YouTube - 100 free semi final -world record by alain bernard
Another world record in the 100 meter free. Looks like Bernard is wearing an Arena tech suit. It seemed like a pretty controlled swim. I wonder how long it will take to get down to 46.5 (maybe this summer?).
The French relay looks like it will be even better at Worlds.
Tim
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Could he have done this in an lzr? We don't know, thats the problem.
Could he have done it in a different pool? We don't know. Different cap and goggles? We don't know.
It's an incredible swim but there are no standards for comparison
The standard for comparison is that it was 100 meters of freestyle racing. I get the point about tech suit vs. no tech suit, but saying that you can't make valid comparisons across swims in different brands of tech suits seems like we're reducing the argument to a very absurd end.
I'll be in the weight room if anyone needs me.
Could he have done this in an lzr? We don't know, thats the problem.
Could he have done it in a different pool? We don't know. Different cap and goggles? We don't know.
It's an incredible swim but there are no standards for comparison
The standard for comparison is that it was 100 meters of freestyle racing. I get the point about tech suit vs. no tech suit, but saying that you can't make valid comparisons across swims in different brands of tech suits seems like we're reducing the argument to a very absurd end.
I'll be in the weight room if anyone needs me.
