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FaithS · 08-09-2008, 12:10 PM

Yes, Sandy. Was also sad to hear of the volleball coach's family.

I'd hoped to see the swimmers in the march last night. Didn't catch their events this morning.

Am a huge Dara Torres fan. Watched her in the 2000 Olympics. She was considered old, then, at age 33. And, now she is competing at age 41!

DD18 was 10 years old when we watched Dara and Jenny
Thompson and Michael Phelps in 2000. She had just started competetive swimming less than a year before.

Anybody remember Eric Moussambani, a swimmer from Equatorial Guinea? He gained entry to the Olympics without meeting the minimum qualification requirements via a wildcard draw designed to encourage developing countries without expensive training facilities to participate. It took him more than twice the time to finish his 100m swim than the winner of the event. My daughter, an average 10 y.o. swimmer, swam at approximately the same speed as he did, at the time. Was inspirational, to see someone who did not have the training or experience, to be willing to compete on a world stage.

I also watched the 2004 swimming events, but have not enjoyed watching Olympic swimming ever as much as in 2000 at Sydney.

~ Faith