I was watching Adam swim the 100 back at Y nationals-he did the underwater dolphin pretty much to the limit on each lap and was way ahead from the start. The crowd gave him quite an ovation after the swim.
was just talking about that with my coach yesterday. he didn't seem to think he could go a 47, but who knows. There is a video of some of the olympians like piersol, lochte and someone else racing a 100 im and i think they went 47s. the 25-29 record is a 48 high. im sure mania could at least break that
The backstroke duel was a little questionable . . . not sure what part surfaced where are the 15m mark. So many angles were covered and so many were not -- from an officiating standpoint. Just my observation . . .
Adam is an amazing swimmer & I wish him all the best.
However, not to be outdone were my friends & team mates: Alice Sluss (78), Sally Martin (79), Peg Menges (84). Truly an inspiration. I pray that I might still be able to swim at their age, let alone dive off blocks and set records.
I wish he swam the 100 IM. With a 54 in the 100 *** man would his 100 IM time been smoking. Has anyone ever recorded a 47 in the 100 IM? It is so rare that someone of Mania's calibur swims a 100 yard IM that I doubt anyone has ever been sub 48.
Those are crazy fast swims!
I did get to witness these swims at the Auburn Master's meet in February...
Event 5 Men 25-29 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Gangloff, Mark 27 Auburn Masters Swimmers-SE 52.47
24.64 52.47 (27.83)
Event 2 Men 25-29 100 Yard IM
1 Gangloff, Mark 27 Auburn Masters Swimmers-SE 48.27
22.11 48.27 (26.16)
and also this for good measure:
Event 4 Men 25-29 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Bousquet, Fred 28 Auburn Masters Swimmers-SE 18.67
