Pieter's take on Michael Phelps' world record in the 200 is amazingly gracious and revealing. He comments about how Phelps has evolved as a swimmer, what it means for Beijing, and it spoken with amazing clarity and honestly with no PR or spin whatsoever. Two quotes from the article:- "I was racing against him at Olympics and World Cups and I never lost a race. I was one of the few people on this planet who had never lost a race to Michael Phelps.
- "I was next to him, I know how fast it was. I was with Ian Thorpe twice when he swam 1.44, but Michael has gone from 1.45 straight to 1.43.
- "It's fantastic to see what Michael is doing. The sky is the limit."
Here is a link to Pieter's english blog [Link]
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