Cant remember where I read it, but I heard that someone is petitioning to have Popov's 50 LCM Free world record expunged since it was done in a time trial.
I disagree. If it was done legally, it should stand as a WR.
Meets are there to crown champions and award medals etc under race circumstances, but the pool and the clock are there all the time, taking on all comers.
Steve
Lefty:
Most of this stuff is memory. I did look up the two Austin meets because as Patrick said there was a lot of confusion about the competitive swims vs time trial swims. Thru the years I read the swim publications and one of the hot topics is time trial swims for World Records. I am not sure if this is an accurate statement but I think the swimming community does not like this because they want to see it in competition.
Popov brought up a very good point in that he was the first person to go under :22.00 in the 50 Free in a competitive meet because the Nashville swims were more like a time trial so he didn't feel guilty doing his because others had done it before. Roland Schoeman has the fastest 50 Free in a competitive meet and he may not go faster than :21.64 and so that is why people want to petition this. Like I said before the swimming federations will have to petition FINA to get this changed otherwise its still going to happen.
Just think if someone broke one of Michael Phelps records in a time trial instead of a competetive meet, what would people think? Just think if Kate Ziegler broke a couple of Janet Evans records in a time trial, what would people think. Janet Evans is quite possibly could break Mary T Meager record for time of a World Record which would exceed 19 years in one of the 3 long course events she has the World records because that time is approaching.
Lefty:
Most of this stuff is memory. I did look up the two Austin meets because as Patrick said there was a lot of confusion about the competitive swims vs time trial swims. Thru the years I read the swim publications and one of the hot topics is time trial swims for World Records. I am not sure if this is an accurate statement but I think the swimming community does not like this because they want to see it in competition.
Popov brought up a very good point in that he was the first person to go under :22.00 in the 50 Free in a competitive meet because the Nashville swims were more like a time trial so he didn't feel guilty doing his because others had done it before. Roland Schoeman has the fastest 50 Free in a competitive meet and he may not go faster than :21.64 and so that is why people want to petition this. Like I said before the swimming federations will have to petition FINA to get this changed otherwise its still going to happen.
Just think if someone broke one of Michael Phelps records in a time trial instead of a competetive meet, what would people think? Just think if Kate Ziegler broke a couple of Janet Evans records in a time trial, what would people think. Janet Evans is quite possibly could break Mary T Meager record for time of a World Record which would exceed 19 years in one of the 3 long course events she has the World records because that time is approaching.
