We now have just over a month before the open World Champs at Melbourne. What will we see there, more records? I believe that this is a 'statement' champs, not least of which the Aussies in the wake of the retirement of Ian Thorpe. Will the Chinese unveil some unknown superstars? Kitajima, according to the Swimming World website feels that he is returning to form, can he challenge Hansen (& how many little dolphin kicks he hide in his dive?).
What do you see on the horizon? Time to venture some predictions.
I say the we will see Park from Korea start to push Grant Hackett, with a view to getting in his head for 2008. Will Phelps shock and awe his opponents?
Let's hear from you...
I don't want cullen jones to break the american record in the 50 free but I wouldn't mind schoeman going 21.63 and beating the fastest time in disorganized competition to erase popov from the books.
Warren:
What do you mean by a disorganized competition? He set that record in the evening session of the Russian Olympic Trials on 6-16-2000 in Moscow. Now if you mean that he did it in a special time trial before the evening session finals, then yes it was not in the finals of the 50 meter Free, but he did meet all the standards set forth by FINA is SW Rules Sections 11, 12, and 13. He specifically followed Rule 12.4 because that is key for time trial World Records to count. There have been many competitons where swimmers in both Swimming and Masters have not followed this and been denied a World Record. As long as FINA allows this, then I don't see a problem with it. If Federations don't like it, then they must petition FINA to change it.
In the last two years, both Tara Kirk and Ian Crocker have gotten records in time trials. Crocker's was a World Record in the 50 Fly and Tara Kirk's was an American Record in the 200 Yard *** and both records were performed University of Texas pool in Austin, which is the site of the 2008 USMS SC Nationals. I am going to provide a link to this discussion we had about a year ago and Tom Jager response to the breaking of the record.
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
www.fina.org/.../swimming.phpwww.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../1528.asp
I don't want cullen jones to break the american record in the 50 free but I wouldn't mind schoeman going 21.63 and beating the fastest time in disorganized competition to erase popov from the books.
Warren:
What do you mean by a disorganized competition? He set that record in the evening session of the Russian Olympic Trials on 6-16-2000 in Moscow. Now if you mean that he did it in a special time trial before the evening session finals, then yes it was not in the finals of the 50 meter Free, but he did meet all the standards set forth by FINA is SW Rules Sections 11, 12, and 13. He specifically followed Rule 12.4 because that is key for time trial World Records to count. There have been many competitons where swimmers in both Swimming and Masters have not followed this and been denied a World Record. As long as FINA allows this, then I don't see a problem with it. If Federations don't like it, then they must petition FINA to change it.
In the last two years, both Tara Kirk and Ian Crocker have gotten records in time trials. Crocker's was a World Record in the 50 Fly and Tara Kirk's was an American Record in the 200 Yard *** and both records were performed University of Texas pool in Austin, which is the site of the 2008 USMS SC Nationals. I am going to provide a link to this discussion we had about a year ago and Tom Jager response to the breaking of the record.
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
www.fina.org/.../swimming.phpwww.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../1528.asp
