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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You’re right (I think). I definitely missed the “shock value” aspect of the “one-hit wonder” when I was responding. (mental note: greatest hit is not necessarily equivalent to one hit).
But should swimmers who had long “careers” with only one truly singular, shining moment be excluded from the list of potential one-hit wonders?
A few other names to toss out there:
Jon Sieben
Duncan Armstrong
Danyon Loader
Yevgeniy Sadovyi
Kiyoko Iwasaki
Daichi Suzuki
Mark Tewksbury
Michelle Smith
Domenico Fioravanti
Massimiliano Rosolino
the Chinese women from the 1994 World Championships
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Former Member
You’re right (I think). I definitely missed the “shock value” aspect of the “one-hit wonder” when I was responding. (mental note: greatest hit is not necessarily equivalent to one hit).
But should swimmers who had long “careers” with only one truly singular, shining moment be excluded from the list of potential one-hit wonders?
A few other names to toss out there:
Jon Sieben
Duncan Armstrong
Danyon Loader
Yevgeniy Sadovyi
Kiyoko Iwasaki
Daichi Suzuki
Mark Tewksbury
Michelle Smith
Domenico Fioravanti
Massimiliano Rosolino
the Chinese women from the 1994 World Championships
