Kate Ziegler broke Janet Evens world record in the womens 1500 m free
(Janet's World Record from 1988 was 15:52.10)
Kate went:
15:42.54 at the
TYR Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo CA, on
6/17/2007
here's a video of her swim:
www.youtube.com/watch
here's her splits:
1 Ziegler, Kate 18 The FISH-PV 15:42.54
00:29.23 (29.23) 01:00.49 (31.26)
01:32.09 (31.60) 02:03.46 (31.37)
02:35.17 (31.71) 03:06.74 (31.57)
03:38.34 (31.60) 04:09.87 (31.53)
04:41.41 (31.54) 05:13.01 (31.60)
05:44.80 (31.79) 06:16.48 (31.68)
06:48.07 (31.59) 07:19.63 (31.56)
07:51.06 (31.43) 08:22.57 (31.51)
08:53.91 (31.34) 09:25.42 (31.51)
09:57.07 (31.65) 10:28.74 (31.67)
11:00.19 (31.45) 11:31.70 (31.51)
12:03.42 (31.72) 12:35.17 (31.75)
13:06.55 (31.38) 13:38.54 (31.99)
14:10.13 (31.59) 14:41.85 (31.72)
15:13.27 (31.42) 15:42.54 (29.27)
Data from: www.socalswim.org/.../
This news should have it's own thread.
I get the feeling that Kate breaking the records is a real downer for Janet based on this comment. I hope Janet realizes that she was a record-holder for a REALLY long time - she set a standard that took 20 years for another individual to achieve. She was a true pioneeer; 20 years ahead of her time.
Heck, we may be able to change the number in that last sentence, as we may not see another Janet/Kate caliber swimmer for a while. I wonder, will Kate have a rival?
I'd say that she has plenty in the Olympic distances (400 and 800). Obviously now she is in a class by herself in the 1500 but Laure Manandou of France was within a second of Kate at World Champs. in the 800 and her world record is about 3 seconds faster than Kate's best in the 400. Shibata of Japan and a Polish woman whose name I won't even attempt to spell have better times this year in the 400 as well. Katie Hoff is also very close to Kate in the 400. I think that could be a fun rivalry to watch.
Based on Kate's most recent 200 results, it's obvious that her speed is improving and she definitely is going after a 4X200 relay berth in Beijing. I don't think that she'll break her 1500 record for a while. I read somewhere that at Nationals and probably through the Olympics she is focusing on the shorter distances which makes sense given that the 1500 is not an Olympic event.
I get the feeling that Kate breaking the records is a real downer for Janet based on this comment. I hope Janet realizes that she was a record-holder for a REALLY long time - she set a standard that took 20 years for another individual to achieve. She was a true pioneeer; 20 years ahead of her time.
Heck, we may be able to change the number in that last sentence, as we may not see another Janet/Kate caliber swimmer for a while. I wonder, will Kate have a rival?
I'd say that she has plenty in the Olympic distances (400 and 800). Obviously now she is in a class by herself in the 1500 but Laure Manandou of France was within a second of Kate at World Champs. in the 800 and her world record is about 3 seconds faster than Kate's best in the 400. Shibata of Japan and a Polish woman whose name I won't even attempt to spell have better times this year in the 400 as well. Katie Hoff is also very close to Kate in the 400. I think that could be a fun rivalry to watch.
Based on Kate's most recent 200 results, it's obvious that her speed is improving and she definitely is going after a 4X200 relay berth in Beijing. I don't think that she'll break her 1500 record for a while. I read somewhere that at Nationals and probably through the Olympics she is focusing on the shorter distances which makes sense given that the 1500 is not an Olympic event.
