Some Aging Competitors Call High-Tech Swimsuits Dirty Pool
Former Member
Wall Street Journal article: online.wsj.com/.../SB125721159786824325.html
Michael Mann of Centennial, Colo., flew past his opponents, swaddled shoulder-to-ankle in a black neoprene bodysuit. Mr. Mann, 55, won the 400-meter individual medley race and set a world record for his age group, 55 to 59. Mr. Mann set new world marks in the 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyle while Mr. Evans steamed.
I was thinking the same thing, but maybe we should give Clay the benefit of the doubt. He stated that he thinks the suits are cheating, not that he would have had any chance against Michael Mann had they both been wearing the same suit.
As Tim alluded to, Mann swam a 2:21.92 in the 200 IM versus 2:53.86 for Evans. In the 400 IM it was 5:04.07 for Mann, 6:13.08 for Evans.
I was thinking the same thing, but maybe we should give Clay the benefit of the doubt. He stated that he thinks the suits are cheating, not that he would have had any chance against Michael Mann had they both been wearing the same suit.
As Tim alluded to, Mann swam a 2:21.92 in the 200 IM versus 2:53.86 for Evans. In the 400 IM it was 5:04.07 for Mann, 6:13.08 for Evans.
