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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She was in the blocks with the new reigning Mr Incredible. She got a phsycological advantage and got amped up......That is something you can't "prove" she got, so it should count.
Rtodd
I'm with you for the part that says "should count".
Now, as to the psychological advantage aspect.
That is competition.
In every race (competition), held anywhere in the World, there is a psychological favorite, or best-bet-to-win (based on QT or past history or for being the Record Holder or Reigning/Defending champ, or...........)
Does this mean that when the favorite is beaten, whoever bested him got a(n unfair) psychological advantage?
However it works both ways.
The favorite is psyched to NOT lose.
The others are psyched to try and best him/her.
As Warren likes to say, the clock does not lie.
She was in the blocks with the new reigning Mr Incredible. She got a phsycological advantage and got amped up......That is something you can't "prove" she got, so it should count.
Rtodd
I'm with you for the part that says "should count".
Now, as to the psychological advantage aspect.
That is competition.
In every race (competition), held anywhere in the World, there is a psychological favorite, or best-bet-to-win (based on QT or past history or for being the Record Holder or Reigning/Defending champ, or...........)
Does this mean that when the favorite is beaten, whoever bested him got a(n unfair) psychological advantage?
However it works both ways.
The favorite is psyched to NOT lose.
The others are psyched to try and best him/her.
As Warren likes to say, the clock does not lie.
