FINA...in their grand wisdom, has decided NOT to make Libby Lenton's 52.99 as a world record. This has been reported the the Herald Sun out of Australia.
Once again, FINA shows that it is run by politicans, not swimmers or swimming fans.
So, Thank You FINA for once again screwing things up.
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... and in the same spirit which makes the fact that Libby Lenton swam in somebody else's wake, the criterion by which her WR was not recognized (invoking a technicality) would invalidate every World Record set by any swimmer, who surged ahead in the last few meters of any race, after being led for 90% of the race by somebody else, in any of the next lanes.
I can think of scores of swimming icons who win because of a great last 50, 25, 12, 5m or even 50 cms. How long is 0:0.01 at World-level?
Would it also lead to the suspension of the swimmer in Lane 4, if for 99% of the race, s/he was being led by both lanes 5 and 3. (That's a double-draft).
Or let's do away with lane ropes/floats and replace them with solid walls. (No drafting whatsoever).
Opaque, as well, so that one swimmer could not use another's pace as .......... a human pacing device. (I'm being a bit facetious here). ;)
... and in the same spirit which makes the fact that Libby Lenton swam in somebody else's wake, the criterion by which her WR was not recognized (invoking a technicality) would invalidate every World Record set by any swimmer, who surged ahead in the last few meters of any race, after being led for 90% of the race by somebody else, in any of the next lanes.
I can think of scores of swimming icons who win because of a great last 50, 25, 12, 5m or even 50 cms. How long is 0:0.01 at World-level?
Would it also lead to the suspension of the swimmer in Lane 4, if for 99% of the race, s/he was being led by both lanes 5 and 3. (That's a double-draft).
Or let's do away with lane ropes/floats and replace them with solid walls. (No drafting whatsoever).
Opaque, as well, so that one swimmer could not use another's pace as .......... a human pacing device. (I'm being a bit facetious here). ;)
