[Bowman backed off and implemented the double sessions a year later, when Phelps was more mature, and the work paid off. In a preliminary swim at the spring national championships outside Seattle in March 2000, Phelps lowered his 200 butterfly personal best by an astonishing five seconds, to 1:59 flat. The time instantly made him one of the fastest swimmers in the world, at age 14.] It was the most boring environment you could imagine, ... There were maybe two people in the stands. There was no cheering. Then Michael swims 1:59. I remember walking to my car after that swim, stopping and saying out loud, 'He's going to make the Olympic team.' That day changed everything. |
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Chad has worked very hard and trained many hours, giving up every Wednesday night and every weekend since the ski season started in November. |
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He did some exhibition swims [at Michigan], and he swam around his best times for those events. I think he's looking forward to racing somebody. |
He has finally settled into a good rhythm here. He's growing just like all 20-year-olds. Around that age, every year you mature quite a bit. |
He's quite a bit stronger. [At worlds] he wasn't in the kind of shape he wanted to be. It takes a long time to deal with the aftermath of success like that. Now, we're consistently progressing to the level of training he did prior to Athens. |
I feel that the 200 IM is his signature event and he deserves to be able to do it without a 200 back before it. |
I'm so pleased that Klete's got back into form. He's going close to is best times, and he's only been training since mid-January. I'm happy with the commitment's he's made to get back into shape, and hopefully this is a good first step towards Beijing. |
If we needed $30 or $40 to pay the fire company's bills, sometimes we'd pass a hat at a meeting |
It was the most boring environment you could imagine. There were maybe two people in the stands. There was no cheering. Then Michael swims 1:59. I remember walking to my car after that swim, stopping and saying out loud, 'He's going to make the Olympic team.' That day changed everything. |
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March Madness is massive. And we have a very big pipe. |
My job is to push him as far as I can and you only know what the limit is when you go past it sometimes. |