Among the scrum of news in recent weeks has been an almost unnoticed, though no less interesting than counting the tacos they have on their ankles Messi and Ronaldo. Back in action Ian Thorpe, the great Australian swimmer, the Olympic Games in London between the eyes.
is very surprising that the return to the pools of someone who has nine Olympic medals have been so stealthily in this country. Yes, Spain is a powerhouse in swimming (do you really is not with the girls in sync , Rafa Muñoz and Mireia Belmonte?), But we must not forget that, along with athletics, sport is what accounts for a greater role in the Olympics. As an example, the return of Thorpe would be the same as the return of Zidane, to date, to the pitch.
been four years since the Torpedo decided to shelve the swimsuit, tired of fighting injuries and against the new generation, led by Michael Phelps, one already lives in its own right in the Olympus of the swimmers. Thorpe takes time to train in secret in Australia and will not be difficult to see how they get marks for London, never lost the talent and fitness is recovery, but the sport seems little left to be found.
For starters, the rules of FINA in swimwear has changed, prohibiting those materials which gave an extra edge over competitors. On the other hand, the youth of those that stand out is increasingly insulting. Bear in mind that since some consider that the time Phelps has passed, his tender 25 years.
It would be naive to think in a duel in the sun between Phelps and Thorpe in the shorter distances (100 and 200). The return of other major sport has had much impact in areas such as advertising or the fans, but history says very little for those returning to compete to fight for glory again (Michael Jordan in his time wizard , Michael Schumacher, Monica Seles, Diego Maradona...)
Lo que sí aportará Thorpe es una nueva ilusión por la natación, algo dormida tras la exhibición de Michael Phelps en Pekín, con su polémica con Cavic incluida y la falta de un referente que verdaderamente le ponga en aprietos. Ya no existen secundarios de lujo como Pieter van den Hoogenband o Aaron Peirsol (retirado tres días después del anuncio del regreso de Thorpe), aunque la prensa especializada apunta a Biedermann, quien ya derrotó al Tiburón de Baltimore en Roma. Veremos.
¿Cómo ha sentado esta noticia en Baltimore? De momento poco que decir, más allá de que se está cooking for the Xbox video game inspired by Phelps. Her long periods of extinction do not help much to keep the interest focused on him out of the pool. In this aspect has the advantage Thorpe, who has always had more sympathy from the fans for their slightly less secrecy. Caesar's wife must not only be good, also has to be so.
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