The actual time that Mark Spitz did for the 200 Yard Fly was 1:46.89, which broke the American Record that was held by Gary Hall at 1:48.44 in 1971...I believe that the :47.98 time in the 100 Yard Fly from the same meet was just as impressive if not more so.
Your recall is impressive, far better than mine - especially considering that record of 1:46.89 is still the pool record at Army and I spent about 6 years looking at it nearly every day, while coaching the club team for two years and for four years as an assistant with the varsity.
I remember the 200 Fly so well simply because I walked on the pool deck for my first experience watching an NCAA championship and about a minute later got to watch that swim. I also recall that Ken ? from Michigan State (and Shore Aquatic Club in NJ) was 2nd in 1:51.
These swims were mindblowing to me because I had just completed my college career and my 200 Free was 10 seconds behind Spitz's 200 Fly.
Also saw Jim McConica in that meet and now get to race him at Masters Nats - actually I get to swim in the same event as him. Saying that I race him would be stretching it to the breaking point.
Terry:
Actually the guy that got second with a 1:51 was a teamate of Mark Spitz at Indiana named Bob Alsfelder who I remember because he swam AAU meets in Ohio and he was from the Cincinnatti area. He was 4th at the 1972 Olympic Trials losing the 3rd place spot to Gary Hall by .25 seconds. Spitz, Hall, and Backhaus went 1-2-3 in the 200 Fly at the 1972 Olympics. I have attached a link to the stories and what Bob Alsfelder is up to today.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../9274.aspwww.cincypost.com/.../furman011400.html
The actual time that Mark Spitz did for the 200 Yard Fly was 1:46.89, which broke the American Record that was held by Gary Hall at 1:48.44 in 1971...I believe that the :47.98 time in the 100 Yard Fly from the same meet was just as impressive if not more so.
Your recall is impressive, far better than mine - especially considering that record of 1:46.89 is still the pool record at Army and I spent about 6 years looking at it nearly every day, while coaching the club team for two years and for four years as an assistant with the varsity.
I remember the 200 Fly so well simply because I walked on the pool deck for my first experience watching an NCAA championship and about a minute later got to watch that swim. I also recall that Ken ? from Michigan State (and Shore Aquatic Club in NJ) was 2nd in 1:51.
These swims were mindblowing to me because I had just completed my college career and my 200 Free was 10 seconds behind Spitz's 200 Fly.
Also saw Jim McConica in that meet and now get to race him at Masters Nats - actually I get to swim in the same event as him. Saying that I race him would be stretching it to the breaking point.
Terry:
Actually the guy that got second with a 1:51 was a teamate of Mark Spitz at Indiana named Bob Alsfelder who I remember because he swam AAU meets in Ohio and he was from the Cincinnatti area. He was 4th at the 1972 Olympic Trials losing the 3rd place spot to Gary Hall by .25 seconds. Spitz, Hall, and Backhaus went 1-2-3 in the 200 Fly at the 1972 Olympics. I have attached a link to the stories and what Bob Alsfelder is up to today.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../9274.aspwww.cincypost.com/.../furman011400.html
