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.
Yes Tim, I would say the journalists are incorrect when they say "ex- Olympian". I think there is a somewhat negative connotation to the term as though they were no longer Olympians.
With the same "ex" thinking since we are not in an Olympic year (except for the winter Games), would that make Michael Phelps an ex-0lympian.
I don't think you need to designate the year(s) someone participated in the Games, just that they are an Olympian. George Bush and Bill Clinton are still referred to as President Bush and President Clinton, we know when they served.
Are you a Nobel prize winner only in the year you get the prize? Or are you always referred to as a Nobel prize winner.
It's not a major deal. When I was corrected, I had never thought of it that way before, but it makes sense to me.
Erik Hochstein is an Olympian, what do you say Erik?
Yes Tim, I would say the journalists are incorrect when they say "ex- Olympian". I think there is a somewhat negative connotation to the term as though they were no longer Olympians.
With the same "ex" thinking since we are not in an Olympic year (except for the winter Games), would that make Michael Phelps an ex-0lympian.
I don't think you need to designate the year(s) someone participated in the Games, just that they are an Olympian. George Bush and Bill Clinton are still referred to as President Bush and President Clinton, we know when they served.
Are you a Nobel prize winner only in the year you get the prize? Or are you always referred to as a Nobel prize winner.
It's not a major deal. When I was corrected, I had never thought of it that way before, but it makes sense to me.
Erik Hochstein is an Olympian, what do you say Erik?
