sportsillustrated.cnn.com/.../index.html
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.
Parents
Former Member
swimnews.com looked at prior Olympic years and nothing is even in the same ballpark as this year. Poke around on their site for details.
The last time the record books were rewritten in this fashion was when lycra suits were introduced.
At this point it looks likely that at least some of the other suit manufacturers will offer competitive suits or have done so. The idea that the suits don't actually offer any performance enhancement is an incredible stretch. People might as well being saying "I could win in an old woolen suit" or "I could win with an old wooden tennis racket". Phelps probably could still win the 200 fly in a brief, but in the more competitive events I think Schubert is right, use a new suit or lose.
swimnews.com looked at prior Olympic years and nothing is even in the same ballpark as this year. Poke around on their site for details.
The last time the record books were rewritten in this fashion was when lycra suits were introduced.
At this point it looks likely that at least some of the other suit manufacturers will offer competitive suits or have done so. The idea that the suits don't actually offer any performance enhancement is an incredible stretch. People might as well being saying "I could win in an old woolen suit" or "I could win with an old wooden tennis racket". Phelps probably could still win the 200 fly in a brief, but in the more competitive events I think Schubert is right, use a new suit or lose.
