Rich,
It's an Olympic year and there will most certainly be incredible swims leading up to, during and even after the Games...hopefully they (and others) don't leave their best swims/times in meets this early on.
Now if your asking if I'm skeptical of cheating/drugs because these ladies all had huge drops...can't say as I really know nothing about them right now, but I will say that anyone who thinks that there are and will be no swimmers out there cheating is a BIT naive!
I've said before that sadly all major breakthoughs in sport are and should be scrutinized...especially if there are physiological changes in short periods of times by the athlete(s). I will however say that great swims on relays..at least for me...are far less suspect because so many athletes have shown for generations how that situation can bring out the absolute best.
Were they expected to have a chance to break the WR? I've only heard of their anchor swimmer. Are the others among the best 100 freestylers in the world?
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Damn. I just noticed the new smiley and was going to post the same thing.
But because I like it, I'll just reiterate...:roids::roids::roids::roids:
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I am going to exhibit my inconsistency here...
I am the first to suspect "unknown" or "elderly" swimmers who suddenly make big drops.
However, the Dutch (women) swimmers have always been good relay swimmers, starting way back in the 1950s.
Having trained with the Dutch team in the 1980s I am very comfortable saying that none of the swimmers then took any performance enhancing drugs - not Verstappen when she was world champion 200m free in 1982, not de Rover or van Staveren when they won gold in 1984, and not van Bentum when she was consistently third behind the 'roided-out East Germans at various international meets.
These results by the Dutch are not out of line with historical performances from a country that has a rich swimming tradition and consistently produces tall, athletic women.
Just my $0.02...
I am going to exhibit my inconsistency here...
I am the first to suspect "unknown" or "elderly" swimmers who suddenly make big drops.
However, the Dutch (women) swimmers have always been good relay swimmers, starting way back in the 1950s.
Having trained with the Dutch team in the 1980s I am very comfortable saying that none of the swimmers then took any performance enhancing drugs - not Verstappen when she was world champion 200m free in 1982, not de Rover or van Staveren when they won gold in 1984, and not van Bentum when she was consistently third behind the 'roided-out East Germans at various international meets.
These results by the Dutch are not out of line with historical performances from a country that has a rich swimming tradition and consistently produces tall, athletic women.
Just my $0.02...
My mom starts her injections of medically prescribed HGH soon. She is about 30 years out of competitive swimming, but I'm thinking of asking her to start her comeback. ...You think anyone will notice if she's on a WR setting relay?? :laugh2:
And I am the last to truly suspect anyone of doping. Even after my disappointment of watching last years Tour de France. :shakeshead:
But I do REALLY like the new smiley, so I must look for all relevant post to use it. :roids:
You guys are incredibly fast at finding new smileys when they come out. It usually takes a half hour or less for someone to discover them.
Do we get some prize for discovering it so fast?? Maybe we could win a smiley in our own likeness.
Then whenever anyone says anything awesome...I'll give them a Jen smiley. ;)
ps. long red curly hair. that should do it.
No world records but how 'bout the Kenyon College Women winning their 22nd DIII Title this week end... And winning while only turning in two event winners...a relay and the mile.
:bow: :bow::bow:Kenyon College Swimming!!!
My mom starts her injections of medically prescribed HGH soon. She is about 30 years out of competitive swimming, but I'm thinking of asking her to start her comeback. ...You think anyone will notice if she's on a WR setting relay?? :laugh2:
... maybe, if she had any talent to begin with... :bolt:
