Rafael Munoz obliterated the LCM WR in men's 50 fl
MALAGA, Spain, April 5. DURING the final day of competition at the 2009 Spanish Open Championships, Rafael Munoz took down the long course world record in the men's 50 fly.
Munoz clocked a 22.43 in the sprint event to shoot down Roland Schoeman's record of 22.96 set in 2005.
Additionally, Munoz clocked a sterling time of 50.58 in the men's 100 fly to set the European record and come up just short of Ian Crocker's world-record time of 50.40 set at the same meet as Schoeman.
YouTube - 50 Mariposa/50 Butterfly Rafael Muñoz World Record
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YouTube - 100 Mariposa Record Europa Rafael Muñoz
Word is he wore the Jaked suit Auburn Swimmers wore at NCAAs
His times from last summer are about 2.5 seconds slower in the 100 than they were this year. It just don't look right.
Actually he was ranked 26th last year in the 100 fly LC with a 52.09. That's only 1.51 slower than his time this year. A kid that age making that kind of improvement in a year (and it was a year, the 2008 time was done in March) doesn't seem that fishy to me, especially if the new suit is that fast.
For comparison, Ian Crocker (born August 1982) swam a 52.21 in 2002 and a 50.98 in 2003.
His times from last summer are about 2.5 seconds slower in the 100 than they were this year. It just don't look right.
Actually he was ranked 26th last year in the 100 fly LC with a 52.09. That's only 1.51 slower than his time this year. A kid that age making that kind of improvement in a year (and it was a year, the 2008 time was done in March) doesn't seem that fishy to me, especially if the new suit is that fast.
For comparison, Ian Crocker (born August 1982) swam a 52.21 in 2002 and a 50.98 in 2003.
