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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There were still possible consequences for the remaining three swimmers on her team. If she went out too hard and died she may have taken her relay out of contention. The second swimmer on her team very well could have had a 6-7 second deficit to make up instead of about four seconds.
True, however given that this event will affect no rankings, since there is no mixed relay, the real gain was for Ms. Lenton to try her hand at a superior swim. I would suggest that, if the coaches were allowed to pick the order of the swimmers, the Oz coaches felt the same and were willing to risk it for the sake of her getting a superior time. National pride was on the line, but if you turn her loose in this way, you stand to gain both a world record AND a win. The other way, you probably only have a win to gain.
-LBJ
There were still possible consequences for the remaining three swimmers on her team. If she went out too hard and died she may have taken her relay out of contention. The second swimmer on her team very well could have had a 6-7 second deficit to make up instead of about four seconds.
True, however given that this event will affect no rankings, since there is no mixed relay, the real gain was for Ms. Lenton to try her hand at a superior swim. I would suggest that, if the coaches were allowed to pick the order of the swimmers, the Oz coaches felt the same and were willing to risk it for the sake of her getting a superior time. National pride was on the line, but if you turn her loose in this way, you stand to gain both a world record AND a win. The other way, you probably only have a win to gain.
-LBJ
