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 Bert Bergen
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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.
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It's a list of three-peat and repeat Olympic winners.
Popov repeated winning in 1996 what he won in 1992.
Perkins repeated winning in 1996 what he won in 1992.
Anyone on my list repeated or three-peated.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
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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.
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I don't distinguish between the 1980 Olympics (boycotted by the West) and the 1984 Olympics (boycotted by the East).
I stand by what it is accepted today about them:
the absentees are wrong.
The Olympic medals in 1980 are as legitimate as in 1984.
Regarding Salnikov (Rus.) himself, his win "...in the 1500 at the 1980 Commie Olympics..." is the first sub 15 minutes performance in history, unmatched by anyone for years.
Years later only, in 1989, Glen Housman (Aus.) was the second 1500 free racer under 15 minutes, and in 1992 Kieren Perkins (Aus.) broke Salnikov's world record for the 1500 free.
So, to the contrary of what you claim, Salnikov's win is historic.
I repeat that Salnikov's times were unmatched by anyone for years, and Salnikov peaked in 1984 -when Russia boycotted the Olympics instead of getting him another gold medal-:
.) Salnikov was available for racing in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 across East and West, and no one was keeping up with him in the 1500 while he was improving his 1500 time even further;
.) for example Salnikov's 14:54.76 in 1500 free in 1983, while Russia boycotted a few months later the 1984 Olympics, make the 1500 free winner of the 1984 Olympics, Michael O'Brien (U.S.), at 15:05.20, kinda out of shape and chubby.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
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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.
...
It's a list of three-peat and repeat Olympic winners.
Popov repeated winning in 1996 what he won in 1992.
Perkins repeated winning in 1996 what he won in 1992.
Anyone on my list repeated or three-peated.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
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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.
...
I don't distinguish between the 1980 Olympics (boycotted by the West) and the 1984 Olympics (boycotted by the East).
I stand by what it is accepted today about them:
the absentees are wrong.
The Olympic medals in 1980 are as legitimate as in 1984.
Regarding Salnikov (Rus.) himself, his win "...in the 1500 at the 1980 Commie Olympics..." is the first sub 15 minutes performance in history, unmatched by anyone for years.
Years later only, in 1989, Glen Housman (Aus.) was the second 1500 free racer under 15 minutes, and in 1992 Kieren Perkins (Aus.) broke Salnikov's world record for the 1500 free.
So, to the contrary of what you claim, Salnikov's win is historic.
I repeat that Salnikov's times were unmatched by anyone for years, and Salnikov peaked in 1984 -when Russia boycotted the Olympics instead of getting him another gold medal-:
.) Salnikov was available for racing in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 across East and West, and no one was keeping up with him in the 1500 while he was improving his 1500 time even further;
.) for example Salnikov's 14:54.76 in 1500 free in 1983, while Russia boycotted a few months later the 1984 Olympics, make the 1500 free winner of the 1984 Olympics, Michael O'Brien (U.S.), at 15:05.20, kinda out of shape and chubby.
