The recent post on David Hasselhoff got me thinking about one hit wonders in Swimming.
Tracy Wickam for 1978's world records in 400 & 800 Free
......4:06 & 8:24 I think....and didn't it take Janet Evans to break these records ?????? Someone may remember this....
Any other one hit wonders ??? (or brief stays at the top?)
Originally posted by alexknibbs
... and, on a similar topic, what about the 'nearlymen' (and women)?
From the UK, the one swimmer that always stands out in my mind in Mark Foster. One time fastest man in the world over 50 metres .. but he never got a single Olympic medal - despite competing at several Olympics.
Other notable examples???
We will never know if Mark Foster would have gotten a medal in 2004 in the 50 Free, because he did not meet the expectations of National Team Director Bill Sweetenham. He was .007 off the qualifing standard of the Top Ten in the World. Even though he won the British trials and was the silver medalist in the 50 Free at the 2003 World Championships in Spain with a time of :22.20 and narrowly losing to Popov did not matter.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../7321.asp
I cannot believe that they would do this to a person like Foster, who is argueably one of the best and most consistent swimmers Britian has ever had thru the years. How many people have a chance to make 5 Olympic teams? Not many. Even without an Olympic medal he had a great career.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../11017.asp
Originally posted by alexknibbs
... and, on a similar topic, what about the 'nearlymen' (and women)?
From the UK, the one swimmer that always stands out in my mind in Mark Foster. One time fastest man in the world over 50 metres .. but he never got a single Olympic medal - despite competing at several Olympics.
Other notable examples???
We will never know if Mark Foster would have gotten a medal in 2004 in the 50 Free, because he did not meet the expectations of National Team Director Bill Sweetenham. He was .007 off the qualifing standard of the Top Ten in the World. Even though he won the British trials and was the silver medalist in the 50 Free at the 2003 World Championships in Spain with a time of :22.20 and narrowly losing to Popov did not matter.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../7321.asp
I cannot believe that they would do this to a person like Foster, who is argueably one of the best and most consistent swimmers Britian has ever had thru the years. How many people have a chance to make 5 Olympic teams? Not many. Even without an Olympic medal he had a great career.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../11017.asp
