With the advent of Libby Lenton's 51.91 WR in the 100m free. I propose a swim off and battle of the sexes.
Paul "the evil" Smith (45) representing Bobby Riggs
vs.
Libby Lenton (20) as Billie Jean King.
My money rests on the female.
John Smith
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Phil,
I don't own the 50 or 100 free records in my age group. Wouldn't you rather watch "the evil" Smith in this unlikely dual?
As for women and mens teams training individually...... It can work either way. USS teams typically combine them and college teams typically separate them. Training for women, including taper, can be different, so there may not be as many reasons for combined training as there are opposed to combined training. I don't know that it hurts or helps the mens or womens team by training together. My suspicion is that it is probably more beneficial for a women to train with a faster male counterpart than vica versa. It's also probably more beneficial for male sprinters (200and below) to train with other men closer to their relative speed than with women. Distance event training may be a different story.
In the end, it's all about yardage, pain and brain drain. Doesn't really matter who's in your lane. I've done it both ways. You have to get through it regardless.
John Smith
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Phil,
I don't own the 50 or 100 free records in my age group. Wouldn't you rather watch "the evil" Smith in this unlikely dual?
As for women and mens teams training individually...... It can work either way. USS teams typically combine them and college teams typically separate them. Training for women, including taper, can be different, so there may not be as many reasons for combined training as there are opposed to combined training. I don't know that it hurts or helps the mens or womens team by training together. My suspicion is that it is probably more beneficial for a women to train with a faster male counterpart than vica versa. It's also probably more beneficial for male sprinters (200and below) to train with other men closer to their relative speed than with women. Distance event training may be a different story.
In the end, it's all about yardage, pain and brain drain. Doesn't really matter who's in your lane. I've done it both ways. You have to get through it regardless.
John Smith
