F I N A swims 2019

RE: F I N A swims 2019

orca1946 — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:33:05 GMT

At 6-9 he must have a really long reach!

RE: F I N A swims 2019

Jeff Enge — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:57:25 GMT

RE: F I N A swims 2019

orca1946 — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:19:23 GMT

not F I N A but, the nationals comment. The winner of the 200 men's *** did an obvious full dolphin kick at the finish if the race and the tv commentators said nothing!! If such a kick is seen and not called here - how was Lilly dq'ed for non simultaneous hand touch after video review???

RE: F I N A swims 2019

Jeff Enge — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 03:00:29 GMT

I agree, I just watched the race several times and did not see a downward dolphin kick. He threw in an extra pull at the end, which is legal(as long as there there is a kick after the prior pull.) They say, finish on a full stroke, which is usually faster, but sometimes you are a little far from the wall and that extra pull can make the difference. When you're 6'9" like Reece is, I'd guess you get stuck in between stroke more often than most :P

RE: F I N A swims 2019

Allen Stark — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 01:57:18 GMT

I'm not sure if what Reece did was technically a full dolphin kick - it's kind of up to interpretation, but I don't really think he had a downbeat before he touched the wall. It's legal to take just an arm stroke into the turn/finish in breaststroke. I agree, I just watched the race several times and did not see a downward dolphin kick. He threw in an extra pull at the end, which is legal(as long as there there is a kick after the prior pull.) They say, finish on a full stroke, which is usually faster, but sometimes you are a little far from the wall and that extra pull can make the difference.

RE: F I N A swims 2019

Karl_S — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:27:54 GMT

It amazes me that swimmers now can break old "full tech suits "swims! I am suspicious that the suit manufacturers can now make "fabric" suits that are just about as good as the 2008-era tech suits. They are still limited in coverage now, but if you feel some of the new suits they sure feel very "tech". Related observation: MP wore leggings, not a full body suit, for his fly events at the 2008 Olympics. At 2009 Worlds he wore a speedo, not the rubberized Jaked that took out so many records. (Note his lane-line sitting, suit-stretching celebration after the 100 fly.) Those are two of the tech suit records to fall. The 2009-era rubberized full-body suits are still substantially more advanced though. Biederman's 200 FR record is safe for now.

RE: F I N A swims 2019

orca1946 — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:03:26 GMT

She finally made her way back with a last lap push ti get herself into the medals!

RE: F I N A swims 2019

orca1946 — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:41:34 GMT

Katie L looked just ok in the 800 heats. I hope a day or so will help her back to better form & endurance.

RE: F I N A swims 2019

flystorms — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 08:06:05 GMT

I don’t know that she has an equal as much as she was waaayyy off her normal with being sick. The Italian girl really fought for it but it was incredible to watch Katie dig deep on the 800 this morning. Wow!

RE: F I N A swims 2019

Celestial — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 02:33:04 GMT

I’m impresses as well. I’m also amazed at some of the 13-yeR old girls qualifying for OT cuts. I’m also glad to see Ledecky finally has an equal. She needed that.