Nighttime Snack: The Missing Picks

So after last summers DFL finish in picking top 3 for Pan Pacs in Irvine, I resolved to do better. It was a wake up call for how much I had slipped as a student of international swimming. My brain made room for hundreds of 16-17 year old swimmers that I otherwise might not have cared about except they determine my fate. It kicked out some international results. This summer, I resolved to do my homework and be better. It was all going well until I wrapped up picking events and completely skipped the IMs. Whoops. Let's fix that.


Women's 200 IM:
1. Stephanie Rice
2. Ariana Kukors
3. Ye Shiwen

Comment: Yeah I put Ye Shiwen third. Whatever. I am letting all rational thought fly on this one. Screw it. I think Steph Rice is back and Kukors looks too good- I think they've both prepped with this meet in mind all year.

Women's 400 IM:
1. Stephanie Rice
2. Hannah Miley
3. Ye Shiwen

Comment: Again, I am riding Rice here. Miley swims her best when the stakes are highest and Shiwen is just too good to leave out entirely

Men's 200 IM: 
1. Michael Phelps
2. Ryan Lochte
3. Thiago Pereira

Comment: Michael Phelps underdog pick! It's exciting!

Men's 400 IM:
1. Ryan Lochte
2. Tyler Clary
3. Laszlo Cseh

Comment: Do you think Cseh has a shrine for all the times he would've been World or Olympic Champion had America not existed? Me neither...