com and New York-based swim school Imagine Swim. 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