Some Aging Competitors Call High-Tech Swimsuits Dirty Pool
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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.
Well, maybe, but the tone of the article is such that it certainly demeans Mike's accomplishments and certainly alludes that Clay has fallen behind the times because he didn't wear a tech suit and that he was upset by the race outcome. Clay didn't write the article, but as an ex-Olympian you would think he might have a clearer view and would hesitate to single someone out in any case. I am generally not a tech suit proponent myself, but they don't distort the outcomes substantially especially in masters swimming where there isn't much on the line.
Tim
I was thinking the same thing, but maybe we should give Clay the benefit of the doubt.
Well, maybe, but the tone of the article is such that it certainly demeans Mike's accomplishments and certainly alludes that Clay has fallen behind the times because he didn't wear a tech suit and that he was upset by the race outcome. Clay didn't write the article, but as an ex-Olympian you would think he might have a clearer view and would hesitate to single someone out in any case. I am generally not a tech suit proponent myself, but they don't distort the outcomes substantially especially in masters swimming where there isn't much on the line.
Tim
