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A sub 25 second 50 meter free is very impressive. The only US women who have gone sub 25 are Torres, Van Dyken, Joyce and Coughlin. not to mention it's early June.
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Both of her times absolutely blow my mind. She is within 2/10th of her PR. She is redefining what is possible in terms of athletic performance at an older age.
I think the other factor that is interesting to note is that maybe a swimmer "adjusts" to the level what his / her competitors are performing at. In the 80s - 55 seconds was considered great - she swam 55 seconds. In 2000 the times were right around 54, which was the level of the top swimmers in the world --- if she can go 53+ next year she would again be right where the competition is this time around.
You saw the same at the Worlds in the 200 Free. The World Record before was 1:56.6 or so -- and most of the women seemed stuck at 1:57s. One person swam a WR in the Semi and all over sudden another 3 broke the old - long-standinf record within 2 days.
Both of her times absolutely blow my mind. She is within 2/10th of her PR. She is redefining what is possible in terms of athletic performance at an older age.
I think the other factor that is interesting to note is that maybe a swimmer "adjusts" to the level what his / her competitors are performing at. In the 80s - 55 seconds was considered great - she swam 55 seconds. In 2000 the times were right around 54, which was the level of the top swimmers in the world --- if she can go 53+ next year she would again be right where the competition is this time around.
You saw the same at the Worlds in the 200 Free. The World Record before was 1:56.6 or so -- and most of the women seemed stuck at 1:57s. One person swam a WR in the Semi and all over sudden another 3 broke the old - long-standinf record within 2 days.
