Several forum posters wondered whether USMS's decision to allow the tech suits to be legal for SCY through May might tempt some world class swimmers to swim in a masters meet. Well, I was just looking over the results from a recent masters meet at Auburn Where Freddy Bousquet cranked an 18.67 in the 25+ 50 free. That may last a while. Mark Gangloff, swimming in the 30+ age group went a 52.47 100 *** and a 48.27 100 IM. Man, I'd have loved to see those swims. I can't wait to see if any stars show up in Atlanta.
I saw all three of the swims as well. Bousquet took 7 strokes on the first length of the 50. I think that the suits and not the chance to break a record are playing a huge role in these "pros" doing USMS meets. The average age of "elite" swimmers is getting older and very few of them have competed in USMS meets especially non National meets prior to this season. Some of the Race Club guys have come to Nationals and Dara Torres competed in USMS meets when she was in the early stages of her comeback but that's all that I can remember. Now we have Vollmer, Jendrick, Bousquet, Gangloff, etc. all within a short time frame.
I saw all three of the swims as well. Bousquet took 7 strokes on the first length of the 50. I think that the suits and not the chance to break a record are playing a huge role in these "pros" doing USMS meets. The average age of "elite" swimmers is getting older and very few of them have competed in USMS meets especially non National meets prior to this season. Some of the Race Club guys have come to Nationals and Dara Torres competed in USMS meets when she was in the early stages of her comeback but that's all that I can remember. Now we have Vollmer, Jendrick, Bousquet, Gangloff, etc. all within a short time frame.
