Amerikanarar stilla gott nokk bara við einum svimjara í 800 frí hjá kvinnum, og tveimum í 800 frí hjá monnum, og uppgeva harvið møguleikan at gerast nr 1, 2 og 3 í hesum kappingum (har nr 1 fær 5 stig, 2 fær 3 stig og 3 fær 1 stig, meðan restin so fær einki). Men “E-stars” mangla hinvegin 1 svimjara í 800 frí hjá monnum, 1 svimjara í 200 frí hjá kvinnum, 1 svimjara í 100 rygg hjá kvinnum, 1 svimjara í 100 rygg hjá monnum, 1 svimjara í 200 firvald hjá monnum, 1 svimjara í (trúgv tí ella ei) 50 frí hjá kvinnum, og 1 svimjara í 50 frí hjá monnum. Sum Craig Lord skrivar á SwimNews, eftir at tey eru so nógv aftanfyri í stigum: “On paper, absolutely no chance of the visitors losing the meet unless, perhaps, the Americans swim in santa outfits with sleigh bells in tow.”
Uppstillingin í dag:
800 frí
E-Stars: Carlin; Adlington, Payne
USA: McDermott
800 frí
E-Stars: Davies; Colbertaldo
USA: La Tourette; Klueh
200 frí
E-Stars: McClatchey, Halsall
USA: Knutson, Vollmer, Schmitt
200 frí
E-Stars: Renwick, Magnini, Starke
USA: Adrian, Phelps, Vanderkaay
100 rygg
E-Stars: Spofforth, Simmonds
USA: McGregory, Pelton, Hoelzer
100 rygg
E-Stars: Walker-Hebborn, Tancock
USA: Grevers, Peirsol, Thoman
100 bringa
E-Stars: Boggiatto, Ruhnau, Scarcella
USA: Freeman, Hardy, Soni
100 bringa
E-Stars: Feldwehr, Scozzoli, Koch
USA: Swander, Gangloff, Alexandrov
200 firvald
E-Stars: Mehlhorn, Segat, Giachetti
USA: Beisel, Mohler, Vollmer
200 firvald
E-Stars: Natullo, Rock
USA: McGill, Phelps, Clary
50 frí
E-Stars: Schreiber, Halsall
USA: Weir, Hardy, Magnuson
50 frí
E-Stars: Orsi, Magnini
USA: Adrian, Grevers, Weber-Gale
200 blandað
E-Stars: Segat, Miley, Simmonds
USA: Hoff, Smit, Kukors
200 blandað
E-Stars: Scozzoli, Goddard, Haffield
USA: Clary, Vanderkaay, Brown
4×50 frí
E-Stars: Halsall, Schreiber, McClatchey, Samulski
USA: Vollmer, Weir, Magnuson, Hardy
4×50 frí
E-Stars: Magnini, Orsi, Tancock, Galenda
USA: Adrian, Weber-Gale, Phelps, Grevers
Amerikanski OL-svimjarin Eric Shanteau skrivar her á Twitter:
“The Duel in the Pool has turned into the slaughter in the water”
Gold Medal Mel:
http://www.goldmedalmel.typepad.com/mel/2009/12/duel-in-the-pool-or-slaughter-in-the-water-the-title-comes-from-eric-shanteaus-tweet-and-it-hits-the-nail-on-the-head—i.html
Kast-A-Way Blog:
http://www.kastawayblog.com/2009/12/duel-in-pool-slaughter-in-water-results.html
Skommin er fullkomin. Orsi nr 3, sum einasti evropei ið ‘orskaði’ at svimja 2 longdir.
http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/DuelManchester/C73A1_Res1Heat_126_Finals_1_Men_50_Free.pdf