tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1702796 2009-07-03T08:39:48-07:00 TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c23b498833011570b932fa970c 2009-07-03T08:39:48-07:00 2009-07-03T08:50:36-07:00 Mel Stewart Below, a commercial for the 2009 FINA World Championships: Phelps is THE STAR, and yes, Alain Bernard is a star in his own right, but the real showdown at the World Championships in Rome will be Phelps v Cavic. Globally,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=mSdtgYRTYwk:Gj1fnlDhNW8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=mSdtgYRTYwk:Gj1fnlDhNW8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/mSdtgYRTYwk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2009/07/michael-phelps-v-milorad-cavic-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c23b49883301157080c554970c 2009-06-27T19:31:23-07:00 2009-06-27T19:32:22-07:00 Mel Stewart 4:00.41.... She's dipping under the 4 minute limit at Worlds. Ous Mellouli, Olympic 1500m Free gold medalist, went a 3:42.71 in the men's 400s Free at the same meet. For more details go see SWM.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=XgDklNUTTsI:mSL_iTtQHkk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=XgDklNUTTsI:mSL_iTtQHkk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/XgDklNUTTsI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2009/06/pellegrini-breaks-400m-free-world-record.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c23b4988330115716a261b970b 2009-06-26T19:49:17-07:00 2009-06-26T19:49:17-07:00 Mel Stewart FINA, swimming's international governing body, is waffling, drifting along, making one mistake after the next. The swimming world's terribly upset, but, in truth, we've never had so much rich entertainment. '09 World Championships in Rome will be one week-long drama....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=KjoKuti9AvA:YKGEyX0QCPs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=KjoKuti9AvA:YKGEyX0QCPs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/KjoKuti9AvA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2009/06/fina-suit-wars.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68172619 2009-06-17T11:21:03-07:00 2009-06-17T11:24:36-07:00 Mel Stewart Do I need to say it? Is it necessary? This guy's a star! USA Swimming has real Hollywood stock in Ryan Lochte. Michael was the magnet. He pulled in the audience. Ryan Lochte is the glue. Legions of women, non-swimmers,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=lJrr0lKqgSY:l8DG2qITi7k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=lJrr0lKqgSY:l8DG2qITi7k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/lJrr0lKqgSY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2009/06/network-slick-i-dont-buy-it.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68100995 2009-06-14T14:18:45-07:00 2009-06-14T14:50:36-07:00 Mel Stewart Before Phelps and Lochte, I had only witnessed the bedlam of swimming one time in my life. At the '88 Olympics Matt Biondi had to flee from the media in Seoul, Korea. Thousands chased him from the plane carrying the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=ahppfbcspVE:BCxz37GqhIU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=ahppfbcspVE:BCxz37GqhIU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/ahppfbcspVE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2009/06/phelps-lochte-draw-huge-crowd.html