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.
His splits were 3:46.79, 3:45.33. His final 200 was 1:51.76.
Looking at the FINA master world records, no swimmer has ever even been under 4:00 for a 400 free or under 1:52 for a 200 free (unless someone did it this summer).
They totally crushed the field and it was a good race. Both of them will do battle in the 1500 - it should be a great showdown.
They should both be under 14:30 in the 1500. Even close to 14:20 is a possibility, as crazy as that sounds. I'm going to guess Zhang wins in 14:24.
I know ehoch doesn't care about times, but I can't help but make a prediction :)
...What kind of times have they posted prior to today?
They're either not getting fatigued because of suit assistance...or these guys are just in a different league.
mellouli went 7:52 last year, zhang went 7:53... 17 and 21 second drops respectively...
i guess they both just worked really hard this last year, huh?
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mellouli went 7:52 last year, zhang went 7:53... 17 and 21 second drops respectively...
i guess they both just worked really hard this last year, huh?
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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.
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...
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...
He split 7:53 in finals. The 7:48 was his prelim split. Fina must have missed that one in the rankings.
results.beijing2008.cn/.../SWM015905.shtml
He split 7:53 in finals. The 7:48 was his prelim split. Fina must have missed that one in the rankings.
results.beijing2008.cn/.../SWM015905.shtml
okay. still though, that's a 16 second drop in just under a year...
out. of. control.
and now i'm going back to lurking... :wave:
I don't know - I am past the actual time comparisons to records....watch the racing, watch how the competition is doing -- but the times are what they are ...
They totally crushed the field and it was a good race. Both of them will do battle in the 1500 - it should be a great showdown. Ous M. may end of with 3 silvers for the meet going down to guys with monster last 50s.
Hackett would have hung with them to the half way mark. They just tore it up from that point on.
What kind of times have they posted prior to today?
They're either not getting fatigued because of suit assistance...or these guys are just in a different league.
