tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post2459769786453505742..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: Michael Phelps Did Not "Blow It" at the End of the 200 Flygcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-34959097311828049942012-08-01T15:14:55.913-04:002012-08-01T15:14:55.913-04:00Good point, Rob: see update.Good point, Rob: see update.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-14493168906074937182012-08-01T12:31:33.519-04:002012-08-01T12:31:33.519-04:00What about a half-stroke, like the one he used in ...What about a half-stroke, like the one he used in 2008? <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/16/sports/olympics/16swim.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/16/sports/olympics/16swim.html</a>Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329009739697866254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-8218510503667810132012-08-01T09:29:20.956-04:002012-08-01T09:29:20.956-04:00What they should do is locate each swimmer's p...What they should do is locate each swimmer's precise center of mass, implant some kind of transmitter at that location, and have a plane within the pool a couple feet from the wall be the finish line. That would eliminate any lucky advantage from where you happen to be in your stroke at the end. (This might impart some advantages to oddly shaped people, or those with large heads, but I think the disadvantages these quirks create in swimming would make up for the advantage.)<br /><br />They should do the same thing in all races so sprinters can stop doing that awkward looking tip at the finish line.Gabe Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958214257606957422noreply@blogger.com