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...
Parents
Former Member
Yeah, your cute little "standards" list is a bit flawed:
1. Popov and Perkins 2nd place finishes don't fit with your criterion of being "champions"; they didn't win, but because of your love affair with Popov, you include him.
2. Salnikov, though the most dominant swimmer of his generation (1978-1987) should not be on the list; his win in the 1500 at the 1980 Commie Olympics doesn't count; the Americans and Aussies weren't there.
Oh, and don't say that he was so dominant that no Americans or Aussies couldn't have pulled an upset because, Jeff Float over Michael Gross, Jon Sieben over Michael Gross, Anthony Nesty over Matt Biondi (or was it Bond?), and Misty Hyman over Susie O'Neill prove that anything is possible.
(Note to self, read more of that swimming encyclopedia, the Guinness Book of World Records, because if its written there, it must be gospel.)
Yeah, your cute little "standards" list is a bit flawed:
1. Popov and Perkins 2nd place finishes don't fit with your criterion of being "champions"; they didn't win, but because of your love affair with Popov, you include him.
2. Salnikov, though the most dominant swimmer of his generation (1978-1987) should not be on the list; his win in the 1500 at the 1980 Commie Olympics doesn't count; the Americans and Aussies weren't there.
Oh, and don't say that he was so dominant that no Americans or Aussies couldn't have pulled an upset because, Jeff Float over Michael Gross, Jon Sieben over Michael Gross, Anthony Nesty over Matt Biondi (or was it Bond?), and Misty Hyman over Susie O'Neill prove that anything is possible.
(Note to self, read more of that swimming encyclopedia, the Guinness Book of World Records, because if its written there, it must be gospel.)
