Alan Thompson
Alan Thompson
handled limelight pulled thorpe thrust
When Thorpe pulled out and he (Monk) went into those two (races), he was thrust into the limelight and I think he has handled that very well.
absolute confidence swim team
I have absolute confidence in our swim team and in our sport that we are drug free.
benchmark certainly challenge looks meets previous results week
We always use the benchmark from previous meets as a challenge to us, so with the results this week it certainly looks that way.
couple days given
We have given them a couple of days to think about it.
floating looking
It's not looking good, he hasn't been able to do much for months, he's just floating around.
dave past run
It's something I want to run past Ian and Tracey but Dave would be my recommendation.
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.
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.
athletes beijing believe benefit competition intense picked team type
We have picked a team of athletes who we believe will benefit from this type of intense competition in the lead-up to the 2007 FINA world championships and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
competitor linda seen tough
We know what a tough competitor Linda is and we have seen what Libby can do at the world championships.
budget budgets feather increase reserves tight
(We're) in such a tight budget - like we have had every year, ... (If) you can increase reserves at all, it's a feather in your cap.
along few guys pushing
With these young guys pushing him, if we could get a few more guys into 48s, that will push Ian along and I think that's what he needs.
asked certain close pace produce race series speed straight swim
Tracey was straight up with me and said she asked Ian to swim a series of 50m drills at a certain pace that was close to race speed and he wasn't able to produce the goods.