Yeah, it's BS. 50s add excitement to the sport just like tech suits. But everyone seems extraordinarily attached to things that make the sport more boring.
I think that Rowdy is only saying that he likes the longer races. I think that only distance swimmers like watching distance races. I really enjoyed watching the men's 1500 at WCT. In my opinion, 50s aren't that interesting to watch.
Totally! We can all go back to discussing the merits of nose clips while swimming in our government-issue Chairman Mao jammers.
And discussions may be it, since TV coverage may go out the window.
You may not like 50s, Tom, but swim spectators do. Just like they like watching the 100 meter dash in track.
Rowdy Gaines is an idiot. He keeps saying this line about stroke 50s. "They aren't Olympic events so they are worthless." Non sequitur. One time he followed that right up by saying how exciting the women's 1500 is and how it should be an Olympic event because it's so great. But not those 50s. Sprinters are not even real swimmers, you know.
i was wondering if anyone else saw that too.
I saw it when Shanteau and Gangloff did it at nationals last month, days before I got DQ'd for doing the same thing (though I maintain my hands started to move simultaneously with my kick). What a joke. Is the video online somewhere?
50s add excitement to the sport just like tech suits. But everyone seems extraordinarily attached to things that make the sport more boring.
Totally! We can all go back to discussing the merits of nose clips while swimming in our government-issue Chairman Mao jammers.
Pellagrini's neck tattoo is awful.
Well, the rest of her is umm... not too bad. I noticed that her website is a blank now. You can still get to front Flash splash though via the Wayback Machine.
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She breaks a world record like every other week. Pretty sure, she is going to look like Tommy Lee or Travis Barker!!!!!:)
Seriously, that look is not cute. I don't mind if the ladies get the "tramp stamp" on their lower back or some butterfly or flower crap on their leg. But, the neck thing is over the line in my opinion.
Hahaha. The "tramp stamp."
Will she go with the Mike Tyson facial tatoos?
I think 50s are usually pretty boring- all that splashing, take a scoreboard to tell who won. I find races (both track and swimming) that are about 45 seconds to two and a half minutes to be the most interesting.
Example: how the last 50 of a 200 fly is high drama to see who's about to die and who still has a little left in the tank.
