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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Yeah, this could be a great race! Park made it look pretty easy in Santa Clara.
and let's not just leave out the WR HOLDER Biedermann!
