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?
Who's Mike?
btw, I swam age group, high school, college with no goggles. (They weren't used at 1972 Olympics either). No backstroke flags, either.
Turns were fine, head position was fine, eyes were red all the time, and when walking home after a late workout in the winter, all the streetlights had halos around them (and also my hair froze).
However, without backstroke flags, I once crashed into the wall on a 200 IM on the backstroke leg, breaking my hand and getting a concussion. I finished the race and then they wanted to take me to the hospital. I was arguing, "I've got the 100 fly coming up, you need my points, but lost that argument.
Nowadays, I take exactly the same number of strokes per length, and notice that I am always counting when swimming backstroke.
Who's Mike?
btw, I swam age group, high school, college with no goggles. (They weren't used at 1972 Olympics either). No backstroke flags, either.
Turns were fine, head position was fine, eyes were red all the time, and when walking home after a late workout in the winter, all the streetlights had halos around them (and also my hair froze).
However, without backstroke flags, I once crashed into the wall on a 200 IM on the backstroke leg, breaking my hand and getting a concussion. I finished the race and then they wanted to take me to the hospital. I was arguing, "I've got the 100 fly coming up, you need my points, but lost that argument.
Nowadays, I take exactly the same number of strokes per length, and notice that I am always counting when swimming backstroke.
