If the new regulations are put into effect basically limiting swimmers to knee skins, what world records will last the longest?
I think the 50 free for men and 400 free for women. I could see the 50 free lasting for 25 years. The 400 free for maybe, I dont know, 50 years?!?!?
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For the Men - the 50 Free will be untouchable for a very very long time.
For the women, the sprint Frees are also very fast -- the 200 and 400 Free as well, but I always think that Evans went 4:03 twenty years ago - so somebody should be to swim 3:59 at some point (without aid).
But I am gonna pick the 200 IM for the women. I believe no female has ever gone below 2:10 without a speedsuit (or doping ... Chinese). It will be interesting to see the times in this event next year, but if the suits are all regular textile, they still may not break 2:10 and that's a long way to 2:06 ...
For the Men - the 50 Free will be untouchable for a very very long time.
For the women, the sprint Frees are also very fast -- the 200 and 400 Free as well, but I always think that Evans went 4:03 twenty years ago - so somebody should be to swim 3:59 at some point (without aid).
But I am gonna pick the 200 IM for the women. I believe no female has ever gone below 2:10 without a speedsuit (or doping ... Chinese). It will be interesting to see the times in this event next year, but if the suits are all regular textile, they still may not break 2:10 and that's a long way to 2:06 ...
