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 do not ever recall seeing backstroke flags when I competed from 1960 to 1970 and the 200 IM was one of my events. I've just been doing a search for pictures of swim meets from those days and couldn't find any that showed the ends of the pool...all the pictures showed swimmers in the middle where there was a rope that they would drop if there was a false start. I do remember that rope at meets.
I do not ever recall seeing backstroke flags when I competed from 1960 to 1970 and the 200 IM was one of my events. I've just been doing a search for pictures of swim meets from those days and couldn't find any that showed the ends of the pool...all the pictures showed swimmers in the middle where there was a rope that they would drop if there was a false start. I do remember that rope at meets.
