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F.A.Q. (updated August 21)

- We've received hundreds of emails in the past two days. In order to clear at least some confusion about this site and our motives for creating it we decided to put up this section and answer some of your comments and questions:

1. Couple of you commented that 001ofasecond.com name is a misleading since 001 represents 1000th of a second, and not one 100th as implied. We registered 001ofasecond.com on August 16, just a few hours after that charade in the Water Cube. Our original aim was for 001 to represent 0.01 of a second, since it's impossible to register a domain name with a dot (.) in it. We could have used subdomain and make it 0.01ofasecond.com, but that would have been confusing for others even more. For the sake of pedantic clarity we have now decided to register and also run 100thofasecond.com and clear any and all confusion. So as of August 20, 001ofasecond.com will forward to 100thofasecond.com, and therefore we ask you to visit and link to 100thofasecond.com as a main source for the 2008 Michael Phelps' Beijing Olympic conspiracy theory. So please adjust your habits and links accordingly.

2. Too many Phelps' fans emailed us and offered us the same Sports Illustrated sequence photos as a definitive proof of Phelps' win, YET none of you commented about that simultaneous two-hands touchpad FINA rule? In any case, we are aware of those Sports Illustrated sequence photos, but we feel that they are inconclusive other than the fact that Phelps' left hand was nowhere near the touchpad. In addition to that, you may or may not know but Sports Illustrated magazine last issue (August 18) featured Michael Phelps on its cover, using dreamy superlatives like 'AMAZING' and 'KING' to describe him. Not surprisingly, Sports Illustrated next issue (August 21) will also feature Michael Phelps on its cover. For that reason please forgive us if we don't take Sports Illustrated sequence photos as a 'foolproof' evidence of anything other than Sports Illustrated reliance on the worship of Michael Phelps for their own financial gains. Again, we are coming back to the conflict of interest issue. We can't in our good conscience, and as a matter of moral and philosophical principle, believe in the set of photos that are published in the source that makes so much money off of Michael Phelps' name, fame and likeness. That would be akin to unquestionably believing the vice-president Prick Chainy and his version of the events in Iraq, while knowing that his company Haliburton was given billions worth of U.S. government contracts in Iraq without any normal bidding process whatsoever. I hope you understand and accept that point.

3. Many of you commented that we shouldn't have posted Cavic's result from qualifying and semifinal races, because those races 'don't mean a thing'. The only race that means is a final race. Well, we disagree. By posting that Cavic was superior to everyone in two races prior to the final race we have established a pattern of his success. We have established that, in fact, Cavic was the favorite in the final race, despite the fact that very few people ever heard of him. By establishing that he was a favorite, we have also established that him leading the whole final race was not a surprise. He was not just some guy who unexpectedly run the race of his life, but somebody who was just doing his job, by being the best, even when having the ever mighty Phelps next to him.

4. We put that particular freeze frame photo in order to highlight the difference in hands' position of the two swimmers. Cavic's hands are perhaps about 10 inches (25 cm) away from the sensor, while Phelps' hands are perhaps about six feet away (180 cm). Even if we account for the fact that Cavic was gliding, and Phelps was 'flying' through the air, the difference, particularly at the finish, was huge. Should have been huge. Should have been enough. But apparently it wasn't. Why?

5. Cavic graciously admitted defeat? We don't know why Cavic chose to remain quiet. He knew that under those circumstances nobody was about to question and/or strip Phelps' off of his gold medal. Knowing that Cavic lives and trains in the U.S. we are probably not far off if we say that he was afraid of being labeled 'ungracious looser' by the U.S. swimming community, and the U.S. public at large. Cavic is not stupid. He also knows that his future livelihood is tied to those two. He also knows that FINA, if they wanted to, can make him 'disappear' by disqualifying him for any number of made-up reasons. He also knows that Phelps', with his rich sponsors, money and fame, is an all-powerful beast that is not to be messed around with. Why ruin the NBC Olympic saga, why deflate American kids' dreams (that they too one day can win nine, or even 19 gold medals) why spoil the good life and Phelps' moment in the historic spotlight for some gold medal that wouldn't have been nearly worth it, as much as silver medal is. Cavic is a smart man. For him silver shines brighter than gold, if you know what we mean.

Finally, we would also like to offer the following commentary:

We can debate who really won in Beijing that day until we are blue in the face but in the absence of conclusive proof from FINA that will get us nowhere. But we can't debate the following facts, because these are known facts that can't be disputed:

Counting all three races, Milorad Cavic was the fastest 100-meter Butterfly swimmer at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The 'naked eyes' of the whole world (including Phelps' coach and Phelps' mother) saw and thought that Cavic won the final 100-meter Butterfly race. Only OMEGA sensors 'saw' Phelps' win. OMEGA the official timekeeper of the event is the main corporate sponsor of Michael Phelps. FINA officials cheered for Phelps, wanted him to win. FINA officials refused to provide high-speed video evidence of Phelps' win (what are they hiding?) Too many rich and powerful U.S. corporations had interest in seeing (and perhaps making sure?) that Phelps' broke Spitz' record. Too many people worldwide wanted Phelps' to win. Michael Phelps' is a fat golden goose whose diamond-encrusted egg$ are tickled and fondled by the whole world.

Milorad Cavic never stood a chance.

The greatest whatever athlete of all-time can't bear to look the truth in the eyes

Deus ex Machina nađen je u teoriji koja se ovih dana plasira preko tabloidne i ostale rasno osveštene štampe - Čavić je ucenjen da ćuti kako mu tokom doping testa ne bi pronašli štogod u krvi.
Znači, ispada tako da je, pored OMEGA kompanije, za Phelpsovu pobedu nad Čavićem radila je i Antidoping komisija - spremna da fingira izveštaj o Čavićevom dopingu - i Olimpijski komitet - koji je bio, valjda, izvršilac pretećih radova. Dobra stvar u svemu ovom je što su Vatikan, CIA i masoni ovog puta mirovali i nisu se aktivno mešali u slučaj Phelps.
Ova teorija pretpostavlja postojanje pravog olimpijskog zločinačkog udruženja – olimpijske la piovre koja je uspela da omogući Phelpsu ulazak u istoriju (sudeći po našim medijima, svako je odgovoran za Phelpsovih 8 medalja izuzev samog Phelpsa).

Kako bi to moglo da izgleda, poučava nas iskustvo sa lokalnom sportskom mafijom, pa tu mi već zamišljamo neki prazan bazen u rano jutro, dok još nikoga nema, i nervozne ali bahate predstavnike MOK. OMEGE i Antidoping komisije kako žvaćkajući plastične kašičice i srčući espreso, razrađuju plan, okruženi momcima sa vrelog američkog asfalta sa prstom na obaraču.

- Ako Čavić stigne prvi, tvoj će čovek da ipak napiše da je Phelps, tvoj će čovek da preti dopingom, a tvoj da stopira objavljivanje slika.
- Jasna stvar šefe!
(zlokobni smeh odjekuje bazenom)

Ovako zanimljive teorije može da postavlja svako, to nikad nije problem.
Ja recimo imam teoriju da sam 205, crn i nabildovan. Problem sa takvim teorijama je što ih treba potkrepiti kakvim dokazima. New York Times se jedno vreme bavio problemom Čavić-Phelps, pa je u nedostatku čvrstih i nepobitnih dokaza u prilog mogućnosti da je bilo zavereničkog poduzeća, odustao od daljeg istraživanja problema. Međutim, to što u Americi morate imati dokaze za svoje tvrdnje ako ih želite štampati problem je Amerikanaca.

Ovo je ovde Srbija. Mi se ne opterećujemo takvim glupostima kao što je pružanje dokaza. Pa da tako radimo, pola tabloida bi moralo da zatvori butigu, a to bi priznajete dodatno odosadilo život u tranzicijom napaćenoj Srbiji. Izvinite ko ima vremena da se bavi time – skupljaš papire, juriš insajdere, proveravaš (ču, proveravaš! Baš su šašavi ti Rimljani) podatke...
Vidim po domaćoj tabloidnoj štampi od 22. avgusta da je čak i Sportski direktor Olimpijskog komiteta Srbije, gospodin Branislav Jeftić, svojim očima ,,video da je Čavić pobedio". Dakle, ako sam dobro razumeo, Jefitć zna nešto što Međunarodni olimpijski komitet ne zna. U posedu je informacije koja bi mogla da trgne Phelpsa iz zablude da ima 8 zlatnih medalja. Nema! Ima 7 – video Jeftić!
Ako zna Jeftić, onda po defaultu mora da zna i naš Olimpijski komitet. A ako naš OK to zna, pitanje koje se nameće samo od sebe je: zašto se, sa takvom važnom informacijom, ne preduzimaju zvanični koraci prema MOK, kako bi se našem olimpijcu omogućlo samo ono što je Jeftić video da je njegovo (i božije), imenom - olimpijsko zlato?

Možda je gospođa Lakićević prezauzeta kineskim foto sešnima za Hello magazin i pokazivanjem kolekcije svojih skupocenih ručnih satova (friend suggestion na facebook.com za gospođu Lakićević – Ivo Sanader) ali mislim da bi morala da nekako reaguje na reči svog kolege - bilo prema MOK, ako mu veruje, ili prema njemu Jeftiću ako li mu ne veruje!

Zar mi sada da pomislimo da njeno i ćutanje našeg OK glede Jeftićevog viđanja Čavićeve pobede znači da i unutar srbijanskog OK postoji pipak ove olimpijske ,,hobotnice" koja drži sve – od OMEGA merača vremena, preko MOK, Anti doping komisije do OKS? Ako je tako, onda Snežana Lakićević da pod hitno podnese ostavku zato što podržava belosvetski olimpijski axis of evil i omogućava ovu evidentnu nepravdu. Baška što je ta nepravda nad našim čovekom!

Neke reakcije bi moralo da bude (pomrimo od smeha). Ako naš visoki funkcioner nešto vidi, a nemamo razloga da mu ne verujemo, onda naš OK mora regovati. Ili da se utvrdi zašto OK ne reaguje! Ili da se utvrdi da li Jeftić govori istinu!

Ova priča sa Čavićem ima sve elemente da se pretvori u omiljeni bed time mit koraćolikih ljubitelja sporta – beskrupuloznu multinacionalnu kompaniju punu novca, sirotog dečaka iz Rume iza kojeg ne stoji niko i bogatog američkog tatinog sina iz Baltimora iza kojeg stoje svi, ima elemente okršaja svetova, klasnog sukoba, bazenske osvete za ovo i ono, zle NVO, ima ucenu, nas male i pravedne, njih velike i bahate...Da je holivudski scenario ne bi bio savršeniji. Ja joj predviđam dug život i česta povampirenja na najneočekivanijim mestima posebno tokom sportskih prenosa.

Be that as it may, poblem je ovde, između ostalog, u našoj javnoj kulturi koju su tokom godina do maksimuma kompromitovanli raznorazni likovi koji su smatrali da je skroz OK da svesno lažu, i da pri tom oni znaju da mi znamo da oni svesno lažu, i koji su smatrali da je još više OK da kad ih se uhvati u laži tvrde kako jesu lagali, i jesu i tada znali da lažu, ali su bili, skuzajte, u žaru političke borbe – čime je omogućeno da se izjave, poput Jeftićeve, daju olako kao 20 dinara.

Tako smo došli u situaciju da danas možete da pričate šta god želite od toga da Vučić nosi španske gaće, preko toga da novinar polno opšti sa kozama u okolini ministarskih zabrana do toga da je neko video nešto. Malo je, istina, teže da se to radi sa domaćim ljudima jer oni, nervozni kakvi su, hoće i da tuže, ali ako se ovako napenali neko ko je hiljadama kilometara daleko - fešta! Udri, tuci!

Tužno je što se nakon ove Jeftićeve izjave u zemlji Srbiji ništa se neće dogoditi već će ona postati samo još jedna cepanica u večni plamen ispod ksenofobnog kotlića teorije zavere u kojem se kao društvo krčkamo poslednjih 60 godina. Niti će se Jeftić biti pozvan na odgovornost, niti Lakićevićeva, niti će se, što je najvažnije, šta promeniti za Čavića – sve će, kao, biti isto kao i pre. Izjave će se davati ,,u žaru političke borbe", oni će svesno da lažu, mi ćemo znati da oni lažu – a sve će se to skupa nazivati Srbija.

A tužno je i to što je, slučajno ili ne, u čaršiju ,,ubačena koska" mnogo zabavnija za glockanje od recimo one o stanju i odgovornosti našeg Olimpijskog komiteta za katastrofalan rezultat naših olimpijaca i svega dve (ili 3) osvojene medalje. Savršen izgovor. Ko sad da raspravlja o odgovornosti u OK kad je tu svetska zavera! Daj da počistimo prvo u njihovom dvorištu, posle ćemo i u našem!

To što sam Čavić tvrdi da ovde nije bilo ničega okačite mačku o rep. Njegovo je da pliva, naše da mutimo!

Tibor Jona

Jao majko, još jedan Nikolaidis, Vešović, Luković, you name it... odakle li samo izviru?  

Quote from: "Harvester"Jao majko, još jedan Nikolaidis, Vešović, Luković, you name it... odakle li samo izviru?  

Kako odakle? Pa sa http://www.e-novine.com/

Majko moja, kakvi retardi!  

Ako odete na ovaj link i pročitate tekst koji je ADL postavio, ima slika finiša trke. Samo što je na slici ČAVIĆ NA DESNOJ STRANI, a moroni pišu "Čavić (levo)"      
A na slici se lijepo vidi da je Felpsova lijeva ruka miljama daleko od zida.

Nemoj tako Harvi,ko radi taj i gresi. Za tvoje dobro je da svakodnevno odlazis na Lukovicev sajt, e-novine.com i da se napajas  naprednim idejama.

Mozda se Cavic ne buni, zato sto zna da je cutanje zlato.

QuoteMozda se Cavic ne buni, zato sto zna da je cutanje zlato.

 

QuoteNemoj tako Harvi,ko radi taj i gresi

Pa ovo je ipak malo krupnije od obične greške. Raskenjaju se na 15 strana podsmijevajući se srpskoj sklonosti ka teoriji zavjere, nacionalistima, radikalima, bla bla bla, a kao dokaz očiglednosti Felpsove pobjede postave fotografiju na kojoj se OČIGLEDNO vidi da je desni plivač stigao prvi. Desni je Čavić, a oni napišu da je Čavić lijevo. Dođe mi da im napišem pismo i spomenem familiju.

Quote from: "Harvester"

QuoteMozda se Cavic ne buni, zato sto zna da je cutanje zlato.

 

QuoteNemoj tako Harvi,ko radi taj i gresi

Pa ovo je ipak malo krupnije od obične greške. Raskenjaju se na 15 strana podsmijevajući se srpskoj sklonosti ka teoriji zavjere, nacionalistima, radikalima, bla bla bla, a kao dokaz očiglednosti Felpsove pobjede postave fotografiju na kojoj se OČIGLEDNO vidi da je desni plivač stigao prvi. Desni je Čavić, a oni napišu da je Čavić lijevo. Dođe mi da im napišem pismo i spomenem familiju.

Ali nemoj zaboraviti da se u pismu predstavis kao besni nacionalista iz neke drzave daleko od Srbije, drzave trulog zapada (Amerika bi bila odlican primer).

Evo šta kažu neprijatelji:

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/swimming/news;_ylt=AuYDGUuWJScApVdmv74snXIazJV4?slug=ap-swm-phelpsphotofinish&prov=ap&type=lgns

žalim inteligenciju prosječnog Amerikanca ako gleda dvije odvojene slike i kaže sebi ''vidi stvarno, Felps pobijedio''.



jasno se vidi da ovo nisu slike iz iste sekunde ili stotinke

Čavićev desni ugao se vidi na obe slike, na drugoj je zapjenušan, na prvoj, pjena već nestaje...

Dobro, ali ljudi lepo kažu, nije stvar u tome ko je prvi dotakao nego ko je prvi pritisnuo senzor dovoljno snažno (vele da treba težina od oko tri kilograma jer bi inače voda aktivirala senzor).

I sta cemo sada? Ljudi, pa ta prica je zavrsena!

dzaba ste krechili jbga - Chaivic pobedio, Chavic nije pobedio, isti kurac meni, shta ja licho imam od toga ?  

Ocul' mozda bolje ziveti ako Chaki osvoji zlato, ocul' bolje cushike karati  ?  

Meho, ako njihov senzor ne može da registruje da je neko došao BRŽE (što je jedina poenta, a ne jačina pritiska) od drugog, onda o čemu mi ovdje pričamo. Neko pritisnuo senzor jače... pa poenta trke je da znamo ko je prvi stigao.

pa mi brte znamo da je Chaki pobedio i shta nas bre zabole...
jel lepo kaze pesma : prokleta je Amerika i zlato shto sja...cvile nam jajashca bash za to malo zlata - mi imamo dushu i tradiciju a oni JOK i bash zato moz da dobijemo i medalje od staniola MI SMO IPAK PRVI !!!  

Quote from: "Albedo 0"Meho, ako njihov senzor ne može da registruje da je neko došao BRŽE (što je jedina poenta, a ne jačina pritiska) od drugog, onda o čemu mi ovdje pričamo. Neko pritisnuo senzor jače... pa poenta trke je da znamo ko je prvi stigao.

Pa, pročitaj tekst. Iz Omege kažu da plivanje nije isto što i trčanje (dobro, to je i nama intuitivno jasno) u tom smislu što nema prelaženja linije cilja već zaustavljanja na istoj ravni svih takmičara. U tom smislu, mora se definisati kriterijum po kome se meri kada se ko zaustavio, i u ovom slučaju to je reagovanje senzora na pritisak ekvivalentan težini od 5,8 funti.

Quote from: "Son of Man"pa mi brte znamo da je Chaki pobedio i shta nas bre zabole...
jel lepo kaze pesma : prokleta je Amerika i zlato shto sja...cvile nam jajashca bash za to malo zlata - mi imamo dushu i tradiciju a oni JOK i bash zato moz da dobijemo i medalje od staniola MI SMO IPAK PRVI !!!  

Ili kako bi mudri vladika Amfilohije rekao "Mudri Bog sve vidi"

Meho, sad sigurno neću da tražim da li stvarno postoji takav član, ali to bi definitivno bilo nešto najgluplje što sam ikad čuo.

Šta misliš kako su prije 50 godina odlučivali o pobjedniku? Ne stoje ova dvojica kontrolora tu džaba. Ne odlučuje Omega o pobjedniku.

Omega je morala da podigne stepen pritiska, jer bi sam udarac vode mogao da zaustavi sat, ako je ploča previše osjetljiva. Zato im i stoje kontrolori nad glavama.

Plus zaboravljamo drugo pravilo, a to je da se dodir mora uspostaviti sa obe ruke.

Dakle, ovo je prosto izvrdavanje, plus stavljaju dvije odvojene slike, mislim....

... da li je neko iznenađen sledećim obećanje...

Mrkonjić: Daću stan Čaviću

Obezbediću Miloradu Čaviću stan u Beogradu!

Ovo je u ponedeljak ekskluzivno za "Novosti" obećao Milutin Mrkonjić, ministar za infrastrukturu u Vladi Srbije.
- Uskoro ću pozvati Čavića na razgovor da se dogovorimo koliki stan mu je potreban - najavio je Mrkonjić.
Ministar za infrastrukturu je istakao da je naš najbolji plivač i osvajač srebrne medalje na Olimpijskim igrama u Pekingu Milorad Čavić apsolutno zaslužio da od države Srbije dobije krov nad glavom.
- Čavić je prvi osvajač medalje na Olimijskim igrama za Srbiju. Čavić je zaslužan
sportista i svaka zemlja bi se ponosila takvim čovekom - obrazložio je Mrkonjić zašto bi "srebrni" Čavić trebalo da dobije stan od države Srbije.
Ministar je odlučio da tako prekine prepucavanja raznih državnih institucija poslednjih dana o tome ko je nadležan da Čaviću obezbedi stan.
Mrkonjić nije želeo da se osvrće na to da li je neko iz ranijih vlasti u Republici ili u Beogradu obećao stan najpoznatijem srpskom delfinu.
- Takvim ljudima i sportistima kao što je Čavić država mora da se oduži - zaključio je ministar Mrkonjić.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/michael_phelps_returns_to_his_tank

Quote from: "ginger toxiqo 2 gafotas"Mrkonjić: Daću stan Čaviću

Ma da nece mozda i most da mu izgradi, na krovu gnezdo za rode da mu turi ?!  

Quote from: "Son of Man"

Quote from: "ginger toxiqo 2 gafotas"Mrkonjić: Daću stan Čaviću

Ma da nece mozda i most da mu izgradi, na krovu gnezdo za rode da mu turi ?!  

I veš da mu opere. I pismo da mu napiše.  

Duvaj ga opeglani

Теорије завере код нас иду тако далеко да неки тврде да је Чавић примио кеш од Америке да би носио ондак мајцу "Косово је Србија"...па ви видите...

Quote from: "Savajat Erp"Теорије завере код нас иду тако далеко да неки тврде да је Чавић примио кеш од Америке да би носио ондак мајцу "Косово је Србија"...па ви видите...

Ma mi smo čudo od naroda, vazda' bili

Zlato za Milorada Čavića na Svetskom prvenstvu!


PLIVANJE (SP): Čavić od zlata! (VIDEO)
Ponedeljak, 27. jul 2009. 20:24     

Milorad Čavić je osvojio prvu medalju za Srbiju na svetskim prvenstvima. I to zlatnu!

Najbolji srpski plivač svih vremena u Rimu je trijumfovao u disciplini 50 metara leptir stilom.

Čavić je rezultatom 22,67 postavio novi rekord svetskih prvenstava i iza sebe ostavio Australijanca Metjua Targeta i prvog favorita trke Španca Rafaela Munjoza.

On je odlično startovao i od početka trke vodio, a postigao je osam stotinki bolji rezultat nego u nedelju u polufinalu. Ujedno, postavio je novi lični i nacionalni rekord.

MILORAD CAVIC rim'09 trka na 50m za PRVO SRPSKO ZLATO !!! RIM'09 ROME'09 BRAVO CARE !!!


"Sjajno je osvojiti prvu medalju za Srbiju na svetskim prvenstvima", izjavio je Čavić po izlasku iz bazena.

"Velika je stvar biti prvi na svetu. Pripremao sam se za trku na 50 metara, ali nikad se ne zna kako će plivati Rafa Munjoz", podsetio je Srbin da je Španac smatran favoritom trke.

"Dobro sam tempirao formu i bio sam najbolji", dodao je Čavić.

Uspeh Milorada Čavića dobija na težini kada se zna da mu je disciplina 100 metara delfin stilom prioritet na šampionatu u Rimu.

"Dobro je počelo... Ako okolnosti budu normalne, trebalo bi da dođem do finala, a onda... Videćemo".

Svet očekuje još jedan veliki dvoboj između Milorada Čavića i Majkla Felpsa.

"Ne plašim se", zaključio je Milorad Čavić.


1. Milorad Čavić (Srbija) 22.67
2. Metju Target (Australija) 22.73
3. Rafael Munjoz (Španija) 22.88
4. Jakob Andkjer (Danska) 22.93
5. Nikolas Santoš (Brazil) 23.00
6. Džejson Danford (Kenija) 23.04
7. Albert Subirats (Venecuela) 23.07
8. Duje Draganja (Hrvatska) 23.10

(MONDO, foto FoNet)



   

Svaka cast,cekamo 100 metara baterflaj i jos jedno tozla...

Kad će biti taj istorijski duel s Felpsom?

By Andrew Dampf, AP Sports Writer
ROME — Michael Phelps already has a strong contender to deal with in Germany's Paul Biedermann. Milorad Cavic is lurking, too.
Biedermann soundly beat Phelps in the 200-meter freestyle heats and semifinals Monday and Cavic won the gold medal in the 50 butterfly, which Phelps did not enter.

"It's great to be the world champion in the 50 fly. But I'm so completely focused on the 100 fly, it's tough to get excited about this right now," Cavic said. "I have to keep going but this is a great confidence booster"

At last year's Beijing Olympics, Cavic came closer to beating Phelps than anyone else.

The American-born Serb lost by a mere hundredth of a second, a finish so close that the Serbs filed a protest and swimming's governing body had to review the tape down to the 10-thousandth of a second.

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Phelps won because he applied the necessary three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of pressure to activate the finish touchpad, while Cavic did not.

"He thought it was enough to win, but now he knows that you need three kilograms of pressure," said Andrea Di Nino, Cavic's new coach. "That's where he lost, but you can't really work just on that. He can't put all his focus on the finish. Milorad has to win in the first 50."

The 100 fly heats and semifinals are scheduled for Friday, with the final Saturday.

After the Olympics, Cavic ended a seven-year spell working with coach Mike Bottom in California, deciding he wanted to move to Serbia.

"I needed a change of environment. I was planning on training in Belgrade but the roof of our pool caved in," Cavic said, explaining that he then looked for the closest option to Serbia, and ended up with Di Nino in San Marino.

Butterfly specialists from Slovenia, Russia and Venezuela also work with Di Nino.

"It's a little different than what I'm used to but it's working," Cavic said. "There's more than one way to do something correctly, and I think I've been doing something positive."

Cavic joined Di Nino's program in October and won the 100 fly at the European short-course championships two months later.

"It doesn't take him long to get in form," Di Nino said. "But he can't go into the race thinking only about Phelps. This is one of the most competitive races in the pool."

Olympic bronze medalist Andrew Lauterstein is also in Rome, and both he and Cavic wear the new 100-percent polyurethane bodysuits that have been responsible for 11 world records in the first two days of pool events.

"I'm really looking forward to it. Cavic shows that he's swimming well at the moment," Lauterstein said. "That's my main event in this meet."

Cavic dons the Arena X-Glide and Lauterstein has the Jaked 01, while Phelps is sticking with last year's LZR Racer from Speedo.

"Last year it was me and a lot of people blaming Omega for not having a better technology because I did touch the wall first," Cavic said. "Now if I was to beat Phelps, they would say: 'Cavic beat Phelps because of the suit."'

Phelps broke Ian Crocker's four-year-old world record at the U.S. Championships in Indianapolis earlier this month, clocking 50.22 seconds.

"I thought he was going to go under 50 seconds. He didn't but I know that he will here," Cavic said. "But it's not about what he's going to do. I'm going to do what I need to do and hopefully it will be better.

"I'm not afraid of him. I've proven that I'm not someone who stands down. A lot of people have this mental block that Michael Phelps cannot be beat. I think he can be beat."


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Posted 44m ago   

""I needed a change of environment. I was planning on training in Belgrade but the roof of our pool caved in," Cavic said, explaining that he then looked for the closest option to Serbia, and ended up with Di Nino in San Marino."

BEM TI SRBIJU I KO JE IZMISLI!!!

Haha, ucini mi se da sam vido Djulija sa zastavom 

ROME Showdown: Michael Phelps v Milorad Cavic


Cavic became famous in the spring of 2008 (before he ever faced-off with Phelps), when he won the 50 meter butterfly in world record time (23.11) at the European Championships, then proceeded to accept his gold medal wearing a T-shirt that read "Kosovo is Serbia" during the awards ceremony. Cavic was promptly excused from the rest of competition, creating a huge question mark regarding his speed in the 100 butterfly. Many felt he was on track to go 50 seconds in the 100 fly, which he achieved later at the Olympic Games in Beijing when he nearly halted Phelps' record setting 8-gold medal haul.


Cavic is a proud Serbian, as well as a Cal Berkley graduate. His nationalistic bent is deep and nuanced, something that doesn't always come across in video "sound bites".

Back in the late spring of 2008, I carried my bias about Cavic with me, not following the story closely enough. Sadly, the sound bites made up all I really knew about him.  Aside from that I didn't think Cavic had a shot at a gold medal in Beijing at the Olympics. 

Interestingly, I did interview Cavic at a USA Swimming Grand Prix Series competition in Omaha a mere 3 weeks from US Olympic Trials. Cavic was low-key and eloquent, but he stated flatly that he would challenge Phelps in Beijing, that he would be in contention for gold.  I thought, Brash dude! Good luck with that!  But I immediately liked him.  I like, or more accurately, I love any athlete who has an undying belief in him or herself.  That breed tends to pull-off the impossible.

At the World Championships in Rome, the Cavic v Phelps match is the most anticipated race. Adding to the drama will be the FINA Suit Fiasco.  Phelps will be wearing the LZR Racer, which only has panels of non-permeable fabric (material, many believe, creates floatation, resulting in faster swims).   Cavic, now an Arena sponsored athlete, will most likely be in an Arena X-Glide, which is made-up of 99% non-permeable fabric. (Arena engineered several tiny holes in the X-Glide model after it didn't make the infamous FINA approved list in May.)

Cavic spoke to me at length about the "FINA Suit Wars" issue.  He feels the suits nearly make this World Championships a "joke". He added that athletes didn't have a voice in FINA's decision making process. His frustration could be felt an ocean away over the telephone interview.

At the end of the day, whoever takes the 100 butterfly crown in Rome will be make history.  Additionally, Cavic's fame will increase.  He became a darling of the highbrow sports writers in Beijing last summer. They all commented on his intelligence and grace after his "fingernail" loss to Phelps.

Michael Phelps is Mr. Swimming.  He has kicked the door open, media-wise. Swimming matters on the global stage.  Few athletes have even attempted to follow Phelps through that door.  Cavic is one of them. (At Worlds I'll be on the lookout for others with the same potential...)

http://www.goldmedalmel.typepad.com/mel/2009/07/rome-michael-phelps-v-milorad-cavic-.html

Quote from: Son of Maniac on 28-07-2009, 09:13:57
Haha, ucini mi se da sam vido Djulija sa zastavom 

i meni se ucinilo, obaska sto je bio maltene jedini sa zastavom

Ovo su slučajno objavili baš u subotu.

Omega says Cavic touched first

http://swimnetwork.com/videos/v/20090801/omega_says_cavic_touched_first-17076.html

E sad Omegini senzori su u ovoj trci bili pravo umetničko delo jer je lakše bilo upaliti stabilizator na televizoru EI Niš iz 1970. nego aktivirati senzor najvećeg proizvođača aparata za sve vrste merenja.

Ali pošto konačnu odluku ne donosi merač vremena nego Finina foto finiš kamera sa 100 frejmova po sekundi,jasno je zašto te fotografije još uvek nisu objavljene.

Ali su zato za Finu i Omegu donje fotografije optička varka i fotomontaža iako autori nisu nikakvi teoretičari zavere već zvanični fotografi najpoznatijih svetskih agencija.

Pojavio se i snimak koji je svojevremeno misteriozno izostao iz niza frejmova koje je onomad objavio Sports Illustrated.



Ovde nisu u pitanju milimetri već desetine centimetara prednosti.