I follow the “Road to Rio” on Facebook and I saw that Michael Phelps was in Orlando last night.
I found out that he was swimming today too, so I woke up really early went down to I-Drive and purchased tickets for tonight’s finals.
I was able to see the finals of men and women including the consolation and the finals of the 200 meter Butterfly, 50 meter Freestyle, 100 meter Backstroke, 200 meter breaststroke, and the 400 meter freestyle.
I was able to see Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin, Matt Grevers, Allison Schmitt, Nathan Adrian, and many other Olympians.
I felt a little sorry for them as it was held at a local YMCA behind a hotel on I-Drive. I saw the fastest swimmers in the world and not that many spectators were there. When I woke up and tried to be at the center when the it open at 7:45 a.m., I was scared it would be sold out. It was not.