Why hasn't Speedo come out with a competing suit yet?
Probably due to not knowing what the heck FINA was going to do! After the first ruling Speedo thought they were sitting in the catbird seat. I bet they weren't real happy when FINA decided to let all the other suits back in. Touché!
...or your 200 free 45-49 record going down to Dennis Baker last night! Wasn't sure if you heard yet, Paul. Dennis swam a 1:59.3 and also beat the WR which was set by a German guy last summer.
He was wearing a B70 not a Jaked, by the way.
Bakes is a stud...and a great guy. As hard as it is to be supportive of a Gator I'm betting Switzer goes 1:58+ at Indy.
Switzer entered himself with a 2:04.0. Sandbagger! :) Could be a good race between him and Chris Stevenson. I would expect Chris to be in that ballpark, too.
I read this morning, though, that Cullen Jones, in his swim off with Weber-Gale in the 50 free, broke the AR by switching to a LZR from a Jaked ...
Watch it online here.
Rob, you can pretty much count on about .8 to 1 second faster times in 100 over the other suits such as LZR & B70. I know Chris will jump all over me for saying this without valid research and I agree...however in talking to some people who aare at the meet competing and looking at previous best times its pretty consistent.
When Lezak went 47.8 at Mission awwhile back he was nowhere near peak form but the suit helped out that much.
Brunelli got his the day before he left for the meet, warmed up about 300 yards and popped a 19.3 in a 50...and his times at them meet (lifetime bests)were right in the same range of about .5 in his 50 and 1 second in his 100 and like Lezak he is not in his best shape right now.
Loved to see Phelps & Lochte wearing "old" LZR's and Piersol with leggings!
And don't forget Dave Walters dogging Phelps in the 200.
Sad to see records like Hansen's 3+ year old AR in the 100 *** go down to someone who had nevr broken 1:00.
I read this morning, though, that Cullen Jones, in his swim off with Weber-Gale in the 50 free, broke the AR by switching to a LZR from a Jaked ...
Looks like Shanteau was swimming pretty fast in his Arena X-Glide as well.
