Turnabout is fair karma

This is about Olympic Swimming, London 2012.  Winning one gold medal is HARD.  Very HARD.  And now the media seems to be critical of Ryan Lochte for not winning everything he swims in.   The 200 meter freestyle was loaded, and Agnel was ready after the super anchor leg in the men's 4 x 100.

Oh yeah, about that.  Four years ago, it took an absolutely flat-out miraculous performance by Jason Lezak to make Phelps 8-0 and not 7-1.  The world has been catching up to the U.S. in men's sprint swimming, and so for the U.S. to battle right to the end against France, who deserved reverse karma after the incredible loss four years ago, was still remarkable.  Lochte should not be down on himself, he's not a specialist in the 100m free!  If he still comes out with wins in the 200 back and the 200 IM, and the potential for a 4 x 200 freestyle relay gold (but that's going to be a battle), then it's still a very, very good Olympics for him.  I think the signature race of the meet will be the 200 IM.

Phelps had better darned well win the 200 meter butterfly, because Kitajima didn't beat him to the first time to win the same event in three Olympics pseudo-record. 

How in the world can any other team beat the U.S. women's 400 meter medley relay?   Back = Franklin, Breaststroke = Soni, Butterfly = Vollmer, and Freestyle = Jessica Hardy.   Best backstroker, second best by a whisker breaststroker (and Lithuania does not have a relay, I don't think), WR in the fly, and a pretty decent freestyle sprinter.  Please don't false start!

I hope Soni takes the 200 meter breaststroke.

The men's 100 meter breaststroke was nuts.  Shows what it takes to win that event now - massive pectoral muscles (note that I did NOT say fins).  Good job by Grevers to win the 100 back.