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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Is there a rule that says women cannot swim in a men's race, FINA better get with the times and stop its discrimination.
Somehow I don't think women would like that version of equality.
However, women might like it, IF:
Separate men's and women's rankings and World Records were still
maintained, then women would love it. For the simple reason that all
they really, really would have to do is try to make reasonably sure they're in a lane within sight (say, 25 or 35 metres) of a superior, strike that, make it FASTER, male swimmer, off of whom they could draft for 97.5783% of the race in order to conserve enough energy so as to be able to break, if not a World Record, then at least a National one (where sponsorship contracts would ostensibly be less than for a WR but still quite considerable).
Is there a rule that says women cannot swim in a men's race, FINA better get with the times and stop its discrimination.
Somehow I don't think women would like that version of equality.
However, women might like it, IF:
Separate men's and women's rankings and World Records were still
maintained, then women would love it. For the simple reason that all
they really, really would have to do is try to make reasonably sure they're in a lane within sight (say, 25 or 35 metres) of a superior, strike that, make it FASTER, male swimmer, off of whom they could draft for 97.5783% of the race in order to conserve enough energy so as to be able to break, if not a World Record, then at least a National one (where sponsorship contracts would ostensibly be less than for a WR but still quite considerable).
