Dara just one the national title in the 100M Freestyle in 54.4 at the ripe old age of 40. Simply Incredible. :applaud: :woot:
If that's not inspiring I don't know what is.
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Never said there was anything wrong with questioning things...but after a while when there is absolutely no evidence to support the accusations....call them what you like, that is what they are....you sooner or later have to realize that the "impossible" is actually "possible". It happens every year, people get faster, equipment gets better and knowledge expands in the areas of fitness and training....people are breaking barriers and records all the time. This just happens to be by a 41 year old woman with a pretty remarkable career already:
WR at 15 then again at 16 and 17....probably would have had a Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics in the 50 except for one big problem...it wasn't in the Olympics until 1988.
Women's swimming
Gold Los Angeles 1984 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold Barcelona 1992 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold Sydney 2000 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold Sydney 2000 4x100 m medley relay
Silver Seoul 1988 4x100 m medley relay
Bronze Seoul 1988 4x100 m freestyle relay
Bronze Sydney 2000 50 m freestyle
Bronze Sydney 2000 100 m freestyle
Bronze Sydney 2000 100 m butterfly
Has held the AR several times as well
Pretty remarkable career by any standard if you ask me!
Why is it such a stretch for her to do this?
Oh yeah....cause it's never been done before.....
Nobody had ever won 7 Golds - Spitz did it...will Phelps break that, possibly....uh oh he must be cheating!!!!
I'll ask this question again:
Just what else can she possibly do to prove herself? Anyone?
Never said there was anything wrong with questioning things...but after a while when there is absolutely no evidence to support the accusations....call them what you like, that is what they are....you sooner or later have to realize that the "impossible" is actually "possible". It happens every year, people get faster, equipment gets better and knowledge expands in the areas of fitness and training....people are breaking barriers and records all the time. This just happens to be by a 41 year old woman with a pretty remarkable career already:
WR at 15 then again at 16 and 17....probably would have had a Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics in the 50 except for one big problem...it wasn't in the Olympics until 1988.
Women's swimming
Gold Los Angeles 1984 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold Barcelona 1992 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold Sydney 2000 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold Sydney 2000 4x100 m medley relay
Silver Seoul 1988 4x100 m medley relay
Bronze Seoul 1988 4x100 m freestyle relay
Bronze Sydney 2000 50 m freestyle
Bronze Sydney 2000 100 m freestyle
Bronze Sydney 2000 100 m butterfly
Has held the AR several times as well
Pretty remarkable career by any standard if you ask me!
Why is it such a stretch for her to do this?
Oh yeah....cause it's never been done before.....
Nobody had ever won 7 Golds - Spitz did it...will Phelps break that, possibly....uh oh he must be cheating!!!!
I'll ask this question again:
Just what else can she possibly do to prove herself? Anyone?