Although I was very impressed with Sabir the swimmer, I was not impressed with Sabir the person. What was up with him flexing his muscles before the 50 FLY? Is this the NFL/ NBA or is this master's swimming? I didn't appreciate the "hey everyone, look at me" attitude. Swim the race, shake hands with your competitors, and be thankful for the gift God has given you. Don't show up your competitor like a Pro Wrestler. I wonder how much muscle flexing Sabir will do before events at the olympic trials! I have much respect for him for his talent and swimming accomplishments. But after his display before the 50 Fly, I have little respect for him as the person.
Just as Masters does not exclude the slowest out there, neither does it exclude the fastest. The fact is, as fast as the members of the Race Club, swam others have swum faster or nearly as fast. In the 50 free Sabir Muhammad was the only one to break the national record; Aaron Ciarla, Gary Hall and Nadine Rolland did not. In the 100 free both Sabir Muhammad and Gary Hall broke the record, but Aaron Ciarla (took 4th) and Nadine Rolland did not. In the 50 fly Nadine Rolland and Sabir Muhammad each broke the record (Sabir by .01), Aaron Ciarla did not. The 100 fly no record, the 100 IM no record (and a DQ). 74 individual national records were broken at Nationals and I only count 5 of them from the Race Club.
Just as Masters does not exclude the slowest out there, neither does it exclude the fastest. The fact is, as fast as the members of the Race Club, swam others have swum faster or nearly as fast. In the 50 free Sabir Muhammad was the only one to break the national record; Aaron Ciarla, Gary Hall and Nadine Rolland did not. In the 100 free both Sabir Muhammad and Gary Hall broke the record, but Aaron Ciarla (took 4th) and Nadine Rolland did not. In the 50 fly Nadine Rolland and Sabir Muhammad each broke the record (Sabir by .01), Aaron Ciarla did not. The 100 fly no record, the 100 IM no record (and a DQ). 74 individual national records were broken at Nationals and I only count 5 of them from the Race Club.
