The FINA rules say no but not considering the rulebook, should Libby Lenton's 52.99 go in the record books. There has been alot of debate on this in the other thread. What do you think?
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If a swimmer swam a time trial 100 and a swimmer in the next lane swam a 70 as fast as possible to provide a draft and then slowed down but finished and the first swimmer broke the WR,wouldn't FINA count it?
Correct me if I am wrong, but don't they do this in track and field all the time? Have someone go out fast to establish a pace, then at a predetermined time, actually drop out of the race?
If they can do it there, what is wrong with a similar thing happening in swimming?
If a swimmer swam a time trial 100 and a swimmer in the next lane swam a 70 as fast as possible to provide a draft and then slowed down but finished and the first swimmer broke the WR,wouldn't FINA count it?
Correct me if I am wrong, but don't they do this in track and field all the time? Have someone go out fast to establish a pace, then at a predetermined time, actually drop out of the race?
If they can do it there, what is wrong with a similar thing happening in swimming?
