A few weeks back, I ordered a John Williams CD from Amazon (“John Williams Greatest Hits 1969-1999″), because I wanted to explore the works of the famed composer of film scores.
I mean, I’ve heard some of his works before, but I’ve never really studied them.
So it was an absolute joy to listen to and savour [...]
Archive for the 'Swimming' Category
Two Amazing Johns
Tuesday, 30 September, 2008
Let’s Give It Up For Our Paralympians
Monday, 15 September, 2008
Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu won a gold medal for Singapore in the 50m Backstroke at the Beijing Paralympics.
She also won a silver medal in the 50m Freestyle a few days earlier, as well as set a new WR in the heats of that same event.
In equestrian, our rider Laurentia Tan won two bronzes.
I have to [...]
Did Phelps Really Win 8 Golds? Are You Sure?
Wednesday, 27 August, 2008
Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory. Especially one which gains a lot of traction.
The question for today is this: Did Phelps really win the 100m Fly?
Are you sure? Were you the lane judge? Or did you just rely on what the Omega timing devices displayed?
Cos it sure seemed to a lot of folks that Cavic [...]
What Really Happened At The 100m Fly Final…
Tuesday, 26 August, 2008
If you caught the 100m Fly race between Phelps and Cavic, you’d appreciate how hilarious this is!
Heroes And Zeroes Of Beijing 2008
Monday, 25 August, 2008
Firstly, having watched most of the swimming events, I’ll have to say this: World swimming has reached a state whereby you almost need a WR swim in every final in order to be assured of the gold medal.
Seriously, it’s that scary nowadays. The timings are just ridiculous. The 100m Breaststroke is now below 59s. The [...]
Olympic Swimming Day 1
Sunday, 10 August, 2008
There is so much I would like to write about, but since I’ve got another two solid weeks of reservist to go, I guess I’ll just have to be real brief.
It’s a pity that I will have to miss the entire swimming programme of this year’s Olympics.
I watched the first morning of Olympic swimming finals [...]
Can Michael Phelps Get His 8 Golds?
Wednesday, 30 July, 2008
Photo (“Michael Phelps après une superbe course”) by sagicel
By now you’ve probably read that Michael Phelps will be attempting to make history at the Beijing Olympic games by possibly being the first athlete to win eight gold medals at a single Olympic Games.
Most athletes would consider winning a single gold medal the highlight of their [...]
200m Breaststroke Fail
Friday, 4 July, 2008
So Brendan Hansen failed to make the Olympic team for the 200m Breaststroke.
Major shocker!
Somewhere in Japan, a guy by the name of Kosuke must be laughing his head off.
21.28 Seconds…How?!?
Thursday, 3 April, 2008
“I have been in this sport for a VERY long time and I have never seen such a drop in time from an elite level swimmer.”
“Sprinters spend YEARS trying to shave off a tenth of a second.”
“We’re not talking about a half second drop in age group swimming here. We’re talking about a record that [...]
This Is Getting Crazy…
Saturday, 29 March, 2008
The recent spate of world record-breaking feats in Men’s Swimming has been nothing short of extraordinary.
Two of the most hallowed world records in Men’s Swimming - the 100m Freestyle and 50m Freestyle have been falling faster than a Jenga tower in a toddler’s playroom the last few weeks.
You normally only expect these kinds of WRs [...]
