I was born in 1933 - Has swimming changed since then. Here is a historical remdition of swimming from the past. It also includes Jon Hendricks from Australia winning the 100 meters in 1956.
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In the 1956 Olymics if you noticed the turn indicator "T" on the bottom of lane six is not in the right place. The markers or the "T" on the bottom of the pool were rubber lead weighted mats and I ran into trouble with my 100 in the heats. The mat was too close to the wall and in my heat I ran into the wall head on at the 50.
When they built the pool they forgot to put the markings on the bottom of the pool.
Yes most divers did a flat dive, but I dove in on the angle and would always come up leading. In the 1952 swim Clarke Scholes won the 100, I raced him a few times and always beat him, his swim may not look very good but he was a good swimmer and a tough competitor.
How about the waves in the pool in 1933.
In the 1956 Olymics if you noticed the turn indicator "T" on the bottom of lane six is not in the right place. The markers or the "T" on the bottom of the pool were rubber lead weighted mats and I ran into trouble with my 100 in the heats. The mat was too close to the wall and in my heat I ran into the wall head on at the 50.
When they built the pool they forgot to put the markings on the bottom of the pool.
Yes most divers did a flat dive, but I dove in on the angle and would always come up leading. In the 1952 swim Clarke Scholes won the 100, I raced him a few times and always beat him, his swim may not look very good but he was a good swimmer and a tough competitor.
How about the waves in the pool in 1933.
