swimming

[erilyn]

My family has a question they'd like me to ask any Americans I know:

Has there been much(/any) coverage of or news about, the World Swimming Championships (on at the moment in Melbourne) in the US? The US team has done well, especially Michael Phelps (he's just...wow - 6 gold medals and counting, it was a shame about the relay, plus multiple world records), and they're just interested in how the sport gets covered there vs how it's covered here.

Thanks for indulging their curiousity :)

Comments

[breny.livejournal.com]

I don't "regularly" listen to the news but I catch bit and pieces from TV and also on the radio. I have to admit that I've not heard anything about the swimming. However, I did see a full page picture of Phelps somewhere last week but didn't read what it was about. I was wondering why out of the clear blue sky they would have a picture of him. As someone already said, about the only thing sports-wise you hear right now is basketball "MARCH MADNESS"