At the U.S. Trials there was one official in every lane looking at the turns, so now that we're in Athens, how does Kitajima get away with that dolphin kick on his turn? It seemed clear to me from the above water shot, then was confirmed with the underwater. Other breaststrokers care to weigh in?
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Originally posted by aquageek
I don't buy this, gotta be an urban legend.
You mean to tell me at the Olympics in the 70s and 80s the East German women were hooked up to air compressors in the locker rooms? I would suspect that might have been noticed. Maybe this is why dives are so much deeper now than before - less gas.
I, for one, have not noticed increased performance following an extra helping of beans at my favorite Mexican restaurant. You gotta wonder if maybe this might give vegetarians an advantage.
Gee... did I say it was the East German Women who did this. It could have been an urban legend but this was mentioned at the time, I had contacted www.rediff.com/sports/2000/sep/15germ.htm to verify but have never had the information returned.
George
Originally posted by aquageek
I don't buy this, gotta be an urban legend.
You mean to tell me at the Olympics in the 70s and 80s the East German women were hooked up to air compressors in the locker rooms? I would suspect that might have been noticed. Maybe this is why dives are so much deeper now than before - less gas.
I, for one, have not noticed increased performance following an extra helping of beans at my favorite Mexican restaurant. You gotta wonder if maybe this might give vegetarians an advantage.
Gee... did I say it was the East German Women who did this. It could have been an urban legend but this was mentioned at the time, I had contacted www.rediff.com/sports/2000/sep/15germ.htm to verify but have never had the information returned.
George
