Wednesday 13 July 2011

Shanghai World Championships - Underrated All Stars

World Championship predictions are coming in thick and fast from around the swimming community. The various predictions differ on certain events and agree on others. What is becoming clear is that a lot of top swimmers are coming into this event under the radar. As a result, I decided to go through each event with David 'The Swim Geek' Rieder to come up with our own Underrated All Star rosters.



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MENTom WilldridgeDavid Rieder
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50 FreeAdam BrownAlain Bernard
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100 FreeMarco DiCarliJason Lezak/Eamon Sullivan*
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200 FreePaul BiedermannDanila Izotov
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400 FreePeter VanderkaayPaul Biedermann
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800 FreePal JoensenChad LaTourette
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1500 FreeChad LaTouretteOus Mellouli
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50 BackLiam TancockLiam Tancock
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100 BackDavid PlummerDavid Plummer
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200 BackBenjamin StasiulisJames Goddard
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50 BreastDamir DugonjicFabio Scozolli
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100 BreastChristian SprengerMark Gangloff
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200 BreastEric ShanteauEric Shanteau
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50 FlyMilorad CavicAndrii Govorov
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100 FlyJason DunfordTyler McGill
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200 FlyMichael RockTyler Clary
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200 IMMarkus RoganMarkus Rogan
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400 IMChengxiang WangDavid Verraszto
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4 x 100 FreeBrazilGermany
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4 x 200 FreeFranceAustralia
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4 x 100 MedleyJapanRussia
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* - If James Magnussen withdraws, Eamon Sullivan takes his place in the 100 Free.
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WOMENTom WilldridgeDavid Rieder
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50 FreeArianna Vanderpool-WallaceArianna Vanderpool-Wallace
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100 FreeArianna Vanderpool-WallaceBritta Steffen
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200 FreeSarah SjostromAllison Schmitt
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400 FreeChloe SuttonKatie Hoff
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800 FreeKate ZieglerKate Ziegler
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1500 FreeGrainne MurphyKeri-Anne Payne
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50 BackGeorgia DaviesEmily Seebohm
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100 BackGemma Spofforth/Femke HeemskerkElizabeth Pelton
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200 BackKirsty CoventryAnastasia Zueva/Elizabeth Beisel
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50 BreastLeisel JonesRebecca Soni
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100 BreastJi LipingJillian Tyler
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200 BreastNadja HiglAmanda Beard
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50 FlyLi TaoMarieke Guehrer
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100 FlyChristine MagnusonChristine Magnuson
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200 FlyJessica SchipperJessica Schipper
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200 IMKatinka HosszuKatinka Hosszu
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400 IMCaitlin LeverenzKatinka Hosszu/Kirsty Coventry
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4 x 100 FreeSwedenGermany
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4 x 200 FreeGreat BritainGreat Britain
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4 x 100 MedleyNetherlandsSweden

20 comments:

  1. great call with pvk on 400m free. He's been 343 in lzr and it shouldnt be a shock to see to return to that territory. However I think part of the reason we dont see many of these names is between we're only picking top 3. Many of these are solid finalists.ie. james goddard over the 'big 3' in the 200back?

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  2. Here's my pick for underrated (are we allowed only 1 swimmer per event?)

    50 Free Stefan Nystrand
    100 Free James Magnussen
    200 Free Paul Biedermann
    400 Free Ryan Napoleon
    800 Free Ryan Cochrane
    1500 Free Chad LaTourette

    50 Back Liam Tancock
    100 Back Ryosuke Irie (well, if Tancock can be made underrated in 50 back..)
    200 Back Tyler Clary

    50 Breast Felippe Silva
    100 Breast Ryo Tateishi
    200 Breast Daniel Gyurta

    50 Fly Steffen Deibler
    100 Fly Tyler McGill
    200 Fly Bence Biczo

    200 IM Joseph Roebuck
    400 IM David Verraszto

    4 x 100 Free Germany
    4 x 200 Free Australia
    4 x 100 Medley Japan

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  3. Anyone doubting Peter VDK needs to watch this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YijFWGe6czs&feature=channel_video_title

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  4. That's some sick front-flip-touch-the-flags jump!!

    Much unfortunately, worlds does not give points for those :(

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  5. Katie Goldman 800.

    No 3 in 2010 . 8 22.9.

    Reportedly in form .

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  6. I've wondered from the various pick lists that I've seen if that Alicia Coutts is underrated and that Chloe Sutton is overrated but we'll see..

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  7. Does anyone else get the feeling that all of David Rieder's "underrated" picks aren't really underrated at all?

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  8. I think we need a tallest list.

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  9. James Roberts .48.7 . Started training at 15 -broke 50 textile at 18.

    Gotta be some potential there.

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  10. I have a question about Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace.
    I am trying to find her name in the 50/100 ranking lists. She's listed at #51 with 25.56 this year but nowhere listed in top 100 in 100 free.

    Being a non american, maybe I am very ignorant of her? I guess she swims NCAA?

    What make you guys so confident of her?

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  11. NCAA 50yards champ.

    YARDS I tell you. They still exist somewhere on this earth.

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  12. Oh OK. Well I guess if she can successfully translate her yards accomplishments to LCM, she could be a potential medallist in Shanghai.
    Just like Cielo.
    But Cielo was already ranked world's #3 in 100 free in 2006, whereas Vanderpool-Wallace is ranked #51 in 50 free and #116 in 100 free this year.
    Even if she finals, it will be a huge surprise.

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  13. She's a bit more than just the NCAA 50yds champ.

    This year she broke Natalie Coughlin's NCAA & US Open record in the 100yds Free and just missed Lara Jackson's US Open record in the 50 Free.

    She also won bronze in Dubai last year at World SC, behind Kromowidjojo and Schreuder but ahead of Jessica Hardy.

    And, oh yeah, she trains at Auburn with Brett Hawke and some of the world's best sprinters.

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  14. Still there are a number of girls ahead of her on the pecking order:
    kromowidjojo alshammar steffen velduis halsall herasemenia brandt hardy kukla.
    Its fair to say that she hasnt been talked about for medal contention, but she'll have to do a lot to pass most of these women for even a spot in the finals. It might take a 24.7 or so just to get there.

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  15. Absolutely. I didn't pick Vanderpool-Wallace to medal, but as she hasn't been even close to being mentioned in any predictions so far, I say that makes her underrated. Robo-Kromo, Alshammar, Steffen, Veldhuis and Halsall have all been in various top 3's. Kukla and Brandt were both strong considerations of mine for the underrated tag, but Vanderpool-Wallace is the swimmer I would have more faith in stepping up to make a surprise podium finish.


    PS. I'm also a non-american, but when you take down a short course record set by arguably the greatest ever exponent of underwaters on the women's side, it's worth taking notice of.

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  16. where do we can watch live streaming? tnx in advance

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  17. i think eurosport player online is one option (small fee for 1 month).

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  18. Thank God I have eurosport channel in my cable. WOOHOOO!!

    I cannot wait, bring on the WORLDS already!

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  19. BTw Aswim -you asked ? Aust swimmers at the LA Invitational.

    It was a o'seas trip & meet to give Olympic hopefuls a chance to compete in July. They did a similar one to Canada in 2010 & several of that team got onto the Worlds team.

    NSW have a separate team as a little prezzie for some god performers.

    Note the 14 year old Remy Fairweather -super talent & in a rare long distance squad. One of the club coaches is a 8.24 800 mtr swimmer herself!

    Hope they get a Disneyland viiit!

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  20. Thank You for the explanation, anon!

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