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?
I voted no to the record. In the rule books it spells out what is sanctioned and not. I would think that the officials should have known before the swim even began that the swim was not sanctioned. If at summer club, someone swims fast enough to break a USA record, they know they would not get that record because summer club is not sanctioned.
That was my reasoning. That the event was not sanctioned for records not the drafting.
However, there were some interesting points about track and not running men and women together because of pacing and all that blah, blah, blah.
I voted early, but I still would say know, because the event was not an event that was sanctioned for a world record.
That said, I hope she can swim even faster in a sanctioned event and prove to everyone she can do it without Phelps beside her!
I voted no to the record. In the rule books it spells out what is sanctioned and not. I would think that the officials should have known before the swim even began that the swim was not sanctioned. If at summer club, someone swims fast enough to break a USA record, they know they would not get that record because summer club is not sanctioned.
That was my reasoning. That the event was not sanctioned for records not the drafting.
However, there were some interesting points about track and not running men and women together because of pacing and all that blah, blah, blah.
I voted early, but I still would say know, because the event was not an event that was sanctioned for a world record.
That said, I hope she can swim even faster in a sanctioned event and prove to everyone she can do it without Phelps beside her!
