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From the man whose WR has been broken four times in the last two months.....
I like his attitude. He could never be a USMS swimmer. Too much whining here about everything.
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I have been wondering....
Is it really that unusual for so many records to fall?
How many records have been broken by the same people?
And how many without the new suit?
Could there be other influences than the new suit?
It is unusual for so many records to fall in a relatively short period of time.
I think the 50 free record has been broken several times by at least two guys, but most of the records are by multiple people and disparate events.
I think only one WR was broken in a non-LZR suit.
This is an Olympic year. Lots of people around the world are peaking for the Olympics so it seems reasonable that fast times during Olympic trials will happen. Some records, like Popov's, have stood for some time (2000), so they were due for changes. Other records broken fairly recently, like some of Janet Evans' records, have been standing for a VERY long time. There have been some surprising record swims in the past year by Phelps and Coughlin in non-championship meets. So swimmers are swimming FAST right now. The USA Trials could be explosive.
I have been wondering....
Is it really that unusual for so many records to fall?
How many records have been broken by the same people?
And how many without the new suit?
Could there be other influences than the new suit?
It is unusual for so many records to fall in a relatively short period of time.
I think the 50 free record has been broken several times by at least two guys, but most of the records are by multiple people and disparate events.
I think only one WR was broken in a non-LZR suit.
This is an Olympic year. Lots of people around the world are peaking for the Olympics so it seems reasonable that fast times during Olympic trials will happen. Some records, like Popov's, have stood for some time (2000), so they were due for changes. Other records broken fairly recently, like some of Janet Evans' records, have been standing for a VERY long time. There have been some surprising record swims in the past year by Phelps and Coughlin in non-championship meets. So swimmers are swimming FAST right now. The USA Trials could be explosive.
