Thursday, April 9, 2009

Flying Spaniard

Another new swimming world record in Europe:


Spain's Munoz sets mark in 50-meter butterfly
(also snagged the European record in the 100m fly)

I checked Swimming World on the April 6 Morning Swim Show site, and they said he was 30th in the 100m fly at Beijing and 21st in the 50m fly at the last Worlds. That's very quick improvement -- not always a good thing. (Thinking Michelle Smith here.) But Munoz hasn't been that far off; sometimes a good taper results in a surprise; thinking Misty Hyman here.

I think Phelps will be smart to stick to the 200s (butterfly, individual medley, and freestyle) this summer.

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