Swimming Finals at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain
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The finals of the first day, show:
.) in the men 400 meter free final, Thorpe (Aus.) went 3:42.58 for #1, Hackett (Aus.) went 3:45.17 for #2, and Coman (Rom.) went 3:46.8x for #3;
Coman -who is my fellow countryman, and I was telling you about him for years-, defeated Rossolini (Ita.) of the 2000 Olympics fame, Keller (U.S.) and Carvin (U.S.);
.) in the women 400 meter free final, Simona Paduraru (Rom.) finished #7, with a fast time;
.) in the 4x100 men free relay, Russia won;
the fastest split was by Frenchman Frederic Bousquet at 47.03 -which is the second fastest split in history-, and fast splits (in the 47s) were recorded by Alex. Popov (Rus.) and Jason Lezak (U.S.);
.) in the 4x100 women free relay, U.S. won, anchored by an ace 53.xx from Jenny Thompson (U.S.).
He! he! he! :D ho! ho! ho!
I post this, ahead of www.swiminfo.com and www.swimnews.com who are sandbagging...
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Originally posted by nyswim
ion- you should be quite happy. papov goes 21.98 in the 50 prelims for a CR. though i don't agree with the way he got the WR in this event you gotta love the guy for his longevity as a world class swimmer.
Popov got the 21.64 World Record in 50 meter free in 2000, in a time trial during the Russian Olympic Trials.
Still the time trial was on choppy water, because it was a time trial comprising of five racers.
Unlike Rowdy Gaines (U.S.) racing alone in non-turbulent water for a World Record of 49.36 in the 100 free in the early 80s.
Also, Popov broke in this time trial the 21.81 world record by Jager (U.S.) who raced head-to-head the 21.85 by Biondi (U.S.).
Jager and Biondi did not race then in a regular field of eight competitors making waves.
Earlier in that 2000 Russian Olympic Trials, in a regular final for the 50 meter free made of eight racers, Popov got a 21.95.
21.95 by Popov in that regular race, is still faster than the 2000 Olympics winning time in 50 free of 21.98 by Ervin (U.S.) and Hall (U.S.).
In the 2000 Olympics, in the 50 free, Popov was leading anyone with five meters to go, but unexplainably he finished with a slow dolphin undulation that dropped his rank.
Originally posted by nyswim
ion- you should be quite happy. papov goes 21.98 in the 50 prelims for a CR. though i don't agree with the way he got the WR in this event you gotta love the guy for his longevity as a world class swimmer.
Popov got the 21.64 World Record in 50 meter free in 2000, in a time trial during the Russian Olympic Trials.
Still the time trial was on choppy water, because it was a time trial comprising of five racers.
Unlike Rowdy Gaines (U.S.) racing alone in non-turbulent water for a World Record of 49.36 in the 100 free in the early 80s.
Also, Popov broke in this time trial the 21.81 world record by Jager (U.S.) who raced head-to-head the 21.85 by Biondi (U.S.).
Jager and Biondi did not race then in a regular field of eight competitors making waves.
Earlier in that 2000 Russian Olympic Trials, in a regular final for the 50 meter free made of eight racers, Popov got a 21.95.
21.95 by Popov in that regular race, is still faster than the 2000 Olympics winning time in 50 free of 21.98 by Ervin (U.S.) and Hall (U.S.).
In the 2000 Olympics, in the 50 free, Popov was leading anyone with five meters to go, but unexplainably he finished with a slow dolphin undulation that dropped his rank.
