No, he is the faster swimmer. He is not the better swimmer...yet. Phelp's absurd amount of individual medley gold medals alone make him the greatest swimmer.
No, he is the faster swimmer. He is not the better swimmer...yet. Phelp's absurd amount of individual medley gold medals alone make him the greatest swimmer.
Phelps is still the GOAT , but if we're picking all-time greats for a 4x100f relay, or a 4x100 medley relay there isn't a single spot that you would rather have Phelps on than Dressel
Phelps' best stroke is fly. Caleb is a better butterflyer
Phelps second best stroke is free, Caleb is a better freestyler
Caleb is also a better breastroker. Phelps is a better backstroker
In the 200/400 IM Phelps is better -- Phelps is a mid-distance swimmer, Caleb is not. Caleb owns the 100m short course IM world record it should be pointed out. Lochte the200m, and Phelps the 400m. Which WR is better? The 200/400 are the standard though.
Phelps lactate mutation allows him to pack a bigger schedule in the OG or WC, so he'll have a bigger medal haul, but if you compare PRs, Caleb does alright for himself. He just went OR, WR, and OR in his 3 individual events. I think only Spitz has done 'better', eg 7 golds, 4 individual, WRs in all 4 individual.
But as they say, results matter. Verdict: Phelps
correction: you'd rather have phelps on the 4x200 free relay than Caleb, and Freestyle they are arguably similar, but overweight Caleb as the 100m free is more useful than the 200f
eg [1] relay uses the 200m free, but there are 2 [now 4, including mixed medley] relays utilizing 100m free legs
phelps is faster 200m+ [had the 200m wr, his PB is about 3-4 seconds faster than Caleb there], and Caleb is a second or 2 faster in the 100 and more than a second faster [close to 2] in the 50
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RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
I think Letesenbet Gidey might be trying to break 14 this Saturday
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!