Five-and-a-half weeks ago Eric Shanteau had cancer - Now he has a personal best after placing second behind Ryan Lochte at 'SCY Nationals!'

Though the lighting is bad and this You Tube looks like a grainy, "witness protection video" from a bad episode of America's Most Wanted, that is Eric Shanteau!

A few years ago I missed the FINA World Masters Championships at Stanford because I got stuck with the flu for six-weeks. Then it took me another humiliating six-weeks to return to form.

Eric Shanteau went from cancer surgery, chemo and lots of tubes and needles to a second place finish behind Ryan Lochte in the 200 IM in a time of 1:42.50 in just five-and-a-half weeks time.

I am positive Eric Shanteau has not been training! How can you? Yet, he comes back from the "dead" and does this well. Amazing! He is certainly a giant and an inspiration to our sport.

Matt Greevers STORMS the 50m free!

From Lane 9 News: Men's 50 freestyle Matt Grevers of Tucson Ford scared Ben Wildman-Tobriner's American record of 18.87 with a blistering time of 18.95 to grab the sprint crown. Grevers now stands as the second-fastest American in the event ever. [Link]

Kim F. wrote me this afternoon and told me that he is wearing the same suit he wore in the Olympics, a TYR Tracer Rise, which says two things: The suit is fast and holds up really well and if I could sneak in one more little factoid, all the cool kids are wearing it!

Swim Network is doing a fantastic job. [Link]

I can't find any video of Short Course Nationals!

I can't find any video for the 2008 USA Swimming Short Course Nationals. Even when I typed in this video search string: "2008 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming short course nationals" at Google nothing came up. Will it be on TV or did USA Swimming drop the ball?