Fina Rules

On a positive note, Brendan Hansen did not swim a perfect race at Olympic Trials. I sat with his father and family in the stands. Got a Nike hat as part of the honorary Hansen group. Brendan could have had slightly faster turns, say 0.1 seconds in the 100 and 0.3 in the 200. He came off the walls with his wrists pitched down, this resistance cost a minimum of one foot loss off each wall. Say say 0.2 in the 100 and 0.4 to 0.6 in the 200. He could have had his head lower in the 100, like Kitijama. Just getting his head underwater for some portion of his stroke in the 100 would cut 0.2 to 0.8 seconds. Same for the 200, 0.5 to 1.2 seconds cut. His finishes were good but not great like Barrowman. Say another 0.1 seconds. What he had was guts and speed in the 100. If he can go out in 27.8 he can get to 58.9.

On a positive note, Brendan Hansen did not swim a perfect race at Olympic Trials. I sat with his father and family in the stands. Got a Nike hat as part of the honorary Hansen group. Brendan could have had slightly faster turns, say 0.1 seconds in the 100 and 0.3 in the 200. He came off the walls with his wrists pitched down, this resistance cost a minimum of one foot loss off each wall. Say say 0.2 in the 100 and 0.4 to 0.6 in the 200. He could have had his head lower in the 100, like Kitijama. Just getting his head underwater for some portion of his stroke in the 100 would cut 0.2 to 0.8 seconds. Same for the 200, 0.5 to 1.2 seconds cut. His finishes were good but not great like Barrowman. Say another 0.1 seconds. What he had was guts and speed in the 100. If he can go out in 27.8 he can get to 58.9.