Sulk: Michael Phelps thinking of his own Speedos (Photo: GETTY IMAGES)
Michael Phelps has a ready excuse for team-mate Ryan Lochte beating him in the 200 metres freestyle at the World Championships in Shanghai. He forgot his swimming trunks.
Phelps had to borrow the training Speedos of Australian 100m freestyle champion Eamon Sullivan, who wasn’t demure about tweeting the occasion of having the multi-Olympic gold medallist wearing AUS on his backside during the warm-up. Thankfully Sullivan said he didn’t want them back.
On the subject of swimwear, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, was uncharacteristically coy when asked if he was about to celebrate the opening of the £269 million Olympic Aquatic Centre with a quick dip.
Johnson admitted that he was “both a boardshort and budgie smuggler” kind of fellow, but sadly for the television cameras, he hadn’t packed either in his backpack.
Pool with a view
Good news for the lucky purchasers of London 2012 Olympic swimming tickets.
The back rows of the temporary stands provide unobstructed views of the entire competition pool. Apart from bringing some binoculars, best to start hitting the gym, for there are nearly 200 steep stairs to climb.
Lighting the way
Sir Steve Redgrave was recognised as the greatest Olympian of all time by British Olympians from previous Games – winning by the equivalent of 20 boat lengths – but it is not a given that he will light the cauldron at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.
There is a lot of competition, too, over who will carry the torch during its 70-day route around the country. It appears most nominations are for worthy people aged over 25, impacting on organisers’ pledge to have at least half the 8,000 torchbearers aged 24 or under.
Bournemouth locals have started a social media campaign for their beloved tramp, Gordon Roberts, 82, famous for being able to tell the time without a watch, to have the honour.
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