Barring illness, injury or falling into the pool too soon :smile:, he should win the 400 and the 4 x 200. The other races really depend on what other swimmers do. Thorpe would be favourite in the 200, but if Phelps swims that event, he's so damn good, he must stand some chance. Van Den Hoogenband is also a hope if Thorpe is off his game. The 100 is really down to Van Den Hoogenband. If he's at his top, he'll probably win it, but Thorpe is definitely training more as a sprinter now, so he does have a chance of an upset. As for the other two relays, the Americans would be favourites to win both, but if Thorpe can get a lot of help from teammates like Callus, Piper, Welsh etc, they could certainly upset the yanks.

I'd say that the bookies have it about right. At this stage, he would be favoured to probably win 3, but I'm certainly hoping for 6! :smile:

[ This Message was edited by: sportznut on 2004-05-15 10:42 ]