-Eamon Sullivan is from Perth, West Australia
-He is about 6 feet 3, 171 pounds… Wow! Skinny!
-Sullivan holds the world record in the 50 meter freestyle and is ranked second in the 100 freestyle.
-Sullivan did not make it to the Olympics in 04 for the 50 meter event so my guess is that he never went under 22 seconds. The World record was 21.28 meaning he made about a second jump…another wow.
-Australians were always known for the middle distance to distance swimmers, such as Ian Thorpe.
-It’s a big deal down under when they get good sprinters.
-Sullivan did not win any major international championship individually. Is it an Olympic year thing? Or is he good for real? 21.28 is way faster than the former world record (21.6 by Popov and then Bernard 21.5 this year four days before Sullivan brokre the WR).
-Sullivan is followed in rank in the 50 by 3 French and 3 US swimmers. So he’s the guy for Australia.
-The 50 this year does not include the former two time Olympic champion Gary Hall, so it is going to be a good fight.
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