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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Kevin DeForest back in 1983 at the Long Course Nationals swam a :22.59 for the 50 Free and missed Robin Leamy World Record by .05
At the 1980 boycotting country's meet, Gary Schatz went a 22.4 in a redo of the original race. It was the world record at that time, but did not count. (There was a probelm with the start on the offical race, which is why they reraced).
In 1988 Peter WIlliams of South Africa swam either 22.28 or 22.18 (can't remember). However, because SA was an apartheid nation the record was not recognized.
What all of this means to me is that a World Record is not a World Record. It is a FINA record.
Kevin DeForest back in 1983 at the Long Course Nationals swam a :22.59 for the 50 Free and missed Robin Leamy World Record by .05
At the 1980 boycotting country's meet, Gary Schatz went a 22.4 in a redo of the original race. It was the world record at that time, but did not count. (There was a probelm with the start on the offical race, which is why they reraced).
In 1988 Peter WIlliams of South Africa swam either 22.28 or 22.18 (can't remember). However, because SA was an apartheid nation the record was not recognized.
What all of this means to me is that a World Record is not a World Record. It is a FINA record.
