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?)
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Originally posted by Howard
Kurt Krumpholz
Anyone remember his one hit?
IMHO, it was the fine job he did with the 2004 Olympic Trials.
...but IN the pool...
In 1972, Kurt Krumpholz set the world record in the 400m freestyle in the preliminaries of the Trials only to finish sixth in the finals that evening and not make the team. His world record time was 4:00.11, set on August 4th, 1972 in Chicago.
Krumpholz broke the previous record of 4:01.7 by Australia's Brad Cooper set on February 12th, 1972 in Brisbane. Krumpholz's record was broken in 1973 by Rick DeMont. DeMont's time was 3:58.18, set on September 9th, 1973 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Since then, the 400m free record has been held by Tim Shaw, Brian Goodell, Vladimir Salnikov, Peter Szmidt, Salnikov (again), Michael Gross, Artur Wojdat, Uwe Dassler, Kieren Perkins, Evgeny Sadovyi, Perkins (again), and Ian Thorpe. Thorpe first broke the record in 1999 (3:41.83), when he erased Perkins time of 3:43.80 from the 1994 Rome World Championships. Thorpe has broken the record five times, and holds the current world record, 3:40.08 set on July 30th, 2002 in Manchester, England.
So, Kurt Krumpholz is in some very good company. Interestingly, he is the last person to hold the world record before the 4:00 barrier was broken.
;)
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Originally posted by Howard
Kurt Krumpholz
Anyone remember his one hit?
IMHO, it was the fine job he did with the 2004 Olympic Trials.
...but IN the pool...
In 1972, Kurt Krumpholz set the world record in the 400m freestyle in the preliminaries of the Trials only to finish sixth in the finals that evening and not make the team. His world record time was 4:00.11, set on August 4th, 1972 in Chicago.
Krumpholz broke the previous record of 4:01.7 by Australia's Brad Cooper set on February 12th, 1972 in Brisbane. Krumpholz's record was broken in 1973 by Rick DeMont. DeMont's time was 3:58.18, set on September 9th, 1973 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Since then, the 400m free record has been held by Tim Shaw, Brian Goodell, Vladimir Salnikov, Peter Szmidt, Salnikov (again), Michael Gross, Artur Wojdat, Uwe Dassler, Kieren Perkins, Evgeny Sadovyi, Perkins (again), and Ian Thorpe. Thorpe first broke the record in 1999 (3:41.83), when he erased Perkins time of 3:43.80 from the 1994 Rome World Championships. Thorpe has broken the record five times, and holds the current world record, 3:40.08 set on July 30th, 2002 in Manchester, England.
So, Kurt Krumpholz is in some very good company. Interestingly, he is the last person to hold the world record before the 4:00 barrier was broken.
;)
