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They swim year round?  Not just for the Olympics?  Ah gee, who would’ve known?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Phelps left Charlotte UltraSwim with three medals in four individual events, one narrow loss, and a new sense of motivation.

Phelps wrapped up the weekend by winning the 200-meter individual medley, an event he hadn’t competed in since last summer, by holding off Eric Shanteau in a final test of endurance at Mecklenburg Aquatic Center.

“I wanted to separate myself from Eric in that first 100 meters,” said Phelps, who finished second Saturday in the 100-meter backstroke to Nicholas Thoman. “We were going to see where we were in terms of fitness right there, and we found out in the first 25 meters.

“This weekend gives me motivation, more than anything,” said Phelps, who called his weekend “not great, not terrible.”

And this is buried on the back page of newspapers across the country because when it’s not the Olympics, nobody gives a shit about swimming.  Michael Phelps lost a race, which would have been national news last summer, but most people don’t know that Phelps is currently competing.

This kind of annoys me – not because I think people should care about swimming, but because it’s pretty obvious that people fake enjoying certain sports because it’s the Olympics.  Not me.  I like the basketball and some of the track and field events, but really, how exciting can swimming be?  Guess what – races happening now are the same as races happening in the Olympics – a bunch of shaved white guys coasting through the water.  It’s boring as shit no matter when the race is held, and people are assholes for pretending that it’s not.  If they really cared, they’d be worked up over this Phelps loss.  Instead, they don’t even know that Phelps lost – let alone raced – and carry on with their phony lives.

Christ, I’m bitter this afternoon.

[Miami Herald]

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