Alan Thompson
Alan Thompson
country games interested people reason sort swimming thorpe whether
They're not the sort of games we play. Swimming is a big sport in this country and people are interested in what Ian Thorpe is doing and whether he is swimming, and that's the reason it has been in all the papers.
caps compare difference difficult fair huge involved lane physiology strong swim team
It's difficult to compare between eras. There is a huge difference now between goggles, swimsuits, pools, lane ropes, swim caps and the physiology involved in training. But it's fair to say our (women's) team is a very strong team.
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.
ability coach coming days looking swim thinking threat whatever
And they have got an ability to coach and an ability to swim. Even in the old days - whatever they were doing - they still had to be able to swim well to be able to do what they did. I think they are going to be a threat to us in the coming years. It's not something we're not thinking about. We're looking at it.
anticipate team trying
He will be very disappointed not to be on the team and he is trying to anticipate what will happen.
hear improvement increased last next tests training
I will probably hear more in the next day or so. His last tests showed an improvement and he has increased his training somewhat.
course evidence happened incidents last number olympic short taking video
I'm taking video evidence of a number of incidents over the last two years which happened at the Olympic Games, the world short course championships and the world championships,
guys prepared
I think some of the guys prepared poorly,
grant leave people
I think sometimes people think, 'We'll leave it for Grant to do'.
fairly nervous wait
He has a fairly nervous wait I would think.
camp joining middle
He'll be joining the camp around the middle of the week.
altitude coast drama few race training west
It's not a drama and he'll race a few times on the west coast of the US. He'll also do some altitude training in Colorado.
chronic fatigue fever looks
It looks very much like a glandular fever or chronic fatigue kind of thing.
floating looking
It's not looking good, he hasn't been able to do much for months, he's just floating around.