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?
They didn't have them at the high school and country club pools were I swam in New England. Two meets were held in artificial lakes with wooden lane lines and docks at each end of the 50 meter course. Good luck at seeing where you were going and finding the walls at the ends.
When I swam in college (as a walk-on at a big time school), I only swam free and fly and I was spending all my time just trying to keep up with other swimmers in workouts so I probably just didn't notice.
They didn't have them at the high school and country club pools were I swam in New England. Two meets were held in artificial lakes with wooden lane lines and docks at each end of the 50 meter course. Good luck at seeing where you were going and finding the walls at the ends.
When I swam in college (as a walk-on at a big time school), I only swam free and fly and I was spending all my time just trying to keep up with other swimmers in workouts so I probably just didn't notice.
