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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

“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 [...]

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 [...]