Hello, friends,
I've been wondering where to post this message, so I might as well start here.
There is a lot of talk about records broken in the tech suit era and some people want asterisks on those records.
But no one talks about the suit which Thorpe wore in the 2000 Olympics. It sure looks like a wetsuit to me:
media.olympics.com.au/.../20100707_101809625_ian_thorpe_wins_400m_20001.jpg
Why aren't his victories and records tainted by the use of this suit?
Does the rule change about suits help explain why he was unsuccessful in his comeback attempt?
Any thoughts?
I swim every day at the Cal Berkeley pool. I like to tell the team swimmers and coaches that I can do something that no one on their team and no one who swam in the Olympics can do.
I can swim 100 yards under my age. (age 64=1:04 for 100 yds)
Haven't swum the race lately but went 59.9 at age 60. There are a reasonable number of people my age who are faster than me.
Nathan Adrian, age 23, 100 yds: 41.08 (American Record)
And then again there is Rowdy Gaines, age 52, 46.59 (USMS record). I should take back my original statement. Rowdy Gaines swam in the Olympics (3 golds in 1984).
I swim every day at the Cal Berkeley pool. I like to tell the team swimmers and coaches that I can do something that no one on their team and no one who swam in the Olympics can do.
I can swim 100 yards under my age. (age 64=1:04 for 100 yds)
Haven't swum the race lately but went 59.9 at age 60. There are a reasonable number of people my age who are faster than me.
Nathan Adrian, age 23, 100 yds: 41.08 (American Record)
And then again there is Rowdy Gaines, age 52, 46.59 (USMS record). I should take back my original statement. Rowdy Gaines swam in the Olympics (3 golds in 1984).
