Many thanks to Jess for sending us these images pulled from all over the web!
Lochte autograph time is always a good time!
Nathan Adrian’s taper treadmill?
…a big cone for a woman who’s having a BIG season, Maya Dirado
Ice Cream time is taper time…according to the US Worlds Team….
Coach Todd Schmitz (Colorado Stars) lives the coaching good life. On the left, Dana Vollmer, on and the right is this young upstart showing a lot of promise…Missy Franklin.
Taper time means one thing…getting off your legs. Rest them! Well done Chase Kalisz…
Michael McBroom, Ricky Berens & Jimmy Feigen, Texas Longhorns sticking together…
Michael McBroom, Ricky Berens & Jimmy Feigen, Texas Longhorns sticking together (and longing for Austin).
Claire Donahue and Chloe Sutton
…more travel
Ervin, the eldest of the US Worlds Swimming Crew, taking the youngsters money???
Ricky Berens back and what appears to be cupping? You stressed, buddy? Or did you get attacked by an octopus?
Eugene Godsoe…pre Worlds Game Face???
Go Dawgs!!!!
Liz Pelton and Elizabeth Beisel working on their tans? (Get out of the sun! You’re tapering!)
Ricky Berens captured this pic, saying “that’s an extremely high dive…”
All swimswam coverage of the 2013 FINA World Championships can be seen here.
How did they get a practically empty flight? The dream of every frequent flyer is a practically empty plane! Nice job! Whoever made their travel arrangements I want for MY travel agent!
The team chartered a plane.
I told you, The US swim team is the best supported, by a long shot.
They look ready to rock from Sunday onwards ….can’t wait to see the 400 free relay , the 400 free and the 100 butterfly morning sessions + finals . Eurosport will give live coverage of the morning prelims but i didn’t find any internet link for Usa fans yet …..Maybe BOBO has one to share allready ?!?
Cupping is pseudoscience. You’re right that referring to toxins is bunk. No one ever gets specific with what these toxins are. I would hope ricky would know better…..
Don’t underestimate the power of the placebo effect!
I agree… Of you think it’s helping, then it is… Seriously
Whenever I hear anything claiming to “remove toxins” I just assume it’s pure bunk.
Ricky Berens had knots on his back that didn’t go away, so he tried cupping.
I do cupping/bloodletting on my back regularly, it feels really good afterwards. They also say it removes toxins
typical Eugene and BJ playing League of Legends 😀
Taper ice cream! The secret of US swimmers!
🙂
Not all that smart of Mel to give away Team USA’s most closely guarded secret (next to what really goes on during those mysterious team skits, that is)… 🙂
Now watch the rest of the world catch up and beat us at our own game – you can bet on a bunch of gelato photos (or whatever the Brazilian equivalent is) being tweeted to the world by Team AUS, FRA, GBR, RUS, CAN, JPN, BRA etc come Rio! 😀
btw Jessica is missing out going for the cup instead of the cone in that photo 😉
Mmmmmm!!! Definitely should have gone for the cone!
I love the comments under the pictures. 😆