Swimming Finals at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain
Former Member
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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Regarding this:
Originally posted by Matt S
Ion,
...
You have stated your criteria for judging Popov better than Biondi.
...
Matt
what I assert is not whose career is "...better than...", but the criterion of the 'flash-in-the-pan' winning.
Whose career is "...better than...", could be done after making an evaluation of such criteria as:
1.) 'better' times,
2.) 'versatile' career (brought up earlier in this thread),
3.) 'flash-in-the-pan' career as a winner in one Olympics,
4.) not a 'flash-in-the-pan' career as a winner in many Olympics,
5.) how many world records one competitor set in one Olympics,
6.) etc..
These criteria bring different angles to analyze a career, each with its supporting data.
It is based on criteria like 1.) thru 6.) that one asserts whose career is "...better...", Biondi's, Popov's, or somone's else.
I don't do it in this thread.
In another thread, I stated that there is no set of criteria accepted in a standard form establishing whose career is "...better...".
My comparison of Biondi with Popov, is mainly in the 'flash-in-the-pan' and the not a 'flash-in-the-pan' domain.
Otherwise known as longevity on the top of the world.
Regarding this:
Originally posted by Matt S
Ion,
...
You have stated your criteria for judging Popov better than Biondi.
...
Matt
what I assert is not whose career is "...better than...", but the criterion of the 'flash-in-the-pan' winning.
Whose career is "...better than...", could be done after making an evaluation of such criteria as:
1.) 'better' times,
2.) 'versatile' career (brought up earlier in this thread),
3.) 'flash-in-the-pan' career as a winner in one Olympics,
4.) not a 'flash-in-the-pan' career as a winner in many Olympics,
5.) how many world records one competitor set in one Olympics,
6.) etc..
These criteria bring different angles to analyze a career, each with its supporting data.
It is based on criteria like 1.) thru 6.) that one asserts whose career is "...better...", Biondi's, Popov's, or somone's else.
I don't do it in this thread.
In another thread, I stated that there is no set of criteria accepted in a standard form establishing whose career is "...better...".
My comparison of Biondi with Popov, is mainly in the 'flash-in-the-pan' and the not a 'flash-in-the-pan' domain.
Otherwise known as longevity on the top of the world.
