While you have most likely seen our video of Mike’s reaction to breaking his own world record in the 200 Fly at the Missouri Grand Prix, you most likely have not seen any pictures like this. Why? Because hardly ANY media were present at the meet prior to this race. They all decided to make the trip after Mike broke the WR. We were already there, cuz we know what’s up. So I present to you this picture timeline of Mike from the second he hit the wall until the new Word Record had sunk in.
Note: There are 7 pictures in this post, so click the ‘continue’ link to see all of them.
Just touched the wall. Now checking his time as he usually does after a race
Taking a second look, because the time couldn’t have been THAT fast…
I have a feeling that the swimmer not named Phelps who made it on TV here may very soon have a repeat performance. Many thought his boasts of topping or equaling the National High School record in any of his events was wishful thinking on his part. I wonder if the nay-sayers are still going to doubt Austin now.
Why? Well last night Austin smoked the competition at the Ohio High School Championships and swam to a 47.10 finish in the 100y Fly. That time tied Olympian Nate Dusing 1997 record and set its own public high school record.
He got a nice article in the Columbus Dispatch too. That just doesn’t happen everyday, folks!
So, as we walk onto the deck tonight, we ran into Mike…literally. He was counting laps for our favorite Vanderkaay during his 800 Free.
He was immersed in conversation, but still said hello and waved. We ended up sitting next to him while on deck too, but that’s another story for another post. And kiwi shall the honors of writing that one.
Anyway, just wanted to let you we got in safe, and were politely acknowledged by “The Phelps“. I’m glad the boy has learned. Now if he only stop hovering…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – More than half of the 2007 World Championship team and a total of 21 American Olympians are expected to compete at the Missouri Grand Prix, Feb. 16-19 at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Mo. The third stop in the Toyota Grand Prix Series, it is the last major competition before Team USA heads to Melbourne for the 2007 FINA World Championships, March 18-April 1 in Melbourne, Australia
The World Championships is considered the top international swimming competition in the world outside of the Olympic Games, and this meet will be the best indicator of the stars to watch in 2008. Twenty-two members of the 2003 World Championship squad went on to make the 2004 Olympic Team.
Eight-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md. / Club Wolverine) and five-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif. / Cal Aquatics) headline the Grand Prix field. Phelps and Coughlin both kicked off the Toyota Grand Prix Series with impressive performances in Long Beach, Calif., in January. Phelps claimed four victories, and Coughlin captured gold medals in five events. Continue Reading »
Tonight, my local news stations did a spotlight story on a swimmer. Now it is extremely cold outside, so I was thinking that hell really HAD frozen over. It hasn’t. Don’t worry. But I damn near fell out of my chair when it came on. Kudos and a thank you to the Stanford-bound Austin Staab for taking a news story slot away from an OSU basketball player; because that’s about all we see on the news lately around here. Oy vey.
So it was pointed out on MrPhelps.com that Mike just might have a teeny tiny identity crisis. Or maybe they were just separated at birth. Do you agree? y/n
I have a feeling that the 
