This is the sort of shot where I would like to see something in the shot in focus, just so that the motion blur looks less accidental. Perhaps the lane dividers.
I think I would have rated this one higher if the subject was focused, and the water was moving, or if the water was more focused that the subject was moving. 6
Great idea, and it matches your title well. I'm giving it an 8. If the boy's face had been clearer, it would've been a 9 or 10. I'm not saying it's possible to take this shot with his face clearer, but I can dream, can't I? :)
I really like this. It's a breath of fresh air (no pun intended) from the bicycles and fans. I know this was probably a tough shot to pull off and you didnt have control of much, but I would have loved to see this with the swimmers arms out front instead of out back.