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.
If he had that much left in the tank on the last 50 and had the energy to turn on that MONSTER kick (reminiscent of watching Thorpe turn it on vs Hackett in Aus nationals way back), he should be able to go much faster, right?
I don't like seeing Hackett erased, but the 1500m record looks like it will be smashed.
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?
Things that make you go hmmmm?
Yes the 1500 record is getting erased for sure.
At an average of 28 seconds per 50...the new record should easily be under the 14:30 mark.
Maybe in the low 20's as you suggested Kirk. That's just nuts.
Maybe I should design a tech suit with a jet-pack strapped to the back for the next Olympics and have it copyrighted.
I was thinking of something like this except that you use it in the water: www.telegraph.co.uk/.../rocket-man-220_795412f.jpg :D
Gosh, Davies from England and that Yuri are still going strong in the distance events. Of course, they aren't in the top 3 but they are still making it back to finals. Does anyone know why Davies didn't do the open water events. He got second at Beijing in Open water.
Just wondering. Ous Melluoni was only able to swim at Beijing because they lifted his positive drug testing early so he could compete in Beijing. Of course, FINA would never do that for an American. If the suspension was properly served, Hackkett should have gotten his 3rd gold medal in the 1500 at Beijing.
Here is the link about it.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../14584.asp
Would not be surprised to see the 1500 mark go down in prelims.
You can't compare the 800 times to last year - nobody swam a fast 800.
It was obvious that both would go under 7:38 -- they were both faster than Hackett in the 400 and they are both good milers. I think Meloulli won in about 7:45 in 2007 - and his 1500 time got much better in 2008.
Easy on Ous M -- I don't think they would have banned Phelps for 2 years if they would have tested him in November or December after his pipe smoking.
