tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250367211605373057.post4234973133402441532..comments2024-02-16T08:24:02.879+00:00Comments on Speed Endurance Swimming Blog: Libby Trickett comes out of retirementSpeed Endurancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365062789141117207noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250367211605373057.post-69138748820698239992010-09-01T18:03:15.454+01:002010-09-01T18:03:15.454+01:00Britain definitely have their strongest team in ye...Britain definitely have their strongest team in years, but Bushell/Haywood still have a long way to go to catch up Soni and Jones. <br /><br />Where to put Fran Halsall is another issue. She's made it very clear that she prefers doing the Freestyle leg, so we'd need to use Jemma Lowe or Ellen Gandy who aren't at the Chinese/US/Aus level on the 100m Fly at this stage. Otherwise use Fran on the Fly but then we have the same problem with Amy Smith as she's not yet at the same level of the other countries. Still... the gap is closing and who knows where we'll be in 2 years time.<br /><br />Perhaps by 2012 Rachel Kelly (16 years old, European Junior Champ this year on 100m Fly), Emma Saunders (16 years old, 4th at European Juniors on 100m Free) or Amelia Maughan (only 14 years old, 56.09 this year on 100m Free) will have come through to a level where they can strengthen the Fly and Free legs.<br /><br />One other kicker to throw in... Gemma Spofforth on the Freestyle leg. Spofforth swam some incredible Freestyle relay legs for Florida at the NCAAs and whilst a lot of her strength is on the turns, we're still yet to see what she can do LC on the 100m Free. That would then free up Elizabeth Simmonds to swim the Backstroke leg.Speed Endurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365062789141117207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250367211605373057.post-76638285079193950602010-09-01T16:09:02.468+01:002010-09-01T16:09:02.468+01:00China always over-perform, the breatstrokers swim ...China always over-perform, the breatstrokers swim about 1.07/1.06 and then swim 1.04.3 in the relays, Zige will easily swim a 56. leg, and chang is amazing, Although i think Austrlia have the best team, USA team is great aswell.<br />Some outside chances for me are Japan, Terakawa-Suzuki-Kato-Ueda,<br />Russia: Zueva-Efimova-Bespelova-Nesterova<br />GB: Spofforth-Bushell-Halsall-Smith<br /><br />Bushell can probably improve to atleast a low 1.07 swimmer by 2012, and smith is as good as Tang yi, So bronze is a definate possibilty, All depends on Bushell really though, I reckon we can currently go about 3.58.3 ish, Back can improve 1 sec on euros, Halsall can split better as can Smith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com