i haven't had any luck finding mark spitz's winning times for his record breaking 1972 olympics. can anyone help me out? just was curious to compare the times to phelps to see the difference.
100 free -- 51.22
200 free -- 1:52.78
100 fly -- 54.27
200 fly -- 2:00.70
4x100 free -- 3:26.42
4x200 free -- 7:35.78
4x100 medley -- 3:48.16
It's pretty amazing how much faster the '76 times are compared to '72.... HUGE drop. There must've been great advances in technique/training in those 4 years.
My College Coach, Casey Converse was an Olympian in 1976 and he was the first man under 15 minutes in the 1650. He said that the biggest advance in swimming when he was swimming was the widespread use and improvement in goggles, which happened between 72 and 76. He said after goggles came in they were able to train a lot longer, which led to the huge drops in time.
100 free -- 51.22
200 free -- 1:52.78
100 fly -- 54.27
200 fly -- 2:00.70
4x100 free -- 3:26.42
4x200 free -- 7:35.78
4x100 medley -- 3:48.16
It's pretty amazing how much faster the '76 times are compared to '72.... HUGE drop. There must've been great advances in technique/training in those 4 years.
My College Coach, Casey Converse was an Olympian in 1976 and he was the first man under 15 minutes in the 1650. He said that the biggest advance in swimming when he was swimming was the widespread use and improvement in goggles, which happened between 72 and 76. He said after goggles came in they were able to train a lot longer, which led to the huge drops in time.
