Saturday, July 5, 2008

Vendt Cruises to a 14:50

Erik Vendt looked great cruising in to a 14:50 in the 1500 Free. He will be the top seed in tomorrow's Final, a full 12 seconds ahead of Chad La Tourette. I first saw La Tourette swim at the World Championship Trials in 2005 where he was named Rookie of the Meet. Chad is definitely the future of distance swimming in the United States. I fully expect Larsen Jensen to be much faster than the 15:11 he put up today. He looked very comfortable today as did Peter Vanderkaay who will definitely be faster than the 15:06 he put up.

DO NOT miss the final of this race tomorrow night. It will be the perfect ending to what has been the best swim meet in history. I guarantee a great race for first and second place and a new American Record will be set. I would not be surprised at all if the World Record received a serious challenge.

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