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?
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The second sentence to FINA rule SW10.8 states simply: "Goggles may be worn." Great innovation: not only do they protect the eyes, you can see underwater. Without ripping up the record book.
The basic reason I tacked my standard FINA complaint onto the Thorpe thread is because a 'swimsuit' that goes from neck to wrist to ankle, takes forever to get on and has to be scissored off, wasn't seen as violating rule
SW10.8. Earth to the swim world, FINA is corrupt.
I'm still trying to think of another instance, in any sport, where an Olympian bragged a few days after winning about how he cheated, but wasn't stripped of his gold medal and world record. Maybe someone can think of an example.
BTW, exactly how long after winning a gold medal and setting a world record do we have to wait before we explain how we cheated, and still get away with it? Budding age-groupers need to know. Certainly you can't jump out of the pool and blurt it out during the on-deck interview? Should you wait until after the medal ceremony, so you have the gold in hand? Maybe you should wait a few days, or weeks, or months, just to be careful?
Or is the waiting period 'subject to FINA interpretation?'
The second sentence to FINA rule SW10.8 states simply: "Goggles may be worn." Great innovation: not only do they protect the eyes, you can see underwater. Without ripping up the record book.
The basic reason I tacked my standard FINA complaint onto the Thorpe thread is because a 'swimsuit' that goes from neck to wrist to ankle, takes forever to get on and has to be scissored off, wasn't seen as violating rule
SW10.8. Earth to the swim world, FINA is corrupt.
I'm still trying to think of another instance, in any sport, where an Olympian bragged a few days after winning about how he cheated, but wasn't stripped of his gold medal and world record. Maybe someone can think of an example.
BTW, exactly how long after winning a gold medal and setting a world record do we have to wait before we explain how we cheated, and still get away with it? Budding age-groupers need to know. Certainly you can't jump out of the pool and blurt it out during the on-deck interview? Should you wait until after the medal ceremony, so you have the gold in hand? Maybe you should wait a few days, or weeks, or months, just to be careful?
Or is the waiting period 'subject to FINA interpretation?'
