Split Time Returns With Discussion on World Records Post-Tech Suit Era
January 6, 2010
Split Time: What To Do With the World Records,
Part Two: Craig Lord and Garrett McCaffrey Offer Thoughts
January 13, 2010
Records made under the conditions and rules in place at a particular point in time are historical records.
Asterisks, notes, or whatever alongside those legally swum records are meaningless. They are self-serving tools that allow people to attempt to justify why their own names are not in the books.
We should all get on with being the best swimmer we can be within the confines of the sporting rules to which we must submit, while we learn from the mistakes of history and try to prevent them from being repeated.
Agreed.Biederman's breaking Thorpe's record by .01 sec in a tech suit doesn't make him a better swimmer,but it is still the fastest anyone swam under legal conditions.
Records made under the conditions and rules in place at a particular point in time are historical records.
Asterisks, notes, or whatever alongside those legally swum records are meaningless. They are self-serving tools that allow people to attempt to justify why their own names are not in the books.
We should all get on with being the best swimmer we can be within the confines of the sporting rules to which we must submit, while we learn from the mistakes of history and try to prevent them from being repeated.
Agreed.Biederman's breaking Thorpe's record by .01 sec in a tech suit doesn't make him a better swimmer,but it is still the fastest anyone swam under legal conditions.
