Comments on: Aquaman 2, Superman 1

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:34:58 +0000

You guys need to calm down and stop being over analytical. Micheal Phelps did not need to go anywhere near his top speed in order to beat Shaq so who cares if he added time to his swimming. This was simply a show for fun, and you should have enjoyed watching it without paying attention to every milisecond that Micheal Phelps added. Thank you have a nice day.

-Thomas

By: David Rieder

David Rieder — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:16:02 +0000

I thought they raced SCM. If so, the 200 IM was really good for Phelps.

By: Donal

Donal — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:16:25 +0000

I most enjoyed watching Bowman coach Shaq at Meadowbrook. (I just rejoined for the winter and they’ve really spruced it up.) And I liked seeing Soni, et al, race Phelps in the medley. O’Neal has developed a good relationship with the camera.

By: swizzle

swizzle — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:37:35 +0000

It was an entertaining show but it was obvious that Phelps put no effort into his swim just to make it a close race ,a 24 in his 50!! Phelps could easily pull off a 21 blindfolded, considering he pulled off a 19(LCM>SCY) at the Charlotte Ultra Swim. No one wants to watch Phelps beat Shaq by 5-10 seconds, which is why he didn’t try. Contrary to Amanda’s comments his ankle had no effect on his swim.

By: Mx

Mx — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:11:45 +0000

Cavic calls himself Michael; Shaq was spot on.

By: Dinah

Dinah — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:32:23 +0000

Also, I thought the interviewers should have interviewed the women relay racers…Rebecca Soni (Breaststroke), Dana Vollmer (Butterfly), Ariana Kukors (Backstroke). That would have been courteous to them and promote swimming all the more. I wanted to know how they felt about swimming against their own USA team-mate (Phelps). Did it motivate them all the more to swim faster, against Phelps, or did they have a conflict of interest, not wanting an outsider to beat an isider? This would have added some diversity and depth to the show.

By: Dinah

Dinah — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:15:55 +0000

I had a great time watching this show! I invited a bunch of my swimmer friends over (plus one friend who swims less than most cats). We had a great time.

This was just a mere 10 days after Phelps’ accident, so I’m sure his ankle was still in bad shape. I’m also sure that there is NO WAY Bob Bowman would let Michael go out onto the Basketball court in a match against Shaq…..too much risk in landing wrong on those fish-fins of he has in place of feet. He has NO ankle stability whatsoever. Watch him dive in off the starting blocks…..he’s a Human JELLYFISH! LOL!

And yes, Milorad Cavic does go by Michael, or “Mike”, so I’m sure he was pleased to have the recognition. He’s Gentleman enough to admit that being Second Place to Michael Phelps aint so bad.

By: Duke M.

Duke M. — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:45:17 +0000

Loved it too..really cool; they should now have a rematch- in the court! lol

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:02:48 +0000

Cavic actually goes by Mike, so Shaq was correct.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:59:16 +0000

I enjoyed this show so much. Far more than I thought I would. Shaq was an absolute hoot, as I expected, but it was a pleasure to see Phelps so light-hearted when he’s usually completely stiff in front of cameras.

But those races were far closer than they should have been. A 24 second 50yd swim and 1:54 200yd IM are just ridiculously bad for Phelps. He’s been 4 seconds and 13 seconds or so faster. You could tell from the underwater footage that he was severely hampered by his injured ankle. It was completely stiff.