New Suits Mean No More Records in Swimming
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer
Yesterday, 3:01 AM
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As world championships approach, swimming's world record drought reaches 18 months
Swimming's world-record drought has reached 18 months, and as next month's world championships in Shanghai draw nearer the sport's close-knit community is starting to wonder when it will be broken.
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Besides the suits, another noticeable change on the pool deck these days is swimmer's physiques, especially among the men, since overall mass seemed to improve performance in the more floatable rubberized suits.
"They've all suddenly gotten smaller and slimmed down," observed Coventry, who took a year off after the 2009 worlds.
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Gee, winning seems like something to celebrate to me.
Agreed. When did it turn into some entitlement that people deserve to better a record every year? That whole article seems kinda crybaby-esque to me.
"Wahhhh, i'm still the best in the world but I'm mentally put out that records will be harder to break now."
Geez. Call the wahmbulance? :cry::rolleyes:
Gee, winning seems like something to celebrate to me.
Agreed. When did it turn into some entitlement that people deserve to better a record every year? That whole article seems kinda crybaby-esque to me.
"Wahhhh, i'm still the best in the world but I'm mentally put out that records will be harder to break now."
Geez. Call the wahmbulance? :cry::rolleyes:
