As quoted in the AP article:
"You'll all have to see. I'm not saying anything until we unveil it," Phelps said with a grin when asked how he's tweaked the stroke. "It's a significant change. You'll be able to tell exactly what I did as soon as I take my first stroke."
He's on tap to swim the 100- and 200-meter free and the 100 butterfly at the Charlotte UltraSwim in NC. Should be interesting to see.
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So, I have to agree on some level that Fred would probably not be able to accomplish yesterday's swim without the assistance of the newer suits. At the same time, you could have put anybody in Fred's suit and they would not come close to swimming like him. Its amazing.
Seth,
We talked about the suit factore during the NC state meet last month. One thing I think that will happen, even if the 2008-2009 suits are banned, I do believe some athletes like Fred will be able to re-adapt and continue to swim at their current level.
I think a number of them will take what they have learned from wearing the current suits(body position) and work in practice to improve upon that position.
But as geek said, he and others may go faster, same or slower, we won't know until we know what suits are legal and which one's arent.
So, I have to agree on some level that Fred would probably not be able to accomplish yesterday's swim without the assistance of the newer suits. At the same time, you could have put anybody in Fred's suit and they would not come close to swimming like him. Its amazing.
Seth,
We talked about the suit factore during the NC state meet last month. One thing I think that will happen, even if the 2008-2009 suits are banned, I do believe some athletes like Fred will be able to re-adapt and continue to swim at their current level.
I think a number of them will take what they have learned from wearing the current suits(body position) and work in practice to improve upon that position.
But as geek said, he and others may go faster, same or slower, we won't know until we know what suits are legal and which one's arent.
