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.
the suits are great but they won't make up that much difference
Mann was in way better shape than Evans. Mann has been training harder longer than evans.
Tip 265 Train harder, smarter, faster, further, more often, with a coach, with a team, in a convenient facility & at a convenient Time
Obviously swimming fast doesn't matter much to Evans, Evans wasn't training hard enough to justify spending $400 on a suit.
Tech suits probably improve Mann by a 1/2 - 1 second per 50
They often help slower swimmers by even more.
Mann's 200 IM was 2:21.92 vs Evans 2:53.86
400 IM Mann 5:04.07 6:13.08 Evans
the suits are great but they won't make up that much difference
Mann was in way better shape than Evans. Mann has been training harder longer than evans.
Tip 265 Train harder, smarter, faster, further, more often, with a coach, with a team, in a convenient facility & at a convenient Time
Obviously swimming fast doesn't matter much to Evans, Evans wasn't training hard enough to justify spending $400 on a suit.
Tech suits probably improve Mann by a 1/2 - 1 second per 50
They often help slower swimmers by even more.
Mann's 200 IM was 2:21.92 vs Evans 2:53.86
400 IM Mann 5:04.07 6:13.08 Evans
