Alan Thompson
Alan Thompson
aim best games looking olympic people possible team
Our aim is the Olympic Games and we are looking to have our best possible team at the Olympic Games in 2008, so we will give the opportunities to those people in the lead-up to that.
deeper found happens start
It is an extraordinary coincidence, you start to think there is more to it, but nothing has been found yet. If it happens again, we would have to look deeper into it.
doubt ready state
I think he showed at the state championships (last month) that he's back ready to go pretty quick. I've got no doubt that he'll go pretty quick.
certainly contender faster medal swim trials
I think he can swim faster than at our trials and, if he does that, it certainly makes him a medal contender in the 400m.
benchmark certainly challenge looks meets previous results week
We always use the benchmark from previous meets as a challenge to us, so with the results this week it certainly looks that way.
couple days given
We have given them a couple of days to think about it.
asked certain close pace produce race series speed straight swim
Tracey was straight up with me and said she asked Ian to swim a series of 50m drills at a certain pace that was close to race speed and he wasn't able to produce the goods.
budget budgets feather increase reserves tight
(We're) in such a tight budget - like we have had every year, ... (If) you can increase reserves at all, it's a feather in your cap.
deeper happens
If it happens again, we would have to look deeper into it.
best couple days giving might opportunity recover
If that's what he and (his coach) Tracey (Menzies) think is the best thing to do then we'll be giving him every opportunity to recover well. I would say another couple of days might make all the difference.
australia deadline games swimming
There is no deadline from Swimming Australia or the Commonwealth Games Association.
absolute confidence swim team
I have absolute confidence in our swim team and in our sport that we are drug free.
next win
If we don't win the first one, we will go on to the next one.
accolades stage stand time
Had he been in a different era, he would have been the one, and this time he has been able to stand on the stage in his own and get the accolades he deserves.