Rich, perhaps this is above you, an honorable champion whose accomplishments sweep the decades!
But does it bother you at all that Rowdy beat your record with the considerable advantage (in my opinion) of a swim suit that was not available when you swam the 50 in that age group?
I know there has been considerable debate here, pro and con, about B70 and similar suits, which may or may not be outlawed by years end.
I, for one, will go to my grave believing your 21.73 is, in fact, a much faster swim than the 21.62 performed in the sleek contours of a neoprene body boat!
A friend of mine at our recent regional YMCA masters champs told me about his son, whose best time in the 200 was a respectable 1:51. The coach bought the team B70s for the state meet, and his son swam a 1:44. Some of this may be due to tapering, etc.
Next week, I am going to swim at Colony Zones, and one of the guys on this forum, BillS, is going to loan me his (slightly too big) B70. I will put my results on my vlog. I honestly don't know if this will help me much, but if it makes any kind of significant difference, given the not-great shape I am in right now, I will return to even more enthusiastically sing your praises as a robbed world record holder!
Rich, perhaps this is above you, an honorable champion whose accomplishments sweep the decades!
But does it bother you at all that Rowdy beat your record with the considerable advantage (in my opinion) of a swim suit that was not available when you swam the 50 in that age group?
I know there has been considerable debate here, pro and con, about B70 and similar suits, which may or may not be outlawed by years end.
I, for one, will go to my grave believing your 21.73 is, in fact, a much faster swim than the 21.62 performed in the sleek contours of a neoprene body boat!
A friend of mine at our recent regional YMCA masters champs told me about his son, whose best time in the 200 was a respectable 1:51. The coach bought the team B70s for the state meet, and his son swam a 1:44. Some of this may be due to tapering, etc.
Next week, I am going to swim at Colony Zones, and one of the guys on this forum, BillS, is going to loan me his (slightly too big) B70. I will put my results on my vlog. I honestly don't know if this will help me much, but if it makes any kind of significant difference, given the not-great shape I am in right now, I will return to even more enthusiastically sing your praises as a robbed world record holder!
