These times are amazing:
Kyle van Niekerk - 13 year old!
His results were as follows:
100m Free: Gold in a winning time of 53.89 – New African and South African AG Record
50m Free: Gold in a winning time of 24.69 – a New African and South African AG Record and the fastest recorded time in the world for 13- year- olds during 2011.
Yes these are long course meters. Puts it all in perspective for us geezers :cane:
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Peter Williams is a former world record holder in the 50 freestyle.
I held this misperception too, but our resident swim scholar, Frank Thompson, enlighten me on the details:
Peter Williams went a world best of 22.18 in the 50M free in 1988. It is thought that because South Africa was not allowed to participate in international sports for political reasons that Williams' swim was not recognized as a World Record. However, that is not the accurate. The reason the swim is not recognized is because it was performed in a time trial.
In August of 1980 Gary Schatz of the US went a 22.6 in the 50M free in a time trial which was also WR. Because there were no political issues to create a subterfuge he is never miscredited for holding the WR. Because I know and like Gary, maybe we can start saying that he was the WR holder in the 50 but didn't get it recognized because the US refused to participate in the Olympics?
Peter Williams is a former world record holder in the 50 freestyle.
I held this misperception too, but our resident swim scholar, Frank Thompson, enlighten me on the details:
Peter Williams went a world best of 22.18 in the 50M free in 1988. It is thought that because South Africa was not allowed to participate in international sports for political reasons that Williams' swim was not recognized as a World Record. However, that is not the accurate. The reason the swim is not recognized is because it was performed in a time trial.
In August of 1980 Gary Schatz of the US went a 22.6 in the 50M free in a time trial which was also WR. Because there were no political issues to create a subterfuge he is never miscredited for holding the WR. Because I know and like Gary, maybe we can start saying that he was the WR holder in the 50 but didn't get it recognized because the US refused to participate in the Olympics?
