ACK. First day back at school..

At least I don't have to swim a 10k. I can't believe Klete did that "for fun". It looks COLD. Winners of the 10k were Chip Peterson and 14 year old Chloe Sutton btw. Klete finished near the bottom of the pack but his sister Kalyn got that silver medal. Great result for US Swimmers in Victoria.

I think I've FINALLY finished adding my photos from Nationals. The "Other Swimmers" gallery is now done and after saying I would only add a few of each swimmer it's got quite a bit more than that. I'm hoping to add a few more pics of Brendan from Pan Pacs later in the week.

Here's a snip from John's latest premium article at Swimming World...

Scanning the Swimming Scene

**For as great as Phelps is, an argument can be made that Aaron Peirsol and Brendan Hansen are the most dominating swimmers when it comes to a specific event. While Peirsol lowered his world record in the 200 backstroke to 1:54.44, Hansen delivered a clocking of 2:08.50 in the 200 breaststroke.

Historically, Peirsol's backstroke time is .86 faster than the 1:55.30 that makes Phelps the second-fastest performer all-time. More, Peirsol owns the seven quickest swims ever produced. As for Hansen, his world record in the longer breaststroke is .92 faster than the 2:09.42 that ranks Japan's Kosuke Kitajima as the second-fastest performer in history. Additionally, Hansen boasts the three-fastest swims ever produced.