Is Dara Dirty?
That's been the focus of this past weeks heated debate.
It's time for a poll.
Her Nationals victory and "remarkable" comeback from her long retirement has raised more than a few eye brows. Some believe she is, some beleive she isn't.
Some of us are on the fence, conflicted, we're thrilled to see a 40 year old swim that fast, we realize she has more talent than most 40 year olds but to become that great, that fast might be suspect.
What's your opinion?
AJ
What do the light blue dotted lines mean???? :oldman:
I assume those are all their swims (or at least, all swims in major competitions). The dark blue lines link a progression of their best times.
it just makes one wonder
how did inge and dara suddenly improve so much
in such a short amount of time
Oh, I had sort of assumed Inge was doping ...
If Dara can do it, why not Gary Hall? He's years younger, still very fast obviously, but not setting ARs.
it just makes one wonder
how did inge and dara suddenly improve so much
in such a short amount of time
Dara dropped 0.1 seconds in seven years. That's about the polar opposite of a sudden improvement in my book.
but when your ligaments start disconnecting from your bones at the same time that you're setting American records
Maybe she just started training a little too hard? Boy, this hardly seems conclusive to me.
Didn't Spitz swim a faster fly at 40 than he did in his 20's?
No ARs though.
Speaking for the women, having a baby at 39 is no walk in the park no matter how fit you are.
I need to read Bill's article. Although Dara clearly is the opposite of windmilling.
how did inge and dara suddenly improve so much
in such a short amount of time
I thought we had established conclusively that Inge's big advantage was her fingernails. :bolt:
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