Can Phelps Break Mark Spitz’s Olympic Medal Record?

After a great Olympic Trials, Michael Phelps is poised to break Mark Spitz’s Olympic Record of Seven Gold Medals in one Olympics.  See linked story.
http://baltimore.about.com/od/sportsrecreation/a/Phelpsrecords.htm

What did you Think of the Olympic Swimming Trials?

So after watching the great coverage on TV, what did you think of the Olympic Swimming Trials?

Jump on in – the Water’s Great!

Thanks for visiting our new Blog!  In the short time we have been up, we have been averaging over 90 visits per day, but very few are leaving comments - and, people willing to join the discussion is what blogging is all about.  It’s easy - just click on comments and type your comment in. You don’t even have to leave [...]

Should Swimmers Race in Bad Air?

Because of the many fires in California, we have had quite a bit of smoke in Contra Costa County.  Wednesday we had a health advisory from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District  (http://www.sparetheair.org/about/five_day.htm). Walnut Creek’s reading was a very high 149, and it’s predicted to go even higher on Thursday – 153 - with the following warning:
Unhealthy – Active [...]