2009 HS Nat Records

It always made me unhappy that CA does not have a state swimming championship. Our high school relay team won a relay (200 medley) at the central section (central valley) championships and I had always wanted a chance to stack ourselves up against Southern CA and the Bay area - even if we lost. I would imagine a state swimming championship in CA would produce some crazy fast times. On a separate note, does anybody notice how there are always records still on the books from the early 1980's? It seems like there must have been a real push in swimming that took place at that time - look at the distance records (free) in the boys public high school section. Those times would look fast in most colleges today! If you think about it, goggles added a great deal to the entire swimming community. Early 70's, we swam without them. I am sure that goggles added quite 'a bit to the progression of swimming from 1974-1984. The guys settin' records at that time began swimming without goggles and found out when they used them, they could swim one hell of a lot farther in practice. No red eye chlorine itch. Let's ask Geochuck. The push in the early 80's began with 7 year olds in the early 70's. I believe that something on this site has talked about it. Or maybe it was in a book I read. Look at the guys at that time, the ones who were setting records. They all began swimming in the early 70's, or earlier. Goggles progressed swimming in the 70's as much, if not more, than sometype of technology we are seeing today. Did you see that time? Goggle or no goggle?

It always made me unhappy that CA does not have a state swimming championship. Our high school relay team won a relay (200 medley) at the central section (central valley) championships and I had always wanted a chance to stack ourselves up against Southern CA and the Bay area - even if we lost. I would imagine a state swimming championship in CA would produce some crazy fast times. On a separate note, does anybody notice how there are always records still on the books from the early 1980's? It seems like there must have been a real push in swimming that took place at that time - look at the distance records (free) in the boys public high school section. Those times would look fast in most colleges today! If you think about it, goggles added a great deal to the entire swimming community. Early 70's, we swam without them. I am sure that goggles added quite 'a bit to the progression of swimming from 1974-1984. The guys settin' records at that time began swimming without goggles and found out when they used them, they could swim one hell of a lot farther in practice. No red eye chlorine itch. Let's ask Geochuck. The push in the early 80's began with 7 year olds in the early 70's. I believe that something on this site has talked about it. Or maybe it was in a book I read. Look at the guys at that time, the ones who were setting records. They all began swimming in the early 70's, or earlier. Goggles progressed swimming in the 70's as much, if not more, than sometype of technology we are seeing today. Did you see that time? Goggle or no goggle?