Tags: olympics

Phelps’ Mir­a­cle Finish

he won by what seems like a mol­e­cule. and amaz­ing pho­tog­ra­phy, by the way.

how are swim­mers smash­ing so many world records?

another run­down on how its pos­si­ble so many records are being shat­tered these days.

Experts Float Expla­na­tions for Swimming’s High Tide

slightly older arti­cle on why swim­ming world records keep get­ting shattered.

Phelps is Tiger in a speedo.

Olympics com­men­ta­tor

Sail­ing poster for the 1972 Munich Olympics. The rest of the flickr set has some beau­ti­ful gems too: otl aicher — a set on Flickr

She’s 41 years old, has a two-​​year-​​old daugh­ter, and won her first Olympic medal, a relay gold, in 1984. Tor­res is train­ing to make the 2008 US Olympic team, but it’s not some casual attempt to relive the good old days: Tor­res set the Amer­i­can record in the 50-​​meter freestyle just a few months ago. As the photo above attests, part of Tor­res’ con­tin­u­ing suc­cess is due to her train­ing regimen.

Dara Tor­res (kot​tke​.org)