Points update

The last results have now been posted on the Beijing site:

Women's 200 IM - the all-time top 10 average is 1,034 and the across the board so far results is now 1,033.5

Men's 200 FR is 1,025 after the 4x200 relay (6:58.56! That's silly). Patrick Murphy moved himself into the top 10 but it wasn't a big enough drop to change the top 10 average.

TV NONE!

Believe this or believe it not! All the TV's in the Sports House crashed just before the 200 Fly final!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pellegrini -2 suits

Definitely two suits for the final and a world record to go with it.

Points update

Women's 200 Freestyle - 1,041 is now the average of the all-time top 10. Across the completed events so far 1,033.3

Men's 200 Buterfly - 1,035 is now the average of the all-time top 10. Across the completed events so far 1,033.4

The official results aren't yet up for the W 200 IM or the M 4x200.

Men's 100 Freestyle 1,046 after semis.

Women's 200 Butterfly 'only' 1,014 after the semi's.

Men's 200 Breaststroke 1,031 after the semi's.

The Perfect Race

Mike Barrowman's 2:10.16 'perfect race' from 1992 was bumped off the all-time top 10 list in the 200 breaststroke heats in Beijing.

Questions, Questions, Questions

The Los Angeles Times has an article questioning how the swimming performances have advanced so far and so fast. It shows an interesting graphic illustrating the new suits and another analysing what's likely to happen in the M200BF. Their advice that Phelps should 'contend for a medal' seems solid enough to be trusted!

Bouyant Pellegrini

Laurel is pretty sure Pellegrini is wearing two suits. I'm sure Manaudou did that in Melbourne last year as her body position was so high. If you look at the video of Ziegler's 1,500 world record she may have been also.