1500 m. for elite sprinters

Originally posted by Tom Ellison I do not know about the other swimmers mentioned but I do know that the great Jim Montgomery (1st person to bust :50 in the 100 LCM Free in the 1976 Olympic Games in Canada) swam one heck of a fast 1500 free in Dallas a few years ago. I forget his time, but I remember thinking as he swam that 1500.... "Wow, here is former World Record Holder in SPRINT events busting out a very fast 1500 free. " Jim Montgomery was supposed to swim in the Masters SCY swim meet that I attended a couple weekends ago here in Dallas. He was scheduled to swim the 200 yard and 500 yard freestyle events, but he didn't swim. I saw him in attendance as a coach. Jim was my coach for one of my first swim classes back in October. He is down-to-earth and was very patient with beginners. He even got in the water with us to show us how to breathe. It still amazes me that an Olympic gold medalist would take the time to work with beginners.

Originally posted by Tom Ellison I do not know about the other swimmers mentioned but I do know that the great Jim Montgomery (1st person to bust :50 in the 100 LCM Free in the 1976 Olympic Games in Canada) swam one heck of a fast 1500 free in Dallas a few years ago. I forget his time, but I remember thinking as he swam that 1500.... "Wow, here is former World Record Holder in SPRINT events busting out a very fast 1500 free. " Jim Montgomery was supposed to swim in the Masters SCY swim meet that I attended a couple weekends ago here in Dallas. He was scheduled to swim the 200 yard and 500 yard freestyle events, but he didn't swim. I saw him in attendance as a coach. Jim was my coach for one of my first swim classes back in October. He is down-to-earth and was very patient with beginners. He even got in the water with us to show us how to breathe. It still amazes me that an Olympic gold medalist would take the time to work with beginners.