New Suits Mean No More Records in Swimming
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer
Yesterday, 3:01 AM
Excerpt:
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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Park Tae-Hwan was very impressive at Santa Clara. His stroke is extremely smooth. Even in his 100m free when he was pulling away from everyone he was hardly splashing at all:
YouTube - ‪2011 Santa Clara International Grand Prix Men's 100m Freestyle A Final‬
Excellent observation. It was amazing--virtually no splash whatsoever. He also made up a lot of ground off the turn. And his kick--again, no splash--seemed to stir up the kind of wake you might see with an outboard motor.
Park Tae-Hwan was very impressive at Santa Clara. His stroke is extremely smooth. Even in his 100m free when he was pulling away from everyone he was hardly splashing at all:
YouTube - ‪2011 Santa Clara International Grand Prix Men's 100m Freestyle A Final‬
Excellent observation. It was amazing--virtually no splash whatsoever. He also made up a lot of ground off the turn. And his kick--again, no splash--seemed to stir up the kind of wake you might see with an outboard motor.
