2009 psych sheet at (click on results)
collegeswimming.com/.../
2010 psych sheet at
championships.coloradotime.com/.../m10_off_ps.pdf
After a quick run down there seems to be some pretty significant differences throughout. For example, here is a comparison of the 1650...
2009:
1 seed = 14:35
23 seed = 14.58
2010:
1 seed = 14:46
23 seed = 15:08
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One additional factor that might be interesting to consider is the Olympic effect. 2008 was an Olympic year - and we might expect many of the very best NCAA swimmers were training for the Olympics too. Could the 2009 times be very fast because of both the suits and the lingering effects of intense training for the Olympics?
One additional factor that might be interesting to consider is the Olympic effect. 2008 was an Olympic year - and we might expect many of the very best NCAA swimmers were training for the Olympics too. Could the 2009 times be very fast because of both the suits and the lingering effects of intense training for the Olympics?