2 guys under the WR that was 4 years old. Zhang breaks it by 6, yes SIX, seconds. His last 50 was almost as fast as Biedermann's last 50 in the 400!
I don't know whether to be amazed or disgusted....when you don't know what to think, THAT is what the suits are doing.
Those are deceptive, though, because neither probably swam a remotely rested 800 last year. Looking at the all-time list, Zhang is listed at a 7:48 from Beijing last year, so presumably that was a split from his Olympic 1500.
are you sure about that? the 7:53 i pulled is from the 2008 rankings on fina's website... same with mellouli's 7:52. and both are listed as from beijing...
Those are deceptive, though, because neither probably swam a remotely rested 800 last year. Looking at the all-time list, Zhang is listed at a 7:48 from Beijing last year, so presumably that was a split from his Olympic 1500.
are you sure about that? the 7:53 i pulled is from the 2008 rankings on fina's website... same with mellouli's 7:52. and both are listed as from beijing...
