Yes - one more time it's about the suit:
Here is a comparison to 2004 and what it took to make top 16 (top 8 for the 400) over the first 7 events:
2004 listed first then 2008 then the approx. % drop
400 IM - 4:24.8 to 4:21.0 1.5%
100 Fly - 1:01.29 to 59.97 2%
400 Free - 3:55.0 to 3:51.4 1.6%
400 IM - 4:49.57 to 4:43.2 2.3%
100 Br - 1:04.0 to 1:02.36 2.5%
100 Bk - 1:04.12 to 1:02.31 2.6%
200 Free - 1:51.1 to 1:48.76 2.2%
Ok - to be fair, people are getting faster, but I would guess at least a 1.5% drop across the board for the suit -- that is net time !
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Reason - In my day there maybe 10 swimmers within 2 seconds of breaking world records.
Now there are maybe 300 or more.
Now guys are making money.
Before you hand to be an amatuer.
It is easy to say it is a swim suit.
But I think there are more and more fast swimmers.
Reason - In my day there maybe 10 swimmers within 2 seconds of breaking world records.
Now there are maybe 300 or more.
Now guys are making money.
Before you hand to be an amatuer.
It is easy to say it is a swim suit.
But I think there are more and more fast swimmers.
