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...swim meet was, as I'm sure NBC told you, fantastic. But you know what? I found myself cheering as much for the Aussie kids as for the Americans. They were doing terrifically well, and were just having such an exciting time of it in front of their dads and moms. That Ian Thorpe - the Thorpedo - he was wonderful that first night, and his anchor leg in the relay is now cemented as the greatest Aussie swim of all time. The kid's 17 years old, he's already immortal over here. But he seems a nice, sensible, level-headed...
...couldn't get to everything, of course, and I skipped all of the usual suspects. I still say they should kick synchro out of the Games, and some of the new stuff like trampolining has to go. Triathlon can stay. There are too many gymnastics events and too many swim races. I did figure out how to fix a couple of things. In gymnastics you have to be at least 15 years old, right? So let's make that ridiculous rhythmic gymnastics for kids under 10! Wouldn't that be nice, little kids with those ribbons and hoops? Caroline could...
Eventually, Krayzelburg found his way to Mark Schubert, the masterly and demanding swim coach at the University of Southern California. It took Schubert less than a week to give Krayzelburg his verdict: "You can be the best in the world." Last year Krayzelburg, now a muscular 6 ft. 2 in. and 190 lbs., broke the world records in the 100-m and 200-m backstroke...
...while, I longed for a buddy to freeload with. That's when I saw Eric Moussambani, the athlete from Equatorial Guinea who swam in the first heat of the 100-m freestyle. After the other competitors were disqualified for jumping at the "on your mark" part, Moussambani had to swim alone. Moussambani had never even come close to swimming two pool lengths before. Halfway through the race, he started flailing and seemed in danger of drowning. But he prevailed, clocking in at 1:52.72. That's 1:04.08 longer than it took gold-medal winner Pieter van den Hoogenband...
...Johnson was here two days ago, and we didn't ask for his autograph," she said. After signing, the team stopped for some photo ops with diners, then headed back to the Olympic Village. Moussambani promised to call me next year, when he hopes to be invited to a swim meet in Washington. We both better enjoy it while it lasts. After that, I figure, Moussambani can write self-obsessed columns while I competitively doggy paddle...